The public donated a further R20 285 online via the Individual Donor & Bail Out Fee projects. A huge thank you to all who supported our Shavathon fundraising activists or made online donations to Shavathon.

The grand total of donations received online amounts to R101 787!

Meet our Individual Activists:

• Ameeta – said she’d shave her head if she could raise R6 000 – her hair was over 22cm long – she has exceeded her goal and raised R9 040 & is sporting a new hairdo!
• Chris – wanted to shave his head in support of CANSA – he has raised R270 thus far. Help him reach his goal of R500 – donate here…
• Dominique – said she’d shave her head and challenged all her friends to join her & find out what shape head they had – she has exceeded her goal and raised R1 720!
• Heila – has survived breast cancer, a mastectomy and cancer in the Iliac Bone. Her cancer counts are on the rise again & she is keen to support research. Heila recently found out that she needs to go for radiation therapy, as the cancer has returned.  She has raised R3 100 – help her reach her target of R5000 – donate here…
• Inge – is a Matie whose family has been affected by cancer. She aims to raise R10 000 in 6 months – she’s raised R4 450 thus far and is still going strong! Help her reach her target – donate here…
• Juliet – is honouring the memory of her mother, Lesley, who fought cancer and passed away in 2011, through her fundraising project. She has shaved her head too and has raised R3 700 thus far – help her reach her goal of R5 000 – donate here…
• Kate – challenged bowling players in the Western Cape to help raise funds for cancer research – she exceeded her goal and raised R4 100!
• Lisle -  has a heart for cancer research and would like to raise funds to support this – she has raised R400 thus far & shaved her head too. Help her reach her target of R5 000 – donate here…
• Mario  – is keen to help others & is challenging everyone to open their hearts and their wallets to support those affected by cancer. He has raised R50 thus far – help him reach his target of R2 000 – donate here…
• Michelle – lost her mother to cancer at the age of 15 and she created a fundraising project & shaved her head in honour of her mother. Her friend, Renette Marais, shaved her head too. Michelle raised R1 800!
• Nelia – is a career mom wanting to make a difference – if she is able to raise 20K, she will shave her head! She has raised R7 800 thus far. Let’s get her head shaved – donate here…
• Prianca – created her fundraising project in loving memory of her Grandpa Chris. She has raised R1 100 thus far. Help her reach her target of R1 500 – donate here…
• Richard - was willing to risk sporting an outrageous hairstyle for a worthy cause – he allowed his sponsors to vote for the hairstyle of their choice & exceeded his goal, raising R2 230!
• Sabrina – is raising funds in honour of her mother, Lola, who is fighting colon cancer and to support cancer research. She has raised R302 thus far – help her reach her target of R1 000 – donate here…
• Stones Kids – these children were amazing – Sophie & Alexander both grew their hair and donated their ponytails, while Finni shaved his head. They raised R840 – well done kids!
• Team IPG – Gustav Fichardt, Rahsad Ismail and Luke Choate raised the bar on team work, shaved their heads & brought in R10 000!

Meet our Corporate Activists:

• Alta Cloete (Boland writer of romantic & inspirational fiction) raised R5 100.
• Clickatell (PTY) Ltd raised R5 500.
• Gendac (PTY) Ltd raised R550.
•  All Holiday Inn Express Hotels -  Branches: Pretoria-Sunnypark raised R13 685, Cape Town-City Centre raised R650, Durban-Umhlanga raised R440 & Sandton-Woodmead raised R2 750 and Holiday Inn Johannesburg-Rosebank raised R100.
• Sandra Boome (National Marketing Manager ISO Leisure Hotels) raised R1 825.

Online Fundraising Activist Competition

Activists have until the 31st of March 2013 to raise funds for Shavathon and stand a chance to win fantastic prizes. Although certain fundraising projects may generate more funds beyond this date, this will not influence the outcome of the competition.

The winners of our Corporate Online Fundraising Competition are:

1st place: Holiday Inn Express Hotel Pretoria-Sunnypark –  a total of R13 685 was raised by this branch of Holiday Inn Express. Members of staff were truly motivated to reach a target amount of R16 999 on their project page before 31st March, as their General Manager Christine had agreed to shave her head! Thanks for putting yourself out there for a good cause Christine – you got away this year, but next year you may not be so lucky!

All Holiday Inn Express Hotel  branches & also the Johannesburg-Rosebank Holiday Inn, created online fundraising project pages and hosted shavathons for the 1st time this year – watch video clip – in total they managed to raise almost R20 000 via their combined online project pages. Sandra Boome, National Marketing Mangager for ISO Leisure Hotels, was the driving force behind their participation and also contributed to the amount raised, by creating her own fundraising page.

2nd place: Clickatell PTY Ltd raised R5 500 – this project was created in honour of one of the four original founders of Clickatell, Danie – he was the custodian of their brand and product offering until 2005. Sadly, after a long battle with leukemia, he passed away on August 16th, 2005.

3rd place: Alta Cloete (writer) raised R5 100 and shaved her head as a gesture of solidarity with ladies who’ve lost their hair due to cancer – in her words: “In die aanloop van die Shavathon voel ek alreeds iets van die emosie wat ‘n mens waarskynlik ervaar as jy jou hare a.g.v. chemo verloor (‘n baie klein ietsie – ek beweer nie ek weet regtig hoe dit voel nie!). Blootgestel, nie jouself nie, weerloos … ‘n mens besef nie vooraf wat ‘n groot sosiale taboe ‘n kaalkop eintlik vir ‘n vrou is nie.”

THANK YOU! We hope to see many other corporates following your example in 2014!

The winners of our Public Online Fundraising Competition are:

• 1st place: Team IPG – Gustav Fichardt, Rahsad Ismail and Luke Choate raised R10 000 & shaved their heads!
• 2nd place: Ameeta von Delft – shaved her hair (over 22cm long) and raised R9 040!
• 3rd place: Nelia van Loggerenberg Hulin– will shave her head if she raises 20K – she’s raised R7 800 thus far and her project is open for just shy of 2 more months – let’s get her head SHAVED! Donate here…

Sponsors – Prizes Online Fundraisers:

• Academy Brushware provided Academy Brushware sets for prizes.
• Daniel Baron – provided signed cd’s.
• Montague Dried Fruit and Nuts will give away a special Montague Backpack filled with dried fruit & nuts. They also offered 100 gram packets of raw nuts to each person that shaved or sprayed at a venue where a Montague store was based.
• Nisim sponsored F.A.S.T. shampoo & conditioner Hampers (only available at salons) for prizes.
• Sheer Bliss sponsored mobile massage vouchers as prizes. They were also involved with some of the workplace Shavathons where they offered head and neck massages.
• Wahl is one of Shavathon’s long-time suppliers and partners and provided Wahl Hampers (hairdryer, curling iron, clipper, groomsman clipper, cap and pen) and Groomsman Wahl Clipper Sets for prizes – they also supplied special 10th anniversary capes for all Shavathon events.

CANSA will also provide “Life is Beautiful” books re a healthy balanced lifestyle and reducing one’s cancer risk, as well as CANSA wraps.

11 March 2013:

Says CANSA’s CEO Sue Janse van Rensburg, “For the 10^th year you have shown how much you care – you let your hair down and shaved it, sprayed it, stencilled it and gelled it to help us fight cancer. Your participation has raised much needed funds for CANSA to help those affected by cancer. Thank you for helping us to change lives.”

“The public has really helped to make it the best Shavathon yet. Thank you to all shopping centres, corporates, workplaces, schools, partners and suppliers.  We couldn’t have asked for better or bigger and we want to thank each and every person, as well as our volunteers who took the time to make their Shavathon mark.”

The first Shavathon was held in the Eastern Cape in 2003 as a way to show solidarity or support for those touched by cancer as losing hair is a common side effect of cancer therapy. For 10 years now, participants have shown their support by donating a fee to shave or colour-spray hair.   The donation is used by CANSA to provide a service to the public and all people affected by cancer.  Read more…

Many famous faces (and heads) made their mark for Shavathon this year, by spraying, shaving, stencilling or gelling their hair. Cancer survivor and radio personality, Mark Pilgrim made sure to let everyone know that going bald is the bold step, while well-loved SA comedian, Marc Lottering stuck to his guns (and hair) and supported the spraying. Many other celebs also took part – Mark Haze, Sizwe Ndlovu, Natalie du Toit, Daniel Baron, and Zane Maqetuka who showed their support at various workplaces and shopping centres across the country.

This year, over 54 000 tins of colour spray were used; over 850 clippers (shavers) buzzed away across the country at workplaces and close to a 1000 registered shopping malls; over 5 800 gels were used at Shavathon events and more than 53 000 CANSA Wraps made their way to Shavathons across the country.  Be sure to check out all the pics on CANSA’s Shavathon Facebook page and see photo & media highlights here…

Support Shavathon Online Champions

Shavathon’s online campaign continues until the end of March – volunteers and corporate South Africa are taking part as online ‘Champions’ by raising funds online and standing the chance to win lots of prizes.  Visit www.shavathon.org.za for info, to make a donation or to get involved.

Janse van Rensburg concludes that words are not enough to express CANSA’s appreciation to the people of this country who took part in Shavathon and who made it such a success. It was so encouraging to read the comments from survivors on our social network platforms such as the following one:

“I just want to thank everyone that is offering up their hair to prove a cause, from the bottom of my heart. It means so much to us as cancer survivors to see you either cutting your hair off completely or to walk around with funny colours on your head. It means so much to me and again, Thank You for the support.”

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Dankie SABC 2:

On December 13, 1997 I lost my mother to a 6 month batle with cervical cancer at the mere age of 15. I was greatly affected by this loss, as would any teenager at that age and couldn’t understand this silent killer called Cancer! I know the hardships we had to endure without my mom being there anymore and the finacial needs that we were faced with after her death.

14 years down the road, when my life was going well and I had everything I ever needed, my world was shattered when my dad was diagnosed in August 2011 with AML (Acute Myloid Leukaemia) and tragedy had once again struck our family. Just earlier that year I hosted a Shavathon event at my office and I BOLDLY shaved my head in support of all the brave people battling this disease… little did I know that in just a few short months after, we would be facing the same battle yet again.

We sadly lost my dad on 15th September 2011 just one month into his treatment and we were once again left behind to pick up the pieces…

I am now more determined than ever to help those in need who are suffering the same fate as my family did and want to encourage those facing this trauma to know that God is your strength and to lean on Him in this difficult time and to know that everything will be ok!

I don’t know if this silent killer will ever be eradicated, but what I do know is that the more people we get to join hands in this fight, the more lives we can SAVE!

Get out there and get involved, because you never know who’s life may depend on it!

Facebook Competition

• Go to our Facebook Page and LIKE it.
• Upload a pic or video with Shavathon’s 10^th Anniversary as a theme (hint: show how you are participating in Shavathon in pic or video & bring in the 10^th Anniversary theme).
• Post a message of HOPE to those affected by cancer in the comment box
• Follow ALL steps above to be eligible to win prizes.
• No CANSA employees may participate.
• Competition closes on Wednesday, 20^th March 2013, 17:00. No entries posted later than this will be considered. Judges’ decision final.

Twitter Competition

• You must be a follower of @shavathon
• Compose a tweet with your “Message of HOPE to those affected by cancer”.
• Include the hashtag: #shavathonhope (if you don’t your entry won’t be considered)
• Follow ALL steps above to be eligible to win prizes.
• No CANSA employees may participate.
• Competition closes on Wednesday, 20^th March 2013, 17:00. No entries tweeted later than this will be considered. Judges’ decision final.