MEDIA RELEASE
Monday 15th May 2017
For immediate release
CUT-A-RAMA FUNDRAISING EVENT HEADING TO GRIFFITH
Saturday 3rd June from 6pm
Hotel Victoria | 384 Banna Ave, Griffith, NS
The annual Cut-A-Rama fundraising event is heading to Griffith, New South Wales, with all proceeds to be donated to the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. This year, the event will be held at Hotel Victoria on Banna Ave. And we’re aiming to beat last year’s fundraising effort of over $20,000!
Cut-A-Rama is the kick-off event to the Outback Car Trek, held the night before the official trek commences, and is organised by Just Cuts™. At the event, Just Cuts™ Stylists from all over Australia help drivers create wild hair styles and colours to sport during the week-long trek.
At Cut-A-Rama, Outback Car Trek participants and onlookers donate thousands of dollars to see their friends’ heads shaved and cut into hilarious styles or sprayed in the most outlandish colours. Guests from the local community are also welcome to take part.
“This is the 19th year of Cut-A-Rama, an event that we’re extremely proud to put on for all Outback Car Trek participants and the local community”, says Denis McFadden, CEO and founder of Just Cuts™ and dedicated trekker.
“The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is a charity that has always been very close to my heart. Not only because of the inspiring work they do, but also for the huge impact that they have on so many people across Australia. Through Cut-A-Rama, we can raise even more funds for this fantastic charity”, he adds.
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.
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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:
Kelly Gaunt
Just Cuts™ Brand and Communications Manager
+61(2) 9527 5444 or kelly@justcuts.com
More about the Royal Flying Doctor Service
The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is one of the largest and most comprehensive aeromedical organisations in the world, providing extensive primary health care and 24-hour emergency service to people over an area of 7.3 million square kilometres.
Delivered by a dedicated team of professionals, using the latest in aviation, medical and communications technology, and support by a vast number of volunteers and supporters, the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia is vital for those who live, work and travel in rural and remote Australia.
Find out more here: https://www.flyingdoctor.org.au
More about the 2017 Outback Car Trek
This year marks the 28th 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 $25 million dollars for the charity.
The 28th Flying Doctor Outback Car Trek will be conducted over 7 days and the 2017 Trek will leave from Griffith in south-western NSW on Sunday morning June 4th, and will travel to Port Macquarie on the north coast of NSW, arriving on Saturday afternoon June 10th 2017.
Find out more here: http://www.outbackcartrek.com.au