General News
16 May, 2025
Students go blue for Dolly
Friday, May 9, marked 'Do it for Dolly Day' where many schools and community groups turned blue in honour of Dolly Everett's dream of a world free of bullying.
Dolly Everett was only 14 years old when she took her own life as a result of ongoing bullying and cyberbullying.
Her parents Kate and Tick Everett established Dolly's Dream in 2018 alongside her older sister Meg to help change the culture of bullying by addressing the impact of bullying, anxiety, depression and youth suicide through education and offering direct support to young people and families.
'Do it for Dolly Day' is a national fundraising campaign that takes place in May, encouraging Australians to go blue for the cause.
Warracknabeal schools participated in the day and raised funds for the cause.
Student council representatives at Warracknabeal Secondary College (WSC) made blue fairy bread for everyone to enjoy during break time while collecting a generous amount of donations.
Warracknabeal Special Developmental School (WSDS) students took part in a range of activities to promote 'Do it for Dolly Day'.
This included students having their fingernails painted blue and creating crowns that carried the message, "It's cool to be kind".
Warracknabeal Primary School (WPS) also joined in on 'Do it for Dolly Day' where they enjoyed blue iced biscuits provided by the Year 6's.
