Tips for a great World's Greatest Shave event
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Event date
First up, don't worry if you don't have a date for your Shave, Cut, or Colour event locked in yet. You can start fundraising first and choose your date whenever you're ready.
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Gather your friends and family
Once you've chosen a date, start talking to family and friends about the big day. You'll be amazed by how much people want to help, whether it be bringing food, taking photos, or being there to cheer you on.
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Check out the checklist
Our fundraising guide has an awesome event day checklist to help you plan. Download the guide here.
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Theme it
Look the part on the day with World's Greatest Shave merchandise (you can order it here). Get creative and decorate your event with posters and bunting.
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Share your big day on your socials
Go viral on social media by live-streaming your event or simply share the best moments online after the event to attract more donors.
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Enjoy the moment
When your big day arrives, whether it’s in a backyard, the office, a hairdresser or at your local – enjoy it surrounded by those that matter.
TOP FUNDRAISING TIPS
Making the first donation
Get the ball rolling and donate to your fundraising page. You'll lead by example and give others an amount to match.
Share your fundraising page again and again
You're doing an incredible thing – so shout it loud and proud, and often. The more times you share your page on your socials and via email, the more donations you're likely to get. And get creative with who you share your page with – the more people, the better.
Auction off your hair
Auction off the right to Shave, Cut, or Colour your hair – it's stacks of fun. Or section your hair into small plaits and charge people to do the chop.
Sell your pre-loved goodies
Declutter and fundraise at the same time. Hold a garage sale or sell them on Gumtree or Facebook Marketplace.
SCHOOL FUNDRAISING TIPS
Casual day
Hold a school casual day for a donation. It's an easy way to raise funds as a team and you'll be guaranteed maximum participation.
Get SRC involved
Your Student Representative Council is a great resource when it comes to fundraising and school support for your big event day. Talk to them about how they can help to raise funds and spread the word.
Sausage sizzle or bake sale
A firm favourite, these are very popular at recess and lunch time. Ask for donations from the wider school community for baked goods and sausages.
Talk at assembly
Tell everyone about your team and your big event. Interview some of your team members and reveal if they are Shaving, Cutting, or Colouring. It's a great way to create excitement and recruit more members.
WORK FUNDRAISING TIPS
Morning tea
Hold a fundraising morning or afternoon tea at work, with lots of opportunities for donations online and in person.
Friendly competition
There's nothing like a bit of friendly competition to really drive up the fundraising. You could hold a competition between departments or office locations, with a prize for the highest fundraising team.
Dollar matching
Ask your workplace to dollar match the donations your team receives.
Bounty the boss
Persuade your CEO to Shave, Cut, or Colour their hair if your team reaches their fundraising goal.
Make the most of your big day
Get everyone involved and enjoy the feel-good vibes. Auction off clipper privileges to the highest bidder in the office, hold a sausage sizzle, and have Colour station ready to go for donations.
Donate your hair
By donating the hair you Cut or Shave, you can take your impact even further.
We’ve teamed up with Sustainable Salons to recycle your hair into charitable wigs for Australians with cancer.
How to cut a ponytail for donation
If your ponytail is a minimum of 20cm long (coloured hair is okay), you can donate it to help create a wig.
Follow these 4 easy steps to give your hair a second life.
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Prepare your hair before you Cut or Shave
Keep your hair dry – no wet hair please. Section hair and secure each ponytail 1-2cm down from where you will cut. Then plait each ponytail and tie it tightly at the bottom.
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Measure your ponytail
Aim for 36cm+, especially if the hair is uncoloured as these ponytails make the best wigs. However, all ponytails 20cm+ are accepted.
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Cut your hair
Cut 1-2cm above the elastic of each ponytail
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Bag and post your hair
Place ponytails in a zip lock bag and mail in a postage envelope to:
World’s Greatest Shave Ponytails
c/o Sustainable Salons
GPO BOX 322 SYDNEY, NSW 2001
Hair less than 20cm in length?
We can still transform your hair clippings into floating hair booms to mop up oil spills in our oceans.
Dry hair clippings and ponytails shorter than 20cm must be placed in a separate zip lock bag and posted to:
World’s Greatest Shave Ponytails
c/o Sustainable Salons
GPO BOX 322 SYDNEY, NSW 2001
Recycle your hair at a Sustainable Salon
Our Sustainability partner, Sustainable Salons has a network of more than 1,400 salons who can help you Cut, Colour or Shave on the big day and collect your ponytails/hair clippings so they can be recycled into charitable wigs or hair booms to help in oil spill emergencies.
Find your nearest salonGrab our hair donation guide
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Shout it out loud
Tell people what you're doing and why you're fundraising. Share away on your socials with our graphic tiles, templated posts and more.
