Canteen’s Double Day appeal ran from August 20 - 24, rallying supporters around a simple but powerful objective: to fund life-saving counselling sessions for young people impacted by cancer.
Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of more than 1200 donors, the campaign raised over $109,000, funding more than 950 free counselling sessions for teenagers and young adults navigating the emotional toll of cancer.
Canteen’s counselling is confidential, free, and delivered by professionals trained to understand the unique challenges cancer brings. Whether it’s fear, grief, or uncertainty, young people can speak openly - often for the first time - and receive support tailored to their needs.
Stories like Saskia's show the real impact of these services. With Canteen’s help, she found strength and strategies to cope with cancer’s disruption -and a place where she felt truly heard and understood. Thanks to Canteen, she was able to overcome the challenges of cancer; and thanks to our generous supporters, there will be many more young people like Saskia who can access Canteen counselling services.
A heartfelt thank you goes out to our matching partners: Pillow Talk, Gresham Partners, and three anonymous donors whose contributions doubled the impact of every gift. Every donation was matched dollar-for-dollar by these partners, doubling the number of counselling sessions funded. From everyone at Canteen - thank you for your generous donations during Double Day. Your support helps ensure no young person faces cancer alone.
Watch this thank you video from our CEO, Siona Hardy:
