The last time Shane Dufaur shaved his head he'd lost a bet on the 1995 Rugby World Cup's All Blacks versus South Africa game. He bet on the All Blacks.

Shane Dufaur will shave his head in support of the Child Cancer Foundation next month. Photo Chris Callinan.

But when the chief executive officer of Dominion Salt walks into the office next month without hair, he won't feel defeated – he'll know the loss will have been for a worthy cause.

Shane is this year's Tauranga businessman shedding his hair in the annual Mount Beach Bald 2015 Funrazor event in support of Child Cancer Foundation on March 7.

He claims he's no Samson – a biblical figure who was given supernatural strength by God but powerless without his long locks. But a head full of hair or not – temporarily losing his locks for a smile on a child's face 'is everything”.

Although Shane and wife Glenda's daughters, aged seven and nine, are happy and healthy – the big ‘C' has made an impact on their family.

They've lost Glenda's mother to acute myeloid leukaemia and father to a brain tumour. Shane's brother and Glenda's sister experienced the battle too.

'We're not unique by any measure, but everyone knows someone who's been touched by this insidious disease,” says Shane.

'I feel privileged that my position in the business world in this area means I can make a difference – and that's what I intend to do.”

To donate to Shane, click here.

The Mount Beach Bald 2015 Funrazor event is at Mount Main Beach at 11am on March 7. To help raise funds for child cancer, register to Shave Your Lid for a Brave Kid here.