Celebrating Our Do It For Dolly Day Fundraising Champions

October 7, 2026

Blue Team photo 1 Hastings Deering Darwin DIFDD 2026

Every Do It For Dolly Day our community comes together with one simple message to "Go Blue to End Bullying". Schools, workplaces, sporting clubs, businesses and communities across the country help raise awareness, spread kindness, and ensure no young person, family or community has to face it alone.

We're incredibly proud to recognise our 2026 Fundraising Champions – businesses and individuals who each raised more than $5,000 for Dolly's Dream through their Do It For Dolly Day fundraising efforts.

The creativity, generosity and community spirit behind these fundraising efforts was nothing short of extraordinary. Across Australia, supporters turned entire towns blue, filled showgrounds with family festivals, hosted golf days, community dinners and country market events. They shaved beards in solidarity, made cakes and brought together workplaces, schools and sporting clubs to stand together to help end bullying.

From Blue Donuts, to a Long Journey in a Kenworth

In the Northern Territory, neighbouring farmers travelled long distances to gather at events, while cafés created special Dolly Donuts, businesses decorated their stores in blue, and local communities found countless creative ways to turn kindness into action.

One remarkable young fundraiser, Evie, travelled all the way from Tasmania to Townsville and back again with her dad in his Kenworth truck, using every stop along the journey to share Dolly's story, encourage donations and spread kindness.

Every Dollar Raised Helps Aussie Kids

Every year is a reminder that no matter where you live or how you choose to get involved, every act of kindness can make a lasting difference. Collectively, your efforts sparked thousands of conversations about bullying, encouraged communities to stand together, and demonstrated the incredible impact that can be achieved when people rally behind a cause they believe in.

Every dollar raised helps Dolly's Dream continue delivering anti-bullying education in schools, free support for families navigating bullying, practical online resources, school workshops and programs that empower young people to create kinder, more inclusive communities.

Thank you for making such an extraordinary difference. Your kindness, generosity and determination are helping ensure more children, families and communities know they are never alone.