Shave, spray, shave, spray – what will you do?

Luscious locks, perfectly styled hair, coloured to perfection and often seen as our crowning glory.

Michelle Fagan of Figjam Marketing, the event organiser, believes that the Shavathon is a well-known event and people in our country understand that by shaving or colour-spraying their heads for the event we show support and celebration of life for South African cancer survivors – we remember our loved ones who have lost the their lives to cancer. The participation donation of R50 will go to The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA).

Shavathon is CANSA’s biggest fundraiser which creates national awareness of the work CANSA does in communities throughout South Africa and what they are responsible for on a daily basis in communities across South Africa. CANSA Shavathon raises awareness of the disease which affects one in four South Africans. The funds raised are for prevention programmes and patient care services which will be used to further cancer research and provide home-based care for cancer patients.

In a nutshell, cancer is the uncontrollable growth of cells, forming masses or tumours, and knows no boundaries between race, gender or age, making it impossible to exclude any individual from the possibility of being diagnosed with cancer.

Whether you shave or spray – all you need to do is participate in a shopping centre on Saturday 3rd March 2007 – or get your company registered to host your own event.

For further information log onto www.shavesa.co.za

Contact:

Leigh-Anne Ellis on 011 294 1194 or /Noelene Kotschan on 011 234 0400 or

Shavathon information

The CANSA Shavathon certainly takes the bull by the horns by creating countrywide awareness of the disease, all while raising funds for The Cancer Association of South Africa. With statistics showing that one in four South Africans will be affected by cancer during his or her lifetime, the Shavathon certainly reaches out and aims to reduce these stats by creating national awareness and raises funds to expand prevention programmes and patient care services.

Saturday 3rd March all South African’s can participate at over 60 shopping venues for a R50 donation. Volunteers will shave the participants hair (all long ponytails are kept for the use in making of wigs for chemotherapy patients) or participants can have their hair spray coloured a colour of their choice. (The hair spray is made from vegetable dye allowing for easy removal after one wash) A list of the venues will be released next year.

Friday 2nd March see’s corporate South Africa going bald and colourful as corporates are invited to host their own Shavathon with their staff, clients and families. For further information or to register your company for the Shavathon simply email .