Add a FREE Christmas card to your order
Exciting news, we are offering a FREE Christmas card with any Online shop purchase until 10 December.
To claim your FREE Christmas Card:
1. Visit our Online Shop
2. Select the items you would like to purchase and proceed to checkout.
3. Select the 'Add a FREE Christmas Card' option at checkout.
4. Include a message for our team to handwrite on your card.
Ways to get involved
Held on the last Friday in October, National Bandanna Day is the flagship fundraising and awareness campaign for Canteen. Since Bandanna Day began it has raised more than $33 million to support young people impacted by cancer.
You can get involved in a range of ways to show your support and join the movement to stand up to cancer!
Return funds
If you took part in selling bandannas this year, thanks so much! Click below to find out how to return any cash you received.
Buy a bandanna or face mask
Buy a bandanna (or two) and wear your support all year long.
Click here to visit our shop.
Register your interest for 2022
Register your interest for National Bandanna Day on the 28 October 2022
Chatime x Bandanna Day
We've sold 20,523 bandannas so far this year!
How does Canteen help young people?
Counselling and individual support
Canteen counsellors are specially trained to understand the challenges cancer brings. Young people can share thoughts or feelings that other people in their lives might not be able to relate to.
Peer support and programs
Life can feel pretty lonely when you’re trying to deal with cancer. Through Canteen, young people can meet other young people living with cancer who totally get what they’re going through.
Youth Cancer Services
Youth Cancer Services provide world-leading, specialist, age-appropriate treatment and support for young cancer patients aged 15-25. Around 70% of all newly diagnosed young cancer patients are supported by the Youth Cancer Services.
Canteen Connect
An online community for young people (aged 12-25) who are dealing with their own diagnosis, a close family member’s cancer or the death of a loved one. Through Canteen Connect, young people and parents can connect with others in a similar situation, share their experiences and chat to a Canteen counsellor.
Leadership
Each year young people at Canteen are offered a range of opportunities to develop their leadership potential. Ultimately, we are investing in young people’s power and positive influence in their lives, communities and world.
Robots Project
Designed to help cancer patients stay connected to their school and friend networks, our robots use video conferencing technology to allow young people to remotely attend classes and engage with friends. Our robot enables a young cancer patient to keep up with their daily lives, achieve a sense of normality, and lower their feelings of isolation.
Franki's story
Franki Hudson is a Canteen youth ambassador who has the burden of living with a cancer gene that has impacted her whole family. Franki, her dad and her two sisters have all been diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives.
