WE'RE BIG ON FUNDRAISING
At Canteen Aotearoa, we're all about coming together to support rangatahi impacted by cancer, and now you can be a part of that.
This fundraising community is your space to make a real difference.
Every dollar raised goes directly towards providing essential services like mental health services, one-on-one counseling, peer support programs, and access to resources that ensure rangatahi don't need to face cancer alone.
Want to get involved?
Check out our opportunities below or create your own fundraising challenge.
Run the Auckland Marathon for Canteen
Join us in New Zealand's biggest and most colourful running celebration, the Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Marathon. Sign up individually or create a team, raise vital funds to help ensure our services can continue to support rangatahi across Aotearoa, and participate in New Zealand's most iconic marathon!
The steps you take in becoming a fundraiser for Canteen will make a BIG impact in the lives of the rangatahi we support.
As part of this partnership, Pinot & Picasso NZ has designed a custom bandanna that embodies the fun and colourful spirit both organisations share. The bandanna will be available for purchase, with all proceeds going directly to Canteen Aotearoa. In addition, Pinot & Picasso NZ will host in-studio DIY bandanna sessions, where participants can create their own unique designs. For every DIY session, $10 from each ticket sold will be donated to Canteen Aotearoa, ensuring that each attendee contributes directly to this meaningful cause.
Upcoming Fundraising Opportunities & Events
We have so much happening in the coming year and we want to keep you up-to-date and involved. If you're keen to participate in one of the below events or fundraising activities, but sign ups are not open yet, shoot us an email at fundraising@canteen.org.nz and let us know which one you're keen to sign up for. We'll make sure to send you an email to let you know when sign ups are open.
This amazing selection of events has been carefully catered to include a range of activities for all fitness levels. The Tauranga Half, AquaBike, and Waitoa Mount Festival Half Marathon are all included in this festival.
Each participant can make a donation to Canteen Aotearoa when they sign up and encourage their whānua, friends, colleagues, and community to donate as well.
Last year we made just shy of $7,500 so this year we are aiming to crush that $10,000 mark.If you're looking for a charity to support at next years Round the Bays, look no further. Every dollar you raise goes directly to rangatahi impacted by cancer.
Sign ups for Round the Bays 2025 aren't quite open yet, but once they are we'll update this page to include all the information about how you can get involved, fundraise for Canteen, and raise vital funds for those impacted by cancer.
Save the date: Bandanna Day 2025
Bandanna Day is a time for our community across Aotearoa to show their support of the work Canteen does for rangatahi impacted by cancer. Buy a bandanna, wear a bandanna, sell a bandanna, or organise a fundraiser at home, work, or school. No matter how you decide to show your support, we encourage you to do so on Friday 13 June 2025.
So mark your calendars because Bandanna Day will be here before you know it!
Create your own fundraiser
Shave your head, host a company event, chuck some sausages on the BBQ - whatever fundraiser you choose, we want to hear about it.
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Making a difference.
Around 4,200 new rangatahi are impacted by cancer each year, whether it's their own diagnosis or cancer in their whānau. Last year, Canteen supported almost 700 of those rangatahi impacted by cancer in Aotearoa.
Our evidence-based support helps to reduce distress, and 96% of rangatahi would recommend us to their peers.
