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Ponytail Project

Friday April 19

TSAC students raise nearly $7,000 for Cancer Council

For the second year, a group of Year 12 students from The Springfield Anglican College has taken part in the Cancer Council’s Ponytail Project, cutting off their locks to raise nearly $7,000 and provide hair for patients’ wigs

St Margaret’s students and cavoodles raise over $90,000

Almost 100 St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School students and six teachers had their ponytails cut recently, while the school’s two dogs were clipped and coiffed, raising over $90,000 for cancer research and support

St Margaret's Girls School student Isabella donating her ponytail in August 2021 to raise money for Cancer Council Queensland and to help provide hair for oncology and alopecia patients

Empowered to make a difference

Almost $500,000 has been raised by the St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School community for Queenslanders affected by cancer through an entirely student-led initiative – the Ponytail Project. In 2019, Cancer Council Queensland adopted the students’ campaign idea, encouraging schools across the state to involve their students in the cause

St Margaret’s students raise more than $82,000 for Queenslanders affected by cancer

Over 70 students and five teachers at St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School participated in the Ponytail Project recently, raising more than $82,000 for Queenslanders affected by cancer and donating their ponytails for wigs for people who have lost their hair while undergoing treatment

World’s Greatest Shave and Ponytail Project event held at Canterbury

Eighteen Secondary School students and eight staff got their hair shaved, waxed or chopped at Canterbury College recently – all in the name of two great causes