With a Goal to Raise $40,000 and have 100 Shavees Go Bald
DEWITT, IOWA-St. Baldrick’s of Clinton County, a volunteer-driven charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, will host its 7th annual head-shaving event at Lincoln Park in DeWitt on Saturday, April 29th at 11:30 a.m. The beautifully built band shell in Lincoln Park will serve as the perfect backdrop, showcasing the shavees and their commitment to raising funds and walking in solidarity with children battling cancer.
Shavees can become heroes for kids with cancer by shaving their heads in return for pledges of financial support from friends and family. Participants find that shaving their head in solidarity with children who are diagnosed with cancer each year, often losing their hair because of treatment, is a small sacrifice in comparison to what these children endure.
Why all the shaved heads? Because, every two minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer, and one in five of these children will not survive. Those who do survive often suffer long-term effects from treatment too harsh for their developing bodies. Kids are special, especially when it comes to cancer treatment and the St. Baldrick’s Foundation understands the need to treat them that way. Kids deserve the chance to be kids – fun loving, carefree, refreshingly honest, and always a little goofy. Donations raised at events like this support the development of childhood cancer treatments that are as unique as every kid is.
Since starting the event in 2011, St. Baldrick’s of Clinton County has raised over $175,000 to support the development of childhood cancer treatments and research throughout the state of Iowa, directly affecting children in our community.
The event will kick off at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 29 at Lincoln Park. The head-shavings will commence at 1:00 p.m. There will be food, music, kids’ activities, a bake sale and silent auction. Organizers encourage attendees to bring a lawn chair, tailgate and be a part of this moving event.
The committee is in need of barbers, volunteers and shavees. Those interested in helping are asked to register at https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/5580/2017
Stay up to date with St. Baldrick’s of Clinton County by liking their Facebook page: www.facebook.com/StBaldricksClintonCountyIowa. Questions? Contact Jennifer Naeve at 563-249-3854 or jnaeve73@gmail.com.
About St. Baldrick’s Foundation As the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation believes that kids are special and deserve to be treated that way. St. Baldrick’s funds are granted to some of the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts in the world and to innovative explorers who bring with them the promise of a future free from childhood cancers. Kids need treatments as unique as they are – and that starts with funding research just for them. Join us at StBaldricks.org to help support the best cancer treatments for kids.
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