CHELMSFORD hair salon, MACK, celebrated their fifth anniversary at their Moulsham Street salon with a charity fun day in aid of a sick little girl.
The Indie Smith Fund raises money to help cover the costs of treatment for Indie, who was diagnosed with the rare and incurable kidney condition, Atypical Haemolytic-Uraemic Syndrome (aHUS), two weeks before her first birthday.
Indie, two, of Chelmsford, was invited to take part in a clinical research study, which trials the drug Eculizumab, to keep her out of hospital.
But she now has less than a year of treatment remaining and the only option after it has finished is to move to dialysis.
The event included a number of fundraising activities at the salon, such as a cake and tuck shop, raffle and a sponsored chest wax of one of MACK's male staff members on June 27.
Holo Clothing set up shop at the salon, selling a range of jewellery, bags and accessories, with all commission raised going towards Indie's fund, which needs to raise £250,000 for a year's drugs.
In addition, £5 of all customer service bills on the day were donated to the charity.
Tina Mack, Director of MACK hairdressing, said: "The day was a huge success and everyone who came along had a great time celebrating with us.
"We are overjoyed that we have managed to raise a fantastic £1,500 for such a deserving cause and hope our donation goes some way to improving Indie's quality of life."
