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Dry July Shave Off
By Samii Avdic on
Mark Udovitch, along with the team at the Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre, held their Dry July Shave Off on Friday as their own personal take on the Dry July challenge.
Mark is a radiation therapist at the centre, and was inspired to grow out his hair when one of his patients told him that losing hers was more daunting than losing her breasts to her cancer.
Mark then decided to grow his hair long enough for it to be donated to a wig library for patients, which was done on the 29th July. To showcase the exact hair that he would be donating, Mark decided to create a campaign that would also raise money for Dry July, which involved him impersonating other fellow long-haired celebrities. His impressions include Kim Kardashian, Kate Middleton, Snoop Dogg, Daenerys Targaryen and more.
All this effort culminated in a hard-earned $36,000+ by his team, with the money going to the Cancer Therapy Centre to provide support services for patients.
Dry July accepts donations until the end of August, so if you still wish to support Mark and his team at the Liverpool Cancer Therapy Centre, head to https://www.dryjuly.com/users/mark-udovitch, or to see all of his current celebrity impersonations, head to his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/DryJulyShaveOff
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Dry July ambassador & SKY NEWS anchor, Jaynie Seal, got into the ‘swing’ of things and hosted a Studio Shakedown at Sydney Dance Company to raise funds for Dry July.
Jaynie says: “We know that people find it difficult going out to the normal bars and clubs during Dry July so we wanted to provide a really fun option for people to have a great party without the need to have an alcoholic drink. Plus a portion of the ticket price directly benefits Dry July so it’s win/win.”
Jaynie was joined by Sydney Dance Company Studio Class Director, Ramon Doringo, for a fun and fast dance class event full of non-stop action. In the class, attendees followed the teacher’s lead to learn structured combinations in Jazz, Funk and Hip Hop and built...
My Dry July: Team Dry Patch
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“She is a strong and amazing person who will fight this with all she has. We love and admire her beyond words,” says her daughter Nicole.
The family have set up a Dry July team, “Dry Patch”, where Anne has agreed to have her image used as the cover photo. Nicole emphasises, “This...
Sydney Event: Conscious Dating Supporting Dry July
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Conscious Dating supporting Dry July:
· Friday, July 29, 2016
· 7:00pm 9:30pm
· Abercrombie Street, Chippendale, NSW, 2008, Australia
* 20% of ticket sales will be donated to Dry July.
** Non-alcoholic wine & beer, organic herbal tea and finger food provided.
Details:
"We will be learning how to create killer mocktails with Sodastream and then attendees will meet each other one-on-one, guided by some fun challenges and conversation starters. You are given a card to note who you'd like to see again, and matches are emailed after the event.
This is a dry event, but you don't need to be participating in Dry July to attend. So turn off Netflix, sweep aside your doona and come meet some babes, whilst giving your liver a break and...