By Jena Carr
Lara’s Ford Millican is growing out his mullet to raise money for mental health before cutting off his signature hair for those in need.
The 10-year-old Lara Lake Primary School student has raised over $1700 for the Black Dog Institute’s Mullets for Mental Health initiative.
Ford said he was “surprised” with the support he had already received and thanked everyone who donated, especially his school and family.
“I’ve witnessed a lot of people with mental health in my family and I know a lot of people have (struggled with) mental health,” he said.
“I only found out about this (Mullets for Mental Health) like couple weeks ago, and my mum said to me that I should do it, and I said to mum, ‘Sure, if it’s for mental health, then yes’.
“People at school even came up to me today (February 23) and asked why I was cutting of my mullet, and I said it was for mental health and they have all witnessed a lot of people with mental health.”
Mum Tania Millican said Ford would cut off his and donate his mullet to Hair with Heart at the end of April to make wigs for people who have lost their hair from medical conditions.
“He’s going to keep a little bit and the rest will go. It’s supposed to be just, ‘grow your mullet’, but Ford is going that extra mile,” she said.
“He’s got until April 30 to grow the mullet and it should be long by then, because his hair grows pretty quick, and then May 4 it’ll be cut.”
People can help Ford raise money for mental health research at mulletsformentalhealth.org.au/fundraisers/fordmillican
