By TALIN HADLOW
WOORI Yallock’s young inspiration Cody Robinson, is being brave for the World’s Greatest Shave.
Cody, 12, decided to shave his head after dedicating three and a half years to growing what, by any measure, is a fantastic head of hair.
Cody’s motivation to raise funds and awareness for cancer research is the memory of his Nan, Alison, who passed away from lung cancer in 2012.
Cody has experienced both ridicule and strong encouragement in his quest to raise money to support Nan and other cancer sufferers.
“Another family member has recently been diagnosed with cancer and my Nan passed away from cancer, so I really want to do it this year”, Cody says of the World’s Greatest Shave.
“I know my best friend won’t even recognise me,” he said when asked about some of the positives of having short hair.
“Another bonus to having short hair is you don’t get hot in summer, I get lots of knots in my hair and I always get called a girl.”
Sticking to his guns and continuing to grow his hair, Cody has now won the support of locals in Woori Yallock and Healesville.
Placing collection tins in local stores, the Healesville RSL and registering his sponsorship on the World’s Greatest Shave Facebook page, Cody’s donations continue to grow daily.
Cody’s leading supporter, Mum, Elisha, knows how important local support is for Cody and their family.
“It’s awesome! You don’t realise how many people are there for you … for Cody,” she said.
“A little bit of encouragement goes a long way.
“It’s turned into a real community goal with lots of friends and family donating”, Elisha says of her community.
“Nan was Cody’s best friend, they were inseparable,” she added.
“Cody knows Nan would be proud of him, as are his many local supporters.”
Having community support behind him has helped Cody raise $1500 so far, with the goal of reaching $2000 by the big shave day, Saturday 12 March.
Anyone wishing to sponsor Cody can visit the World’s Greatest Shave Sponsor Facebook page and search ‘Cody Robinson’.
