Show young people living with cancer you care
Buy and Wear a Bandanna
Bandannas are on sale at outlets and schools during October with street sales for National Bandanna Day on 29 October, 2010
CanTeen asks all Australians to buy a bandanna during October to wear on National Bandanna Day (www.bandannaday.com.au) Friday, 29 October.There are five fresh bandanna styles including designs by Industrie Clothing.
National Bandanna Day is CanTeen's biggest annual fundraiser and awareness day, with this year's goal to sell 1 million bandannas. Wearing your bandanna is a powerful gesture that shows young people living with cancer that they are supported and they are not alone.
"When I was going through my cancer treatment, I was bald and I used to wear a bandanna to hide the fact. I believe that if other people wear a CanTeen bandanna it's a great way to show young people like me who are living with cancer that we still look like everyone else if you put a bandanna on." – Ryland, Patient Member, 14yrs old.
The money raised from National Bandanna Day funds over 80 CanTeen programs, camps and services bringing young people living with cancer together in a secure, supportive environment. CanTeen Members learn to deal with the emotional, physical and realistic issues of cancer in their lives.
New Funky Designs
This year's bandannas include old favourites plus five fresh designs, including one called Swirl designed by CanTeen Patient Member and winner of the National Bandanna Day 2010 Member Design Competition, James Henderson (http://bit.ly/NBD10MemberBandanna). Other designs are by long-time CanTeen supporters Industrie Clothing.
Cost and Availability
$4 bandannas will be on sale at Woolworths, Woolworths Petrol and schools around Australia during October. On Friday, 29 October, CanTeen's National Bandanna Day, they will be available at street stalls Australia-wide. To support National Bandanna Day, visit www.bandannaday.com.au or call 1800 226 833.
Cancer Affects Everyone
Everyone is touched by cancer. Research shows that:
One in 100 young Australians will get cancer before the age of 30. One in 10 young Australians have a parent who has been diagnosed with cancerOne in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer during their lives