Otago Bridge Club member Dai Redshaw put his hair on the line to fundraise for Dunedin social business Cargill Enterprises on Sunday.
The deal was for money to be placed into a 2-litre measuring cylinder with more hair being lopped off Mr Redshaw’s head depending on how full it got.
The haircuts to be inflicted on Mr Redshaw included a shaggy cut with hair down to his shoulders, a Paul McCartney-style mop top, short back and sides, a No 1 buzz cut and finally a clean-shaven head.
The generosity of bridge club members meant his hair had to go.
He said the haircut was a way for him to help a good cause.
"It was just an obvious, no cost to me, way of helping."
He found it gratifying that he helped raise $475 on the club’s charity tournament day.
Mr Redshaw had been growing his hair since 2023 and until Sunday he had always had "longish hair".
Tournament organiser Gillian Alexander said the haircut was not the only fundraiser on the club’s charity day.
In the end it raised a total of $4000.
Cargill Enterprises chief executive Geoff Kemp said the financial support and recognition of its work by the club meant a lot.
Cargill helped people with intellectual disabilities get a variety of qualifications, from NCEA credits to their driver’s licence.
"It gives the guys the right tools if they desire to transition to the open market."
He tipped his hat to Mr Redshaw for his effort.
"I saw the beautiful silver locks that he had prior to having them cut off and I thought that was a great commitment.
"We really appreciated that gesture."
