ARARAT residents turned out on Saturday to show their support for a fundraising hair cut that was almost four decades in the making.
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Magda Vanderwoude hadn’t let clippers near her locks for 37 years.
Strong community involvement ensured about $3,341.60 was raised for Motor Neurone Disease Victoria to aid research into the condition that claimed the life of her husband Fred in August 2014.
There were hotrods from Melbourne, a jumping castle, face painting, sausage sizzle, live music from PARSO, cake stall, plants and bric-a-brac on sale.
Magda is hoping the 60cm of hair that was cut can be used in the manufacture of wigs for sufferers of alopecia or other hair-loss causing illnesses.