On Thursday the 10th of March 2011, on the deck at Oakstone consulting overlooking the Melbourne skyline, friends and family of David Bayliss CEO of Setec and Darren Frlan CEO of Oakstone consulting, paid $50 each to watch the two men ceremoniously have their heads shaven. The occasion was for the World’s Greatest Shave and all the proceeds went to the Leukemia Foundation. The night was a success and the following days proved fruitful, as David’s target was exceeded by 5 times the original amount to $2,500.
I t all started when a few friends were out at dinner and one of them said that he was going to shave his head for Leukaemia. After hearing this David started to think. What if we all did this? As the night went on the idea started to gain legs and by the end of the night they were all going to do it. Like all good ideas formulated over a few drinks, the cooling off period often changes minds. Thus by the end of the week there were only two members still willing to go through with the shave.
Now the idea of the shave is to have as many people as you can sponsor you by making pledges to the Leukaemia Foundation. To increase the chances of making his targeted amount of $500, David decided to make a night of it and have a gathering with food and drinks. After all if this is how the idea was formulated, it only seemed fitting to lose his hair in such an environment.
In response to the campaign, David said, “I am so please with the response that I received. I f we all just give a little bit then it all adds up. When asked if he would he do it again next year, David looked at his reflection and said “Why not, it’s for a good cause”.
