eKourier April 2015

FEATURES Kennards Team Shave to Fight Leukaemia

Left: Selena Vuong.

their heads shaved, they were: Sam, Anthony, Dianne, Sean (Homebush) and Jesse Dux. Bill had his beard of 25 years shaved off and Sharon had her locks cut off, shortest she has had in over 20 years. Above: (L to R) Sam Kennard, Anthony Rous, Jesse Dux, Bill McClean, Dianne White and Sean Tusler ‘ LAUREN AND I HAVE BEEN DEEPLY TOUCHED BY THE SUPPORT SHOWN... Lush Hair and Beauty from North Ryde volunteered their time to pop into THQ to do the shaving. The Team showed off their bald heads and Mohawks at the end of the shave. Other Team Members decided to go with crazy hair and coloured their hair. We even scored a write up in the local paper The Northern District Times. The General Manager for the Leukaemia Foundation Chris McMillan dropped by to share with us what the Foundation does for patients and families. Lauren and I have been deeply touched by the support shown and would like to thank everyone for getting behind this fantastic cause. Tony Vuong Operations Manager (NSW)

K ennards Self Storage took On the 16th January 2015, our daughter Selena was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia otherwise known as ALL Leukaemia. There are 300 reported cases of ALL in Australia every year, mainly in the 0-14 age groups. ALL is formed due to an overproduction of immature white part in the World’s Greatest Shave this year and our Team raised over $19,000.

blood cells. These cells overcrowd the bone marrow preventing it from producing normal blood cells and eventually destroying their function causing a weakness in the immune system. Selena has responded well to the treatment. The treatment for this disease is a two year program, as the doctor put it “it’s a marathon Lauren and yourself will be embarking on”. We will not know until Selena is eight years old whether the treatment has been successful or not.

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As a show of support Lynda

signed up for the Worlds Greatest Shave setting up the Kennards Self Storage Team. It started off as a small group and quickly grew to a Team of 21. A few of our Team bravely put their hands up to have

Above: (L to R) Sam Kennard, Anthony Rous, Jesse Dux and Dianne White

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