Here's a shot of me after shaving in 2009!
I'm fundraising for the World's Greatest Shave
As a family, we can't even begin to do the maths of how much the Leukaemia Foundation has given to support. Six months of accommodation for a family of 5 in Brisbane alone would have been well and truly into 5 digits.
I've done the shave before - but this time I'm setting an ambitious goal that might actually get us close to breaking even.
It's not an impulsive decision though, I've been growing out my (usually short) hair for the last two and half years to have something that's worthy of that goal. It'll also be long enough to donate the hair this year, so no bleaching/colouring this time.
For 20 years I'm hoping to fundraise $20k, and would love your support to get me there!
(To kick things off - I'll match any donations in this first week from 11/11 /24 to 17/11/24)
Stay tuned to for more updates between now and June!
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Your Impact
Help me earn the Financial Support badge. That's enough to help 75 families who are struggling financially with expenses like hospital parking and groceries
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Wrap Around Care
Raised $50,000
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Research Outcomes
Raised $25,000
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Clinical Trial
Raised $10,000
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Financial Support
Raised $7500
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Discovery
Raised $4800
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Transportation
Raised $2500
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Personalised Treatment
Raised $1000
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Place to Stay
Raised $560
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Helping Hand
Raised $250
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Lab Equipment
Raised $53
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Off the Mark
Raised $1
I’m $1,210 away from my next impact milestone. Please help me reach it.
Donate nowMy Achievements
Help me earn the Discover badge. That’s enough to fund 3 months of laboratory costs for a research project to discover better treatments for blood cancer.
I’m $4040 away from my next impact milestone. Please help me reach it.
Donate now
Signed Up!
$1
$250
$560
$4,800
$10,000
My Updates
A strong start
Sunday 17th Nov
Wow - thank you to all of my early bird donors, but you've really tested the limits of my promise to match the first week!
For those who were generously holding off so that I didn't have to match you, now's the time!
I'll be shaving on the 3rd of June 2025 - so plenty more spam to come.
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For those who were generously holding off so that I didn't have to match you, now's the time!
I'll be shaving on the 3rd of June 2025 - so plenty more spam to come.
Thank you to my Sponsors
Liam Virtue
2024-11-17 11:40:18
$2.12k
Anonymous
2025-01-04 10:44:08
You are a good man, Liam!!
$283.79
Kat Mulheran
2024-11-10 18:15:03
You’re a good egg!
$269.03
Jonny
2025-03-21 16:29:59
Deadcock?
$159
Rob And Liz Virtue
2025-03-17 10:10:29
$158.25
Ron Ramos
2024-11-11 11:32:57
$158.25
Laura Mulheran
2024-11-11 23:19:50
Happy birthday Liam! 🎉 and here’s to 20 years! I think you’ll smash your goal!
$158.25
Joshua Blum
2024-11-16 21:45:36
$158.25
Lochie Stewart
2025-04-17 10:44:21
$106.12
Kate Dobson
2025-03-15 14:15:34
Good on you Liam - every $ raised is important. :)
$106.12
Sarah Perry
2024-11-10 13:55:06
Awesome stuff Liam! Also cannot wait to see you as a skin head 😂
$105.50
Vishnu
2024-11-17 15:15:32
Hope we don't need to see your long mop again
$105.50
Rosie Smail
2024-11-17 11:58:06
$105.50
Matt Burgess
2024-11-11 19:29:23
$105.50
Kate & Mark Dobson
2024-11-14 20:30:02
Thank goodness all that heart is coming off.
$105.50
Connor Greatbatch
2024-11-14 06:08:00
Amazing work once again mate!
$105.50
Elena Devlin
2025-03-04 22:18:25
$103.72
Liam Virtue
2024-11-10 13:01:19
To kick things off, I'll match any donations this week!
$100
Lyn And Kev Mulheran
2024-11-10 15:36:12
We’re very very proud of you Liam. We’re getting in early so you have to match our donation.
$100
Clare French
2025-03-22 18:18:18
Fantastic support so far Liam.
$100
Jennifer English
2024-11-13 15:14:35
Love your work.
$100
Jo Levis
2025-04-06 10:16:05
$85.48
Kelly Knevett
2025-03-04 19:23:35
$85.48
Isobel Dunbabin
2024-11-16 17:21:07
$84.40
Wynona Chin
2024-11-17 12:36:54
Great stuff! Hope you get to 20k!!
$84.40
Rhys Harris
2024-11-16 12:54:59
Well done Liam!!
$84.40
Tommy Moran
2025-03-28 20:13:54
Suuuhhhh dude
$64
Violet Lipscombe
2025-04-06 15:52:52
$60
Harry Jensen
2025-03-28 21:59:23
Epic
$57.30
Julia Bombardieri
2025-03-17 18:05:44
Congrats on your exams!! And on your soon to be baldness!
$57.30
Graham Breeze
2025-03-04 10:42:35
Well done Liam.
$57.30
Christine Bidwell
2025-03-13 22:21:00
$57.30
Mia Shaddock
2024-11-16 14:41:02
$55.92
Lachlan Clark
2024-11-16 14:09:58
$55.92
Jordan Cser
2024-11-16 13:06:14
Doing some great work here Liam, gladly following along the journey again!!
$55.92
Monica Patterson
2025-03-17 08:33:00
$53
Brooke Stevens
2024-11-10 18:36:26
$52.75
Colin Pettman
2024-11-11 23:20:52
$50
Charlotte Bell
2024-11-16 12:44:27
$36.93
Anonymous
2024-12-26 12:31:05
$31.65
Sarah Dutton
2024-11-16 13:23:45
$31.65
Allison Virtue
2025-03-13 21:44:53
Congratulations on continuing to be an excellent fundraiser and human!
$27.81
Lyn And Kev Mulheran
2025-02-07 20:02:08
$27.81
Lyn And Kev Mulheran
2025-02-21 13:00:45
$25
Lyn And Kevin Mulheran
2025-01-09 21:55:25
$25
Lyn And Kevin Mulheran
2024-12-24 16:13:28
$25
Lyn And Kev Mulheran
2024-12-12 22:11:03
$25
Lyn And Kev Mulheran
2024-11-28 21:04:37
$25
Lyn And Kev Mulheran
2025-04-06 15:47:18
$25
Coral Walsh
2024-11-15 18:49:59
That looks like a lot of hair to lose !!
$25
Denise Brown
2025-03-04 11:44:58
Good on you Liam
$22.58
Anonymous
2025-03-28 20:20:20
Hey Liam - keep fighting brother
$11.65
Emily Scott
2024-11-11 18:16:21
$10.55
Your support is changing lives with the Leukaemia Foundation
50 years of supporting Australians with blood cancer
The World's Greatest Shave is the flagship fundraising initiative of the Leukaemia Foundation. This iconic campaign helps us provide wraparound health services for patients and their families – and powers groundbreaking research and campaigns for change.
Fuelled by our community of patients, carers, healthcare professionals, researchers, specialists, and supporters just like you, we're committed to achieving our goal of zero lives lost to blood cancer by 2035.
I wasn't kidding - here's my matching of the first 7 days of donations!