HEROES SOUGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN HEAD-SHAVING EVENTS NATIONWIDE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER RESEARCH
What would you look like bald? Like a hero to kids with cancer, says the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.
Crestwood, Kentucky January, 2008 – 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 head 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, and want to raise money to help find a cure for children with cancer now and in the future.
An event will be held locally at Fast Break Pizza on Saturday March 15th. The head-shavings will commence at 1PM. Registration will open at 12:15. Registration will take place at Fast Break Pizza, with the actual shaving taking place at Nails 4 You. Participants may register by visiting http://baldricks.fastbreakpizza.com or by emailing scott@fastbreakpizza.com to request more information.
About the St. Baldrick's Foundation
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 for the cause, shaved over 46,000 heads in 18 countries and 46 US states! Worldwide, 160,000 kids are diagnosed with cancer each year and despite tremendous progress, cancer remains the #1 disease killer of children in the U.S. and Canada.
