MACKSVILLE local Jessie Weaver will celebrate the final stretch of a mammoth fundraising effort on Saturday as she completes the World’s Greatest Shave surrounded by her Norco AgriSolutions colleagues and the community.
Jessie said her involvement with the Greatest Shave has been 10 years in the making, during which she has grown her hair long enough to donate to someone who needs it more than she does.
“All of my colleagues at work have been incredibly supportive of my journey, and have been sharing the story with customers too,” Jessie said.
“Thanks to the support of the Macksville community I’ve already smashed my fundraising goal of $3000 and am hoping to hit $5000 by the time the big day rolls around.”
Jessie will mark the milestone occasion with a community BBQ hosted by Norco at its Macksville store on Saturday, with all proceeds contributing to her growing donation for the Leukemia Foundation.
There’s even talk among her colleagues that if she hits her new target of $5000 some of them will join her in shaving their heads also.
Norco CEO Michael Hampson said Jessie’s initiative and commitment to giving back is the perfect embodiment of the values at the heart of Norco’s operations.
“Across Northern New South Wales and Queensland, Norco is deeply embedded in the communities in which we operate – communities that have been an integral part of our journey for more than 130 years now,” Mr Hampson said.
“On behalf of everyone at Norco, we are proud to support Jessie and her selflessness as she works to uplift Australians fighting Leukemia, and proud to see how our Macksville team and the broader community have rallied behind her.”
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