SALE woman Karen Turner cut off about 25cm of her hair last week to raise money for Canteen Cancer.
Ms Turner made the chop in front of Rachy’s Sweet Things. Canteen Cancer is a not-for-profit that provides support to young people aged 12-25 who are impacted by cancer.
Ms Turner was supported by her friends and family, and said she chose the charity in memory of her son-in-law.
“The ages (Canteen Cancer supports) are 12 to 25 and that’s when I lost my son-in-law to Stage 4 Melanoma cancer,” she said.
“And I’ve got a few friends and family with bowel cancer and breast cancer.”
Her mother, Patricia Carmody was there to support and donate. She said she was proud of her daughter.
“I think it’s great that she’s getting rid of the hair to donate money to the cancer,” she said.
“I hope she’ll look good, for her sake. She hasn’t had it short for a long time.”
The first cut was done by Ms Turner’s daughter, Rachel Lothian, who donated $100.
So far, more than $770 has been raised.
Ms Turner is also selling bandanas at Rachy’s Sweet Things (81 Cunninghame Street, Sale) and taking donations at Easy Eats (241 Raymond St, Sale) this week to continue raising money for her campaign.
