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Shave for a Cure

884shavers-149Join Shave and raise awareness!

Wow! More than 1,500 New Zealanders have braved a shave!

To everyone who has participated, thank you for hosting Shave events in your businesses, schools and communities. You have kindly supported the 10,000 people living with a blood cancer or condition.

Congratulations! Your amazing spirit has raised over $540,000! What an incredible accomplishment and we are only half way through the year. Every dollar is one closer to our goal of $1 million.

Shave highlights 

This is a year of firsts. We had our first virtual Shavee, the Airpoints Fairy and our first ever Shave Tweet up in Auckland. We continue to have creative involvement from schools and universities including Auckland University, Massey University, Naenae College, Buckland's Beach Intermediate, Cashmere High School, Fernside Pre-school and many others. Check out the highlights.

Corporate Challenge Top 5

Businesses have also gotten involved. This year, we held the first ever National Business Review (NBR) Corporate Challenge. The Corporate Challenge Top 5 recognises and celebrates the Shave Week top corporate fundraisers.

During the NBR Corporate Challenge, over 31 organisations registered to Shave for a Cure. This year, Farmers came out ahead edging out other New Zealand businesses. With 22 Farmers stores participating, the staffs raised a remarkable $14,067.40. 

The organisations competed for the title of top fundraiser and the chance to be featured on the 30 April cover of NBR. Thank you to businesses and their staffs for you marvellous support!

Corporate Challenge Top 5
Farmers – $21,968.70
Hubbards – $9,000.00
Bunnings – $8,647.60
House of Travel – $5,394
Chiropractic & Sport Shave – $4,200

About Shave

Shave for a Cure is the LBF's signature fundraising event. Register on shaveforacure.co.nz. It's a fun and easy way to raise money, while showing empathy and solidarity for leukaemia patients, many of whom suffer hair loss as a result of life-saving treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

You can still register and shave anytime during the year. Help us reach our goal to get 10,000 people shaving – that’s one shavee for each of the 10,000 New Zealanders living with a blood cancer or condition – like leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma.