Pitching in: Almost $9000 was raised by Bella when she and her brother Harley shaved off their hair.
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Shannon Colee
Echuca East Primary School was full of pride on Friday, July 14 as Bella Goodson shaved off her hair for charity at the school assembly.
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In total, Bella has raised nearly $9000 within a six-week period for people fighting leukaemia.
Echuca East Primary School principal Lyn Strachan said she was surprised when she found out that Bella was taking part in the shave.
Hair they go: Bella was both nervous and excited when hairdresser Meg Macdonald shaved her hair off.
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“She's always just thinking of others the entire time,” she said.
“Bella’s absolutely gorgeous kid who is always thinking of others. She's a super kind little girl and it was incredible to see her follow this through.”
Everyone was so inspired by Bella that just minutes after her hair was shaved off, her younger brother Harley asked if he could do the same.
“I was surprised (when Harley shaved his hair) and I could hardly recognise him,” Bella said.
Good deed: Bella said she barely recognised her brother Harley when he decided on the day to have his hair shaved too.
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Ms Strachan said it was the joy and ease that Bella showed when getting her hair shaved that made her brother confident enough to do the same.
“She had a big grin on her face the entire time and even though she was nervous initially she looked great at the end and she was an absolute trooper,” she said.
“When Harley did it, I nearly fell over.”
Ms Strachan said the school helped raise money to donate to Bella’s shave.
It included a casual dress day last term as well as a crazy hair day on the actual day of the shave.
Joining in for a cause: Bella’s brother Harley decided to get his hair shaved off as well.
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Shannon Colee
Family friend and local hairdresser Meg Macdonald came to the school to shave Bella and Harley’s hair.
Prior to Bella, Ms Macdonald had also recently taken part in a charity shave.
It was seeing her doing it that gave Bella the confidence to take part herself.
Bella’s mother Bianca said it was “beautiful” to see all the support that her daughter received from the community.
“It was fantastic. Everyone was so generous and really good,” she said.
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