Townsville five-year-old Billie Lewis cracks the Australian top 10 fundraisers leaderboard for World’s Greatest Shave
She is not even old enough to go to school yet but Billie Lewis is already leading the class.
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She has only just started school but Townsville Prep student Billie Lewis is already leading the class.
In less than a month, the five-year-old has raised more than $10,000 for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave.
Billie will cut her hair to a short bob on April 3 and will donate her 54cm pigtail to make wigs for sick children.
She has shot up the World’s Greatest Shaves Australian top fundraisers leaderboard to number 10, tripling her donations in only 19 days.
Billie’s mum Bernadette Kersh and dad Gavin Lewis said the last time they checked their daughter’s position on the leaderboard she was number 33.
Ms Kersh said Billie had “smashed $5000 in five days” and asked her mum everyday to look at her fundraising page.
“I am blown away, I am gobsmacked, it made me cry when I found out,” she said.
“I am so overwhelmed by how generous people have been and I am so proud of her because it is a big thing.”
Billie said it was “awesome” that she had exceeded her initial $10,000 fundraising goal.
Her new goal is $12,000.
The prep student has never had a haircut since she was born except for 1cm trims.
The explosion of donations have mainly been friends and acquaintances of the family and the power of Facebook shares.
More than 180 people have donated to Billie’s Leukaemia Foundation page since February 19.
One of Ms Kersh’s best friends, Hayley Christidis left Billie a heartfelt message with her donation.
“Well done Billie on being such a brave, generous and caring girl,” she said.
“You’re going to look beautiful with your new hairstyle and you will make somebody else just as beautiful as you by giving them your hair.”
Ms Kersh is excited to see what the future holds for Billie’s fundraising efforts.
“We still have a month to go so we are hoping to raise a little bit more,” she said.
You can donate to Billie’s fundraising page here
Originally published as Townsville five-year-old Billie Lewis cracks the Australian top 10 fundraisers leaderboard for World’s Greatest Shave