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You don’t need to have a team or school group to participate in the Ponytail Project. You can easily #RockTheChop all by your amazing self!

Everyone is welcome to register to rock the chop!

We’ve put together some handy resources here to help you have the ‘chop chat’ with your school.

There is also a handy section located on our website here that will some of the questions your school might have!

Step one: Register!
Get your friends together and create a team! Register or find your teammates right here at Register - Ponytail Project 2025 QLD

Step two: Grow your hair! 
Start growing those locks now so you can donate more hair. 

Step three: Get loud! 
Now it's time to fundraise and hit your target! Share your online fundraising page with friends and family and ask them to support you as you #RockTheChop. 

Step four: Rock the chop! 
#RockTheChop in 2025! You can host your own event for your friends and family, or do it at school, at your local sporting club, or in a salon - the options are endless! 

It’s completely free to register to take part in Ponytail Project.

Yes, this year you will receive a Welcome Kit via email, with lots of awesome resources to get your Pony journey started. We will start emailing Welcome Kits from Monday the 13th of March

Every ponytail chopped, and every dollar raised will help fund crucial local cancer prevention work. You can find out more information about your impact here.

Ponytail Project is all about raising funds and collecting ponytails of 20cm or longer to create wigs for people going through hair loss. 

In saying that, we recognise people might still want to take part and contribute even if they don’t have long hair. You can still donate hair shorter than 20cm; while it can’t be turned into a wig, Sustainable Salons can still put it to good use (did you know that hair is an excellent material for soaking up oil spills?) 

For details on donating hair 20cm or longer, please visit the Sustainable Salons website. 

To learn about donating hair less than 20cm, please visit here.

Look at you go! You can bank cash donations through the dashboard of your online fundraising page. Once logged in, click on 'My Donations', from here click on 'Add Offline Donation'. Alternatively our team can provide you with some unique banking details, please contact us and we can sort this out for you!

Anytime that suits you or your school’s calendar. You can add the date during your registration.

It can be really helpful to visit a salon or hire a professional hairdresser for big chop events. Some school groups ask hairdressers if they can donate their time for the cause. 

However, you don’t need to work with a hairdresser to #RockTheChop. You can find more information about how to properly do your own chops here.  

Congratulations on finishing your fundraising! You are a superstar! Our team at Cancer Council will close your fundraising page at the end of the year and ensure all your incredible funds raised are donated through to us properly.

All hair should be donated to our partner, Sustainable Salons. Visit the Sustainable Salons website to find your nearest salon to hand over your donation. Unfortunately, we can’t accept hair donations at Cancer Council Queensland.

Anyone under the age of 18 conducting a fundraising event or activity must be appropriately supervised by an adult. 

When a child is under the age of 12, they must only carry out Fundraising Activities under the direct supervision of a parent or carer. 

Sustainable Salons provide wigs to people experiencing hair loss due to a range of medical conditions, including cancer.

To make your fundraising as successful as possible, 

- Follow the Ponytail Project accounts on social media
- Share your Ponytail Project fundraising page across all your social media accounts
Invite your friends and family to take part too
- Ask to put up a slide about Ponytail Project on any screens around your school or workplace 
- Print Ponytail Project posters, and use all the Ponytail Project resources located here
- Make sure to share photos and videos from your chop event on social media, and tag Cancer Council Queensland and Ponytail Project. 

Registered to #RockTheChop and want to know how to get the most out of your online fundraising page? 

Your online fundraising dashboard is your own website where you can easily manage your fundraising! 

You can personalise your page with your own story, add photos and send emails to collect donations, thank your donors and bank offline funds.

You can access your dashboard once you are logged in, to log in click on ‘Log In’ in the top right corner.

Don't worry - it happens to the best of us! Once you click login, you'll see a prompt if you've forgotten your details. We'll send you an email with a reminder of your username and a link to reset your password.

There is so much that your Dashboard can do! We suggest logging in and having a look around, if you get stuck or have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to your local office for guidance, you can find their contact details here.

You can add or change photos by clicking on the ‘Edit My Page’ tab. Follow the prompts under ‘Your Gallery’ and ensure you save your changes at the bottom of the page.

You can update your 'why' by navigating to your online fundraising page, on your online fundraising page there is a pen icon located after the current message, click on this icon to update your message and page title.

You can update your fundraising target by clicking on the ‘Edit My Page’ tab. Follow the prompts under ‘Update Your Ponytail Project Fundraising Page’ and ensure you save your changes at the bottom of the page.

You can share your fundraising page to social media by clicking on the Facebook, Twitter, Email and LinkedIn icons. You can find these icons within ‘My Dashboard’ and located on your online fundraising page under your name.