Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
About the event
- What is this event all about?
- Who participates in the event?
- I’ve heard about the World's Greatest Shave (WGS), how do I become involved?
- What are the funds used for?
General
- When is the event on?
- Can I shave or colour at another time of year?
- Is there an age limit – how old do you have to be?
- Is this the same as Bluey Day or Crop a Cop?
- Where do I send you my photograph?
- What is the website address?
- Is the Leukaemia Foundation attempting to set a world record through the World’s Greatest Shave?
Companies
- How can I get my company involved?
- How can I involve my clients/drum up more support?
About the Leukaemia Foundation
- What does the Leukaemia Foundation do?
- Does the Leukaemia Foundation help people with lymphoma?
Registration
- Can a group of us take part?
- My kit / materials haven’t arrived yet
- Which type (category) are you?
Sponsorship and Fundraising
- How do I get more sponsors?
- Can my company make a gift?
- How do I raise more money?
- How can I take sponsorship by credit card?
- Can I knock on doors in my street to ask for donations?
- Can hair be used to raise extra money?
- Can I collect the money as I go or do I wait until after the event?
- Can I use some of the money I’ve raised to pay a hairdresser or to buy hair spray?
- How much of my money goes to the cost of running World’s Greatest Shave?
- How do I order more receipt books or other materials (eg posters, sponsorship forms, badges)?
- What’s the best way to get people to sponsor me?
- Can I set a target so I only shave when I get to $x?
Website/My Shave Page
- What’s My Shave Page?
- What’s the Profile Page?
- What’s the Profile Page for?
- What’s a blog post?
- What picture formats can I upload?
- How big can the file be?
- My photo is too big. How do I make it smaller to upload?
- Can I upload a company logo (if I have a company registration?
- Once I’ve added posts and photos, how do I modify any of them?
- How do I tell my friends/family/workmates about My Profile Page?
Shaving and Colouring
- Does my hair have to be coloured permanently?
- Does the hair colour give you cancer?
- Where can I get hair colour?
- I can’t find a hairdresser
- Do I have to Shave?
- How short do I shave?
- Can I wax instead?
Public Events
- Where can I go to shave?
Merchandise
- Where can I buy World’s Greatest Shave merchandise such as wrist bands and caps?
- Where can I get a hat?
Banking and Receipts
- What is the address to return my receipt books?
- If I register and receive a host kit but do not end up participating do I have to return my receipt book?
- If I have lost, misplaced or thrown my receipt book away what do I do?
- How do I bank the money I’ve raised?
- Am I able to make more than one deposit?
- When do I need to pay my money in by?
- How do I give people receipts?
- How do I give receipts for an unusual amount of money - e.g.: $51?
Disease Information
- What is leukaemia?
- How do people get leukaemia?
Media
- I want to get media coverage from my event – or for my shave.
Legal Information
- Do I have to have public liability insurance for my shave event?
- Why do I have to agree to the waiver?
- What are the risks?
- How does the Leukaemia Foundation handle privacy?
