Dad Dyes Hair Blue to Support Son and Winds Up Raising $12.5K to Help Refugees and Immigrants

Photo: Matthew Green

When Matthew Green’s son said he would only dye his hair blue if his dad joined in on the fun, the father didn’t realize he had the chance to help out countless other children.

On Monday, Green tweeted that his son was encouraging him to make the drastic change.

“Now I’m questioning this whole ‘parenting’ decision,” wrote Green, a cryptography professor at Johns Hopkins,CBS Newsreports.

Soon, Green learned that many people wanted him to go through with the big switch — and they were willing to pay for it.

After his generous offer, other strangers came forward, offering hundreds of dollars a piece.

When RAICES got word, the organization posted on Twitter that they “love this story.”

After documenting every step — which included buying the blue dye and getting it done at the salon — Green encouraged people to keep on donating. He then posted the final look for his new fans.

“I may need to sign off Twitter soon just to keep people from making me dye the beard too :)” he wrote.

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source: people.com