I meet a lot of my good friends on the streets. David and Deanna LaMotte are two such friends. It was originally their recently-born son, Mason, who caught my attention. "Mason is our ambassador", Dave often says. Indeed he is! We all hit it off quickly and discovered a mutual love for Scrabble and stimulating conversation. David had spent the last two decades as a professional musical artist but is now a Rotary Peace Fellow at the University of Queensland. With his family, he is about to embark on a three month adventure in India where he'll be working with a Gandhian organisation. He learned that the attached bathroom will actually consist of a bucket and a mug. So it seemed as good a time as any to shave his head. Rather than just shave it off, he had his Facebook friends bid for his hair-or more accurately, virtual rights to his hair- with the profits going to PEG Partners, the NPO he founded to help improve schools in Guatemala. His hair will be donated to Locks of Love- an organisation that makes wigs for kids with need. This video is just a time lapse from yesterday. There will be another video uploaded soon with interviews and other footage. In the meantime be sure to check out David's blog: World Changing 101.
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