CUT, COLOUR, COVER

Brave the shave or get a bold new CUT, get creative with a new COLOUR or COVER your hair with our funky bandannas on National Bandanna Day (October 24) and help young people find life in the face of cancer.

CUT, COLOUR OR COVER YOUR HAIR IN
3 EASY STEPS

Joining the Bandanna Day team is as easy as 1,2,3! Choose to cut, colour or cover your hair, raise funds to support young Australians impacted by cancer and celebrate the difference you've made! Sign up today to access great fundraising rewards!

Woman cutting her hair for Canteen

1. CHOOSE

Choose to CUT (or shave), COLOUR or COVER your hair for Bandanna Day.

Young women having fun for Cut Colour Cover

2. FUNDRAISE

Raise funds and help young people find life in the face of cancer.

Celebrate your bandanna day impact!

3. CELEBRATE

Celebrate your Bandanna Day impact and the difference you've made!

WHY FUNDRAISING MATTERS

Jacob shares the impact Canteen has made in his life since losing his mum to cancer and why fundraising matters.

JOIN THE CUT, COLOUR, COVER TEAM

486

Fundraisers registered

$26,849

raised

FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS

What is Cut, Colour, Cover?

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Cut, Colour, Cover is a hair challenge connected to Bandanna Day. Participants can choose to cut, colour or cover their hair while raising funds to help young Australians find life in the face of cancer.

  • Be brave and cut (or shave) your hair for Canteen
  • Be bold and colour your hair for young people OR
  • Be creative and cover your hair with Canteen bandannas!

What will you choose?

Can I donate my hair to Canteen?

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We at Canteen can't take hair donations, unfortunately, but here is some info about other organisations that do: 

Grant A Wig for Kids | Australia Alopecia Areata Foundation

Hair with Heart | Variety the Children’s Charity

What kind of dye should I use to colour my hair?

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There are lots of non-toxic hair dyes out there and we fully promote doing this challenge in a risk-free way. Also, there is certainly no expectation that everyone in Australia is in a position to dye their hair – if that’s you, please consider cutting or covering your hair, selling bandannas OR taking the 10,000 steps a day challenge with us.

Find out more

We'd love for you to dye your hair Canteen green or Canteen blue and sport our colours but this event is intended to be first and foremost a challenge so we encourage you to pick a colour that takes you outside of your comfort zone. The crazier you go, the more likely your friends and family will donate to support you!