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Vershano is very sickly and spends most of his time in hospital, but he wanted to give back to those who were fighting cancer, so he donated his hair to CANSA to be used to make a wig for those in need.

I spent Saturday 5 October 2019 at Wonderboom National Airport with the wonderful ‘Little Annie’ Antonov family where they flew disadvantaged children as well as some children who had cancer.One of the ideas was to cut volunteer passengers’ hair whilst the aircraft was flying and this was undertaken by two local hairstylists Sue van den Bergh and Henry Wakefield who had Veronica Hewett and Kayleigh Weiss seated in deck chairs for the exercise.

Cheryl Harvey of Fascination Wigs did some training with CANSA staff on wig care, how to measure the head of a patient and how to alter a wig to make it smaller for the patients. She explained how to care of heat defiant wigs and which combs to use. Then all the pros and cons […]

This Weekend Shavathon Colours HOPE @ Shopping Centres (Sat, 2nd March | selected venues Sun, 3rd March). We hope you will join us in showing those affected by cancer that they are not alone! Funds raised will go towards CANSA’s care and support programmes for cancer Survivors (patients) and loved ones. It is a time to laugh, have fun, reflect, shed a tear, to be thankful, and to pay respect to those fighting cancer, alongside others who are similarly affected. To remember and honour those who lost the fight. Please remember to share your participation with us on social media platforms using the hashtag #CANSAShavathon.

Why are you participating in Shavathon this year? What does it mean to you? Who are you paying tribute to? Every day we hear the most amazing stories of encouragement, bravery, hope, tears and humour. Please share your Shavathon story in the ‘Comment’ box at the bottom of this page… – upload your pics and videos to your Facebook, Twitter & Instagram accounts using #Shavathon.

Hot91.9’s Mark Pilgrim will be doing a live broadcast outside Randridge Mall, Gauteng, from 09:00 to 12:00

#Shavathon Ads 2019 – an SABC Foundation supported initiative…

There’s no time to lose – register your Shavathon event and order your products today – eShop open until 22nd February 2019!

Join CANSA and give COLOUR to HOPE at #CANSAShavathon 2019…

It’s time for CANSA’s 16th national Shavathon campaign with the theme ‘Colouring Hope’. Shavathon events take place at shopping centres across the country on Saturday, 2 March 2019, with a few venues offering events on Sunday, 3 March. Participating provides an opportunity for everyone to be involved in ‘Colouring Hope’, by spraying or stencilling their hair, or shaving their head, or donating a ponytail to make a wig. See details about hosting events, raising funds online and our limited edition colouring book for kids and CANSA ‘Colouring Hope’ Wraps…