Many Germiston residents were sporting new hair-dos as the annual Cansa Shavathon rolled into town.
Fortitude Hair and Beauty Salon host successful Cansa Shavathon.
The Cansa Shavathon is one of South Africa’s best-loved annual events in support of a very worthy cause, namely showing solidarity with those affected by cancer.
Patients losing their hair is a common side-effect of many cancer treatments so shaving your head has become a symbolic gesture of support for cancer survivors and one of the focuses of the Shavathon.
But not everyone can shave their hair or is brave enough to, so for this colouring your hair or paying a ‘Bail Out Fee’ has become a popular option.
This year Fortitude Hair and Beauty Salon, DJL Hair Studio and Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly in conjunction with Mamba Security, each held a Shavathon, giving Germiston’s community a chance to show their support for this worthy cause, last Saturday.
In total, Germiston’s three Shavathons raised an impressive R19 299.40 for Cansa.
Fortitude Hair and Beauty Salon, held their event at Harvard Café at Rand Airport.
“We had a great day and managed to raise R5 000,” said Gabriela Kleynhans, the owner of Fortitude Hair and Beauty Salon.
“We were lucky enough to have amazing volunteers and even had a sponsored prize from Lanza, which was a family combo pack of shampoo, conditioner, pills and a shake to the value of R1 050, which went towards our raffle prize which already included a wet brush and a voucher for a cut and blow and facial from our salon.”
Gabriela thanked Harvard Café for their support.
“They let us use the venue for free, sponsored food and refreshments for the volunteers and also made a donation to the cause.
“We are so grateful for them for going the extra mile,” she said.
DJL Hair Studio held their event at the Virgin Active complex, in Denlee, and owner Charlene Britz and her team were in high spirits and thrilled with the end results.
The studio managed to raise R6 814.40 and also received an anonymous donation of R5 000, bringing their total to R11 814.40.
Mamba Security hosted their Shavathon with the help of the Rest-a-While Service Centre for the Elderly, who also hosted a community market on the day. The team raised R2 485 in Primrose. Over and above this, Mamba head office donated R9 675, for a total of R12 160.
The total proceeds of the day, R28 974.40, will be donated to Cansa.