Thank you to everyone who took part in Wig Wednesday 2024!
Check out our highlights, take our survey to win, and save the date for Wig Wednesday 2025
It was an incredible month. So many people up and down the motu got together with their school, workplace or community to raise funds and awareness for tamariki with cancer – many of whom lose their hair during treatment.
Thanks to the hard work and generosity of our fundraisers, a whopping $184,000 has been raised at the time we’re posting this – and we’re still counting! What an amazing effort! The funds will make a huge difference for Kiwi families impacted by childhood cancer.
If you were a fundraiser and you still need to donate your money, or need any help in doing so, please check our donations page or email donations@childcancer.org.nz.
Wiggy highlights
Thanks so much to everyone who has sent us their photos. Here are some of our faves for you to enjoy!
Trip up to Starship
A very special trip with Scotty the Sky Tower up to Starship with a remote button to light up the Sky Tower!
Oxygen Property Management – Lower Hutt
Held a special sausage sizzle raising $576.10
Marc Brokenshire at New World Illam
This team raised just short of $9K with a quiz night and multiple head shaves! "We are passionate about the cause – I lost my best mate when we were both 11 some 37 years ago – so it’s a great way to remember him"
Thomas Patterson and Luci Corbett
Thomas and Luci held a fundraiser at Thomas' School. Children arrived with varying wacky crazy hair and a huge variety of wigs. Parents, kids and some dogs were all dressed up and supporting the cause.
We delivered cupcakes to the nurses at CHOC for Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Nurses Day
Donning wigs of course!
Coast FM went above and beyond
Supporting us with this awesome morning tea fundraiser!
Our Tamaki office got wiggy!
Even Jimmy wore a wig!
The Hits
Thanks to the Christchurch office for getting involved!
In memory of his younger sister who passed 21 years ago
Aiden died his hair and held a fundraiser at his primary school
Naynes and Manuel families and the wonderfully supportive Filipino community
$5,960 was raised, and they want to give it a go next year too
The CCF team collecting at the base of the Sky Tower on Wig Wednesday
To watch the Sky Tower Go Gold for Child Cancer Awareness Month
Wig Wednesday at the Sky Tower
Tommy lit the Sky Tower gold in recognition of the 3 children that are diagnosed with child cancer a week.
Wig Wednesday participant survey
Did you get wiggy this year? Your feedback is valued, and we’d love your help in making Wig Wednesday bigger and better next time! Please jump into our online survey here to let us know how it went for you, and you’ll go in the draw to WIN a jumbuck camping stove!*
*T&Cs: To be eligible to win, you must have participated in Wig Wednesday 2024 and completed the fundraiser survey. Winners will be drawn 13 November 2024.
Save the date for 2025
Did you love taking part in Wig Wednesday this year? Or maybe you were watching on the sidelines, wishing you were part of the fun? Now’s the time to mark your calendars for 2025!
Join us on Wednesday 10 September for Wig Wednesday 2025 to raise more vital funds to support Kiwi kids with cancer and their whānau.
If you can’t join us on the 10th, you can choose any day in September that works for you.
Stay tuned for more information closer to the time. We can’t wait to get wiggy with you again next year!
Thank you again to all who made Wig Wednesday 2024 such a wonderful success!
