Wakefield School students donned wigs on Wednesday to raise funds for the Child Cancer Foundation.
Year 6 student Rylee Vickerman says the national fundraiser is held annually at the school because cancer can be a “very brutal” experience for tamariki (children).
“Many, many people die from it each year and for children to have it, it’s probably very horrific for them, and it’s not very nice at all,” she says.
“Wig Wednesday is so we can fundraise to help children with cancer and those people in need that have it, or had experienced it.”
Wig Wednesday is a fun day where people can support the more than three Kiwi children who are diagnosed with cancer every week by wearing a wig, styling a funky hairdo or shaving their head while raising money for Child Cancer Foundation.
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“We had hundreds of incredible Kiwi schools, workplaces and community groups sign up to get wiggy all over the country,” says Child Cancer Foundation’s chief executive, Monica Briggs.
“We are so grateful for their dedication to raising money for these whānau during what has been a difficult year for many Kiwis.”
