BANDANNA DAY 2025
Thank you to everyone who went Red for Rangatahi this year!
Our community helped raise vital funds to support the long-term emotional and social wellbeing of rangatahi impacted by cancer. We couldn't do it without you!
Save the date, Bandanna Day is back 12 June, 2026!
Andy Czar just donated $52.75- Craig McLeod just donated $52.75
- Elisabeth M just donated $50
- Marina Vaemolo just donated $28.49
- Michelle Vincent just donated $21.10
- Peter just donated $36.93
- Miriam just donated $42.20
- Ruby just donated $20
- Bridget Franklin just donated $20
- Susan just donated $21.10
- Chandar just donated $50
- Apa & Eddie just donated $52.75
- Cemlyn Waters just donated $21.60
- Joy & JC Caballero just donated $52.75
- Kathryn just donated $21.10
- Irene Hunter just donated $21.10
- Jones whanau just donated $52.75
- Your actual favourite cousin just donated $10.55
- Oma and Granddad just donated $52.75
- Anna just donated $52.75
Our community has made a
BIG DIFFERENCE
Whether you bought a bandanna, donated, fundraised, or simply shared the cause, every small action added up to something big.
Toghether, this Bandanna Day, we’ve raised enough to provide...
OVER 2,000
including counselling sessions, Youth Worker check-ins, and urgent support calls.
MORE THAN 60
peer support events where rangatahi can open up and connect over the tough stuff.
WHY GO RED?
Cancer can be incredibly isolating, especially for rangatahi. Whether dealing with their own diagnosis, supporting a loved one, or grieving someone they’ve lost, the emotional and social toll is huge.
Canteen is the only national charity in Aotearoa dedicated to providing free, specialised support for rangatahi impacted by cancer, but we receive no direct government funding. Every bandanna, fundraiser, donation and every act of support helps ensure rangatahi don’t face cancer alone.
23,000 WHOPPERS
Aotearoa showed up with an appetite for good this Bandanna Day!
From 28 May to 3 June, our sponsors Burget King turned every WHOPPER into something even more powerful! For every WHOPPER sold, they donated $1 to Canteen in support of Bandanna Day.
The result? 23,175 Whoppers = $23,175 raised to ensure rangatahi never have to face cancer alone.
Ngā mahi Burger King.
GONE IN A FLASH!
Our epic collab with Viva La Dirt League was a massive hit! 1,400 exclusive bandannas snapped up by fans who wanted to do good and get their hands on something truly special.
Designed by VLDL just for Canteen, this one-of-a-kind bandanna brought their legendary style to life.
We're so pleased that our supporters get to keep their one-of-a-kind bandanna as a lasting reminder of the difference they've made.
LEADERBOARDS
SUPPORTING RANGATAHI LIKE ELLA
"At first, opening up about my feelings felt confronting. Telling someone else what I was going through made it feel more real. But in that first session with my counsellor at Canteen, something shifted. I finally felt heard. I finally felt like maybe I was going to be okay.”
Ella is just one of hundreds of rangatahi supported by Canteen each year. Support from Bandanna Day helps make this possible.
WATCH ELLA'S STORY 👉
YOUR IMPACT
SMALL ACTIONS, BIG CHANGE
Bandanna Day is about more than wearing a bandanna, it’s about making a difference in the lives of rangatahi impacted by cancer.
Every year, 4,200 rangatahi in Aotearoa are impacted, and Canteen is here to make sure they don’t face it alone. With no direct government funding, we rely on people like you.
Your support, whether you buy a bandanna, donate, or fundraise, helps provide free, life-changing support like counselling and peer connection.
THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING SPONSORS
