Ely College student Jake Earl-Clarke was only going to dye his hair pink if he raised £100 for the charity that is helping his nan, and that’s exactly what he did.

Ely Standard: Jake Earl-Clarke has dyed his hair pink after smashing his fundraising target for the charity that his helping his nan through cancer treatment. Picture: SUPPLIED/MICHELLE DENNETT-COOKJake Earl-Clarke has dyed his hair pink after smashing his fundraising target for the charity that his helping his nan through cancer treatment. Picture: SUPPLIED/MICHELLE DENNETT-COOK (Image: Archant)

Jake, 15, targeted the initial sum before Saturday, November 28, the day he would dye his hair for Maggie’s, which has been supporting his nan through cancer treatment since 2019.

Instead, he took to a chair at home and underwent a makeover to provide some lockdown cheer, and has gone above and beyond expectations to raise over £550.

Jake, from Little Downham, will also hand the funds over to Maggie’s, who are helping his nan in Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.

“We would like to say a massive thank you to all those who have donated to a brilliant charity,” Michelle Dennett-Cook, Jake’s mum, said.

Ely Standard: Jake Earl-Clarke has dyed his hair pink after smashing his fundraising target for the charity that his helping his nan through cancer treatment. Picture: SUPPLIED/MICHELLE DENNETT-COOKJake Earl-Clarke has dyed his hair pink after smashing his fundraising target for the charity that his helping his nan through cancer treatment. Picture: SUPPLIED/MICHELLE DENNETT-COOK (Image: Archant)

“They are there for not only those going through treatment, but also to the families.”

Ely Standard: Jake Earl-Clarke has dyed his hair pink after smashing his fundraising target for the charity that his helping his nan through cancer treatment. Picture: SUPPLIED/MICHELLE DENNETT-COOKJake Earl-Clarke has dyed his hair pink after smashing his fundraising target for the charity that his helping his nan through cancer treatment. Picture: SUPPLIED/MICHELLE DENNETT-COOK (Image: Archant)