Crop The Mop : Karen & Lisa - GLiIO

Karen Smith and Lisa Hilton are Founders of Global Lyme & Invisible Illness Organisation (GLiIO) a not-for profit association raising awareness of Lyme Borreliosis and other Vector Borne Illness around the world.

On November 30th 2016, Lisa and Karen will  each 'crop' approximately 40cm of their hair {To the short styles shown in the pictures above}.  Once cropped, they will be donating their hair for wigs. Karen's hair will be sent to an Alopecia organisation in Australia, while Lisa's hair is going to a Cancer organisation in America. 

While the added bonus in this Inaugural campaign is that both founders of GLiIO have hair long enough to be able to donate for wig making, the primary aims of Crop The Mop are: 
 
1. To raise awareness of Lyme & Vector Borne Illness
2. Raise funds for projects that GLiIO undertakes
3. Help people raise funds for patient care / treatment

1. To raise awareness of Lyme & Vector Borne Illness
The date of November 30th was chosen for the Inaugural 'Crop The Mop' campaign in order to bring awareness to the fact that on this date the final report for the Senate Inquiry regarding Lyme in Australia is due to be released.  As the campaign message notes - we hope to ensure that the only thing being swept away on November 30th is hair, and not the need for funding and research into Vector Borne Illness.

2. Raise funds for projects that GLiIO undertakes
Global Lyme & Invisible Illness Projects include: Red Shoe Day: A Day of Remembrance, Holiday Seasons, Global May Project - Raising awareness and connecting patients around the world.

3. Help people raise funds for patient care / treatment
If other people would like to join in and 'crop their mop', please contact GLiIO and we will put up an individual fundraiser page for you. Half the money you raise will go to GLiIO, while the other half will go to yourself (or a person you nominate) for care /treatment. 

We are aiming 'high' for our inaugural "Crop" and have set a fundraising goal of $5,000 Australian dollars. Please note that this equates to around $3,650 American dollars.
[For those donating and trying to do a 'quick' conversion - the current exchange rate is around .73ents to $1.00, with $10 Australian dollars being approx $7.30 American]

Please join in and help us make this campaign a success by either : donating, spreading awareness of the date, or by cropping your own mop.

For further information see the website: Global Lyme & Invisible Illness Website : Crop The Mop Campaign

Connecting Crop The Mop / Buzz The Fuzz Fundraisers Include: Buzz The Fuzz : Nurk -> Nat Young