Gracey braves shave for sick kids

A LITTLE boy named Riley has inspired Ocean Grove youngster Gracey Gross to shave her head to raise money for kids with leukaemia.

Riley, 5, has leukaemia and attends Goodstart Drysdale, where Gracey’s mum Tara works.

And when the nine-year-old heard about his story, she decided to sign up for the Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s Greatest Shave.

“She’s been wanting to do it for years and when I told her about this little boy in my class, she insisted on doing it,” Tara said.

“It is such an extraordinary and thoughtful thing for any little girl to do.”

Gracey said her goal was to raise $700, but that she had already hit the $1,150 mark.

Tara said what made Gracey even more brave was the fact she had high functioning autism and didn’t like her head getting touched.

Gracey will shave her head at an assembly at Drysdale Primary School on April 23.

“Even the fact she wants to stand up in front of the whole school is a big deal for her,” Tara said.

To support Gracey’s plight, head to worldsgreatestshave.com, click “sponsor” and type in “Gracey Gross”.