Above / For 2017, almost 60 shavees, all ages, and counting are making the pledge! Local volunteers will brave the shave to support childhood cancer research via St. Baldrick’s Foundation. (PN File Photo)
The Naperville Police and Fire Departments will host the 13th annual St. Baldrick’s Event in Naperville on Saturday, March 18, 2017.
The signature head-shaving event to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven organization dedicated to raising money for children’s cancer research, will be held at the Chicago Naperville Marriott, 1801 N. Naper Blvd., starting at 5PM.
During the Naperville Public Safety St. Baldrick’s event, nearly 60 shavees will brave the shave in solidarity with kids with cancer and raise money to “Conquer Childhood Cancers!”
Why all the shaved heads?
Worldwide a child is diagnosed with cancer every three minutes, and one in five children diagnosed in the U.S. will not survive. With only 4 percent of all federal cancer research funding dedicated to pediatric cancer research, St. Baldrick’s Foundation volunteers, supporters and donors are needed to continue the battle against this devastating disease.
For more information or to make a pledge in support of the big shave, one after another, visit the St. Baldrick’s local event finder at www.stbaldricks.org.
Doors open at 5PM and it’s free of charge!
Doors will open at 5PM for the event, followed by the opening ceremony at 6PM led by the Naperville Fire and Police Departments Honor Guards. Emcee Scott Mackay of Radio Station 95.9 The River, will lead a program of remembrance and a celebration of survivorship before the shaving fun kicks off.
The Naperville Public Safety St. Baldrick’s Event is a free, family-oriented evening featuring a dedicated Kid’s Room and Kid’s Raffle and multiple other raffles and silent auctions taking place in addition to the shaving fun. Please join Naperville’s Public Safety staff in celebrating its’13th year hosting this event, which surpassed the $1 million total raised in 2015 and continues to grow.
About St. Baldrick’s Foundation
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. St. Baldrick’s coordinates its signature head-shaving events worldwide where participants collect pledges to shave their heads in solidarity with kids with cancer, raising money to fund research.
Since 2005, St. Baldrick’s has awarded more than $154 million to support lifesaving research, making the Foundation the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants. St. Baldrick’s funds are granted to some of the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts in the world and to younger professionals who will be the experts of tomorrow. Funds awarded also enable hundreds of local institutions to participate in national pediatric cancer clinical trials, and the new International Scholar grants train researchers to work in developing countries.
For more information about the St. Baldrick’s Foundation please call 1.888.899.BALD or visit www.StBaldricks.org.
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