Frequently Asked Questions

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The biggest stigma for cancer patients, especially children, is hair loss that happens as a result of chemotherapy. While this is the least of the effects of cancer treatment, it can still be traumatic. The idea of GoBald is for participants to help raise money and shave their heads in solidarity for children with cancer, to show them that we understand, that it’s ok to lose their hair as they walk the path towards recovery; and to shine a spotlight on the need for members of the community to do their part.

The money raised is used to help with the operational costs of the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society (SCCS) centres (in Kuching and Miri), and also to provide for additional or unscheduled medical treatments. The funds are also used for financial aid, and for the general welfare of childhood cancer patients and their families. Click here to find out more.

To support this event, you can choose any of the options below:

• • GoBald to show moral support, by registering online. There is a minimum donation of RM 50 required should you decide to GoBald.
  

• • Make a donation to Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society to show moral support.

Please see below for Kuching Program

Saturday and Sunday all day activities

• Last minute Registration for GoBald 2024 Kuching
• Colouring  corner
• Resin Art
• Perler Beads

Saturday 29 June 2024

Sunday 30 June 2024

Due to the current Covid-19 situation, we are not carrying out any physical public events this year. You can register online here. We have opened online registration for participants to easily fundraise and promote their cause without needing to hold on to cash via online donation, allow direct provision of receipts from SCCS to donors, and book their preferred shaving appointment online. Registration closes on 30 June 2024, or when shave appointment slots are fully booked, whichever comes first.

Yes, you can change your status from shavee to fundraiser anytime, on your fundraiser page by clicking on "I'm Shavee" and selecting "Raise Funds Only" before 5pm on 10th June 2024. If you aren’t able to shave, you can still do your part to help raise awareness and much-needed funds for the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society. If you decide to brave the shave and would like to convert your fundraiser status back to shavee status, you can do so by 5pm on 10th June 2024.

Yes, you can sign up as a fundraiser here, to help raise awareness and much-needed funds for the Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society. If you decide to brave the shave and would like to convert your fundraiser status to shavee status, you can do so by 5pm on 10th June 2024.

For students below the age of 18 who want to take part in this event, we require that you get consent from your school and parents by filling in our Parental Consent Form and submit the form when you book your shave appointment.

Due to hygiene reasons, individuals with scalp conditions or sensitivities such as scalp injuries, sores on scalp, scars on scalp (from operations or injuries) are advised not to participate in the event.

We strongly encourage all GoBald shavees to shave at least number one (1/8 of an inch), as the main aim of GoBald is to show children with cancer who are suffering from hair loss due to chemotherapy treatment, that it's ok to be bald. However, if you have any restrictions due to work or health/skin/personal reasons, we do advise that you can also share this in your profile page so to let your supporters know.

Registration for shaving slots for each main event will open by 20th May 2024, and close by 30 June 2024, or when the shaving slots are all fully booked. You’ll receive a code which will act as your shaving pass, which you will show at the salon or main event, as proof of your booking. Shaving appointments are not interchangeable. Please contact us at gobald@sccs.org.my or PM us on the GoBald Facebook page at fb.com/gobald if you wish to change your slot.

Kuching - Ray’s Salon (Google Maps link)

Sibu - Danny Hair Academy (Google Maps link)

Bintulu - T2H Eternity (Google Maps link)

Miri 

- Paul & Jennifer (Google Maps link)

- Fion Hair Studio (Google Maps link)

Kindly be no later than 15 minutes after your chosen time slot. For example, if you have chosen 1:30PM, please do not arrive later than 1:45PM. Otherwise you will need to book a new appointment. You must show your confirmation email to be able to carry out the appointment.

Participants may only bring 1 other person to assist with photo or video taking, as a courtesy to the salon partner to ensure their continued and smooth business operations. 

Please see below chart for reference

Here are a few options:

• • Make a donation to a GoBald profile

  Choose an individual here or a group here

  • Make a donation to the general GoBald event

  Click on the black Donate Now button on the top right of the page 

  Watch How to Donate video here

All cash donations , either made through this website or by other means, are tax deductible (applicable only to donations made within Malaysia). As long as the donor completes the information requested in the donation form, the donor will receive the tax exemption receipt by email within 14 working days of the donation made, to the email address provided.  Please ensure you check the box marked ‘Yes, I would like a receipt’ before submitting your donation. 

A payment confirmation will be sent to you, as proof of donation received, and the tax exemption receipt will be emailed to you after 14 working days.

For donations received online on the GoBald website, a minimum donation of RM10 is required, as we have a certain level of administrative cost that needs to be maintained (website maintenance, notification systems etc). As such we require at least RM10 should you wish to claim for tax-exemption. For donations of RM20,000 and above in a single receipt or accumulated in a calendar year, we are required to declare to the Inland Revenue Board of Malaysia.

The Inland Revenue Board (IRB, or commonly known as LHDN, Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri) has recently issued the revised Guidelines for Approval of Director General of Inland Revenue under Subsection 44(6) of the Income Tax Act dated 15 May 2019 (“Revised Guidelines”). The Revised Guidelines supersede the previous Guidelines dated April 2005 (“Previous Guidelines”).

Based on the Revised Guidelines, the individual donor is required to provide complete information of the following details in order to obtain an official tax exemption receipt from the organisation:

a. Donor’s name

b. Identity card number / passport number

c. Complete mailing address

Should you wish for the receipt to be issued under company name, please provide the following details:

a. Full business name as it appears on company registration

b. Full company registration number as it appears on company registration

c. Complete company mailing address

The Revised Guidelines also states that approved institutions or organisations cannot issue tax exemption receipts to donors who do not provide their complete personal information.

Donations Enquiry

Tel: +6 082 686 276

Operation Hours:

Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm

Email: administrator@sccs.org.my

Kindly email us  with your Name and IC, and details to be changed, within 2 days after making a donation. We regret to inform that, we are unable to process a change of name of e-receipt (with the exception for spelling errors or number errors for NRIC based on the e-form submitted to us during when making this donation) after 2 working days of receiving the receipt as this would generate a duplicate amount in the e-receipt system.

Donations to SCCS can also be made via:

Walk-in at the SCCS office

• SCCS website

• Boost

- S Pay

• Simplygiving.com -  www.simplygiving.com/nonprofit/sccs

• Online transfer: 

Bank          :    Maybank (Malayan Banking Berhad)

Account Name      :    Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society

Bank Account No.:    5-61257-0-00858

(for online transfer - Kindly provide this information together with the transaction and email to accounts@sccs.org.my for your receipt)

Cheques should be made payable to "Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society".

For donations in support of a shavee, kindly access their individual profile and click on ‘Donate’ to make a donation.

For errors encountered when making online donations, kindly print screen the error message and/ or forward the transaction notification and email to gobald@sccs.org.my or send us a private message at fb.com/gobald. Please include your name, NRIC and contact number in your email for verification purposes.

We will encourage you to restart your internet browser first before trying again using a different credit/debit card (only VISA or MasterCard is accepted). Do not continue with your first transaction.

All requests will be responded to within three working days.

As one of the objectives of GoBald is to tell children with cancer that it is OK to be bald, hence we don't collect shaven hair to make wigs. However, shavees who wish to donate their hair to make wigs may contact Locks Of Hope