Leyla Dae's public head shave in aid of RISE
A big RISE thank you to Leyla Dae who shaved off her waist length hair and raised money for us! Leyla did work experience with RISE whilst at college and says of her time with us:
“…it was a truly eye opening experience for me… I found it [a peer group session] profoundly powerful and I was struck by the strength the women in the room, they were so supportive of each other… [I] found it very moving...”
Leyla smashed her fundraising target of £300 - raising £1029 which she split between Little Princess Trust and RISE. She was chuffed about the money she raised: "I feel quite overwhelmed! I'm so grateful for all the support that I have received (and amused by some offers to match whatever was raised and not shave my head)."
Initially she was going to shave off her hair in a friends back garden, however a friend's dad suggested she did it publically: "I thought that was a wonderful idea - so that's what I did! My friends, family and I cut off locks of hair, then my mum shaved it all off afterwards."
We asked Leyla how she felt about her newly shaved head and she replied "I love it! I have enjoyed having it cut short, it feels so liberating. I can drive with all my windows down without worrying about getting hair in my face and it feels so soft! I'm looking forward to dying it a bunch of fun colours this summer..."
