The St. Baldrick’s Foundation has issued a lofty challenge to everyone who wants to help raise money for childhood cancer research: Be a hero for kids with cancer by shaving your head in return for pledges of financial support from friends and family.
Participants find that shaving their heads in solidarity with the 160,000 children who are diagnosed with cancer each year is a small sacrifice in comparison to what these children endure. Their goal is to raise money to help find a cure for children with cancer now and in the future.
A head-shaving event will be held at the Ivy Inn in Princeton on Saturday, March 15, from 5 to 8 p.m. According to a spokesman, Matt Malatich, at least dozen volunteers are already signed up, and there’s a warm welcome promised to additional participants.
Register at www.StBaldricks.org to go bald.
The mission of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation is to raise awareness and funds to cure kids’ cancer by supporting cancer research and fellowships. St. Baldrick’s began as a challenge among friends and has grown into the world’s largest fundraising event for childhood cancer.
Since its inception in 2000, St. Baldrick’s has raised more than $34 million and shaved more than 46,000 heads in 18 countries and 46 states.
Worldwide, 160,000 kids are diagnosed with cancer each year. Despite tremendous progress, cancer remains the No. 1 disease killer of children in the United States and Canada.
For more information, give Matt Malatich a call at (609) 751-1020.
