I congratulate 10-year-old Prudence Silver, who bravely shaved off her long locks to support classmate Manning Askew, also 10, who was diagnosed with an extremely rare sarcoma located in his chest wall.
Prudence and 12 other Wideview Public School students shaved or coloured their hair and raised more than $5,000 for the Leukaemia Foundation.
I congratulate Prudence and the children who joined her to raise these much-needed funds. I am sure Prudence will continue to be a thoughtful, community-minded person as she progresses through life.
Every dollar we raise takes us a step closer to defeating cancer, which is an insidious disease. I thank the team at Wideview Public School for the efforts and their commitment to helping find a cure for this horrible disease.
I pass on my best wishes to the Askew family and in particular Manning, who is confronting a difficult battle. We are all thinking of him and wish him all the best as he undergoes treatment.
