Heartbeat: Chan gets the chop for charity

July 27, 2018

In Heartbeat last month we brought you the story of Chan, one of our audiologists who was raising money for our neonatal unit through Your Trust Charity, by cutting his hair and beard which he had been growing for over 15 months.

On the 11 July, Chan was welcomed in The Gentleman Barbers in Brindley Place where his friend and barber, Damian Wasniak was waiting with clippers and cut throat razors at the ready to tackle the growing beard and barnet to complete Chan’s makeover.

Chan initially aimed to raise £1000 but with the support of family and friends managed to double this to an amazing £2295.

Chan’s first child, Chayten was born prematurely and spent the first four months of his life in the care of the neonatal team at City hospital.

Chan said: “When Chayten was born, it was the most stressful and worrying time of our lives and it was our faith in God that kept us going. It was during this time that I began growing my hair and beard in honour of my son.

“Now that Chayten is 15 months, I thought what better way to mark the occasion than by having it a shaved off for charity and donate all of the money raised to the Neonatal department”

Since losing the locks and regaining his youthful looks Chan continues to raise money for Your Trust Charity and would like to encourage colleagues who would like to donate or help raise further funds to get in touch.

If you would like to take on a challenge to help raise some much needed funds for a worthy cause, get in touch with Your Trust Charity on ext. 4847 or email Amanda.winwood@nhs.net