MEDIA RELEASE
For immediate release
JUST CUTS™ RAISES $21,600 FOR THE ROYAL FLYING DOCTOR SERVICE OF AUSTRALIA AT ANNUAL CUT-A-RAMA EVENT
Grant Denyer, the Just Cuts™ team and the local Narrabri community rally to raise money for an amazing cause
On Saturday night, the Just Cuts™ team was joined by brand ambassador Grant Denyer, members of the Narrabri community, Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia representatives and participants of the Outback Car Trek at the annual Cut-A-Rama event. Crowds packed the local Crossroads Hotel for the event, which raised $21,600 for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, surpassing our 2015 record of $15,000.
Cut-A-Rama is the kick-off event to the Outback Car Trek, held the night before the official trek commences. Eight Just Cuts™ Stylists from all over Australia helped Outback Car Trek drivers create wild hair styles and colours to sport during their week-long trek.
Thousands of dollars were donated by trekkers to see their friends’ heads shaved, clipped, cut and coloured for the cause.
“I’ve been involved with Just Cuts since 1999, the year they started supporting both the Royal Flying Doctor Service and my fledgling racing car career. I became a brand ambassador for them this year and am thrilled that I could be part of this amazing event,” said Grant.
“We had a huge turn out and it was hilarious to pit mate against mate in support of such a worthy case”, he added.
“This was the 18th Cut-A-Rama event that we’ve put on. We’re so proud to be able to support a charity that impacts the lives of so many people across Australia who wouldn’t ordinarily have that kind of medical and emergency support”, says Denis McFadden, CEO and founder of Just Cuts™ and dedicated Outback Car Trek trekker.
Cut-A-Rama is just one small part of our brand’s ongoing commitment to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Every Just Cuts™ salon in Australia receives a donation box for the charity, which is displayed on reception counters all year round, with Clients, Team Members and Owners alike donating their loose change to the cause.
And since first partnering with the Royal Flying Doctor Service in 1998, Just Cuts™ has raised over $400,000 for the charity through the annual Cut-A-Rama event, our salon donation boxes and a number of other fundraising initiatives.
– ENDS –
For further information about Cut-A-Rama and to organise a photo or interview with Denis McFadden, CEO and founder of Just Cuts™, please contact:
Vanessa Debreczeni
Just Cuts™ Brand and Communications Manager
+61(2) 9527 5444 or vanessa@justcuts.com
You can also download a PDF of this press release by clicking on the attachment below.
More about the Royal Flying Doctor Service
The RFDS is one of the world’s most comprehensive aeromedical organisations. It takes emergency and essential primary healthcare services to the people of remote, rural and regional Australia. Last year, nationally, the Flying Doctor helped over 292,000 people – that’s an average of one every two minutes.
“The RFDS is a not-for-profit organisation. While partially supported by the Commonwealth and State governments, we rely heavily on fundraising and donations from the community. These help us to deliver and expand our services and to purchase and medically-equip aircraft and to finance other major capital initiatives,” said Greg Sam, Chief Executive Officer of the RFDS’ South Eastern Section.
Find out more here: https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au
More about the 2016 Outback Car Trek
This year marks the 27th anniversary of the Outback Car Trek, an annual long distance trek that raises money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. Since it first began, the Trek has raised in excess of $24 million dollars for the charity.
The Trek commenced on Sunday 7th June from Narrabri and will be conducted over seven days, ending in Port Douglas in Far North Queensland.
Find out more here: http://www.outbackcartrek.com.au