More than 100 students at St Margaret’s will cut off their ponytails, raising funds to support those affected by cancer while also donating their hair to make wigs for patients who have lost their hair due to cancer or a medical condition.
The Ponytail Project was first launched in 2015 by four St Margaret’s students after a member of the school community was diagnosed with cancer.
Sadly, in 2016, St Margaret’s lost beloved teacher and past student, Amanda Minotti, who passed away from cancer, giving the community even more reason to support the Ponytail Project.
In 2018, the Cancer Council adopted the concept, launching the Ponytail Project throughout Queensland and in 2019 expanded the campaign into South Australia and Western Australia.
Now in its ninth year, St Margaret’s Ponytail Project has raised over half a million dollars in financial donations to the Cancer Council Queensland and The Minotti Trust (established to support the young family of Amanda Minotti) and the ponytails have been donated and made into countless wigs for patients suffering hair loss.
Last year, the school’s event raised just short of $100,000 with almost 100 students and teachers participating. This year, 109 students and four teachers have already registered to cut their ponytails and more than $60,000 has already been raised.
To support the Ponytail Project, make a donation here: Ponytail Project Fundraising Page