Jess loses her locks for a good cause
Jessica Dean shaved the dreads she loved for the World's Greatest Shave
A Bendigo-based medical student shaved off her waist-length blonde dreadlocks to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation as part of the World’s Greatest Shave.
Jessica adopted dreadlocks while living in the arid desert in the south of Israel four years ago where she spent six months as a volunteer paramedic.
“People have hated them, strangers have spoken to me on public transport because of them,” she said.
“Either way I have loved these dreads for the last four years, so what better for them to go than to sacrifice them for a great cause?”
Director of the Bendigo Regional Clinical School, Professor Geoff Solarsh, said Jessica’s plans to shave off her dreadlocks had posed some tricky logistical problems.
“None of our staff were willing to tackle the job for fear of hurting Jessica, so we called on friends to help,” he said.
“A professional hairdresser, Tracy, volunteered her time to come and support Jessica’s fund raising efforts.”
Jessica aimed to raise over $1,500 but has now raised close to $2,000. Donations can still be made on the World’s Greatest Shave website.
Originally from Melbourne Jessica is spending the year with the Bendigo Regional Clinical School for her first year of clinical training.
Going - with the help of hairdresser, Tracy.
Gone - for a good cause