Nearly 500 Volunteers to Shave Their Heads at Event
The Village of Romeo, Mich., will host a St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving event to raise funds and awareness for life-saving childhood cancer research on Saturday, March 10. With a goal of raising $250,000 nearly 500 participants, 19 of which are women, have registered to shave their heads to prove that it takes everyone to help Conquer Kids’ Cancer!
The Village of Romeo event is one of the top St. Baldrick’s fundraisers with more than 5,000 people coming out to support the more than 500 volunteers that are anticipated to shave by days end. The event will be a full day of activities, including a kid’s carnival, various live music performances and raffle drawings. Local Romeo St. Baldrick’s Honored Kids, Pietro Pellerito, Adam Nyquist and Noah Costa, will be in attendance and are available for interview. Both have experienced their own journeys with cancer and know the importance of raising funds and spreading awareness about the Foundation’s mission.
Why all the shaved heads? St. Baldrick’s is a a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. The Foundation hosts signature head-shaving events where volunteers collect pledges to shave their heads in solidarity with kids with cancer while raising money to fund childhood cancer research. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government.
With you're generosity, we raised $243,240.50 last year.
We are pleased to announce this year's event will take place on
Saturday, March 10, 2012
It takes a community to cure childhood cancer. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, will host one of its signature head-shaving events in the Village of Romeo on Saturday, March 10, 2012, where more than 400 will shave their heads in solidarity with kids with cancer and raise money for life-saving children’s cancer research.
Why all the shaved heads? Worldwide, more than 160,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year, and it remains the leading cause of death by disease among children in the United States. With only 4 percent of all federal cancer research funding dedicated to pediatric cancer research, St. Baldrick’s Foundation grant funds are critical to continue the battle against this devastating disease.
Go ahead – throw vanity out the window. We dare you to experience the brilliance of being bald while raising funds for life-saving research. Your fundraising efforts will raise much-needed research support and your bald head will be a display of solidarity with kids who have cancer – most of whom don't get to choose how to style their hair today. Give them the best chance for a cure!
Register early to guarantee a scheduled time slot for your shaving!
Romeo has raised over $430,000 in just three years of hosting events for St. Baldrick's.
Let's show the world how Michigan Conquers Kid's Cancer!
List of events leading up to March 10, 2012
Thursday March 1, 6pm-12 @ Santinos
6-7pm Social Hour and Hors d’oeuvres
7-8:30 Macomb County Officials HERO Shaving
Friday March 2, 8pm-? @ Younger's Irish Tavern
DJ All Night - 50% of purchases going to St. Baldrick's
7-8pm Photos with the Derby Girls (Oakland Derby Diamonds)
Raffle Prizes
Wednesday March 7, All Day @ Buffalo Wild Wings
20% of purchases going to St. Baldrick's, coupon required
Raffle Prizes
Thursday March 8, 7pm-12 @ Thee Office Pub
Wiggin’ Out for St. Baldrick’s
20% of your Total Bill will be donated to St. Baldrick’s Wear your favorite wig and Thee Office Pub & Cookery will match the 20% for a total of 40% going to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation
St. Baldrick's funds are granted to some of the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts in the world to find cures and improve the quality of life for patients and survivors. The Foundation funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government.
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