Concord College students raise thousands for charity through head shave
Two students at a Shropshire college have raised thousands of pounds for charity after having their heads shaved.
Head boy Tempy Charoenvasnadumrong and fellow sixth former Brendan Beh attend Concord College and have both received Oxbridge offers to study engineering.
They have now raised more than £3,000 for the Thai Children’s Trust which supports children living in poverty, helping to get them off the streets and into education.
Tempy and Brendan said they are happy with the amount they have so far raised with the support of fellow Concord students, teachers, friends and family.
Tempy, 18, said: "We are definitely feeling the cold.
“We feel very privileged and this particular charity looks after children who are not so lucky.
“They are without school or home and have conditions such as HIV and Aids.
“I felt I was focusing on the way I looked and how I did my hair. I wanted to prove to myself that it’s not the way you look, but what you do which is much more important and that should be what defines us.”
Principal Neil Hawkins praised the efforts of the students.
He said: "I am very proud of Tempy and Brendan who have raised so much money for such a good cause.
"They are both such talented young men who have shown great depth of character through this campaign in support of children who are forced – through no fault of their own - to live very difficult lives."
