Paul Tansey, Managing Director at Intergage Ltd, Past President and Board Director at Dorset Chamber is also a Trustee of another Chamber member – MYTime Young Carers charity.
The charity marked Young Carers Action Day on 16th March with its own #Hair2Care campaign (inviting people to wear their hair in an unusual or alternative style for the day). This campaign saw supporters donning a wide array of unique and colourful hairstyles and posting pictures on social media sites in return for donations or sponsorship, Paul reversed the idea and completely shaved his head – and later his eyebrows – in support of the charity.
There are over 700,000 young carers in the UK and MyTime’s mission is to provide young carers with the support, friendship and opportunities that every child deserves.
Paul says: “Young carers are incredibly selfless. The love and compassion they show for their family is humbling. However, being a young carer can lead to high levels of stress, worry and loneliness – even mental health and employment problems. Let’s do something to help… #Hair2Care is all about showing our support for young carers. I not only take my hat off to these young people, I take my hair off too…”
If you’d like to sponsor Paul, you can still do so here: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/paul-tansey-hair2care or you can find out more about MyTime Young Carers here: www.mytimeyoungcarers.org