Thanks for taking the time to read my appeal.

Here is the plan. For those of you who know me, i've had long hair for quite a long time, over 5 years in fact. Some of you also may know that I like to support UK Mental Health charities. Put these things together and what do you get? Me cutting my hair off to give you guys an excuse to donate to charity, not that you should need one! I'll be able to raise around £90-100 by donating my hair to a charity that makes wigs for young cancer patients, so all it needs now is for you guys to help out in reaching my target. It's all coming off on the 29th, so donate today!

The work the Mental Health Foundation does in the UK is something I'm really passionate about. They help people of all ages, sexes, races and creeds to promote mental well-being and recovery. Specifically they help men who would usually be discouraged from talking about their feelings by social pressures or accepted behaviours in their community.

Just to give you some kind of idea on how serious this can be, over 75% of suicides in the UK are committed by men each year, with 31% of men feeling some level of depression at any one moment. Any donation you can make will help them to further their work, and ultimately save lives that would otherwise be cut so tragically short.

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now.