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Why? Why did I go under the clippers at a St. Baldrick’s event to raise money for childhood cancer research. I went bald in solidarity with kids battling this terrible disease.

I hope you can make a donation.

Please help me raise at least $1,000.00 by April 30, 2010, both to justify this bodacious decision, and to fund as much research as possible!

More than 160,000 kids are diagnosed with cancer each year. Despite tremendous progress, cancer remains the
#1 disease killer of children in the U.S. and Canada. I’m out to help change that!

Since St. Baldrick’s began in 2000, shavees like me have helped raise more than $75 million, enabling the organization to grow into the world’s largest fundraising event for childhood cancer. The Foundation made more than $12 million in grants last year alone, to some of the top pediatric cancer researchers working today, and also to many young doctors who will be the research experts of tomorrow.

Children fighting cancer lose not only their hair but precious years from their childhood, and sometimes their lives. Compared to a child’s struggle, shaving my head is a small sacrifice, and your gift can help save lives.

To give online, go to www.StBaldricks.org, click on “Donate” and search for my name as the participant to support (or give them my id 396492). You can also donate by phone at 888.899.BALD.

Shaving the Way to Conquer Kids’ Cancer!

Sincerely,

Big_Bear
[email protected]

I donated to a local firefighter group doing the same thing.

Good for you and congrats! You look years younger and much tougher.

#2 that's what I thought, too! Now I can moonlight as a bouncer.

BigBear

God Bless you for this thing you do out of kindness and charity,

That said, as a BOTL I gotta give you a hard time about the state of your MPB scalp - You look better shaved!

My 7 yr old daughter's 2nd best friend has a neuro-blasotma (that's brain tumor to us non-medicos) and just got her stent port removed bacuase the tumor is defined, contained and not growing.

Could you imagine:the good news is that your child's brain tumor appears to not be aggressively spreading?!

I cannot think of a more worthy charity.

Kids sometimes get handed a load of unbelievable crap by life, but like my daughters frrend, when this happens they frequently end up teaching us supposed adults a lesson in gratitude and humility by continuing to be considerate and thoughtfull of others.

This child and her family have taught my family a lesson in graciousness that I hope my family does not soon forgwet, and you Bear, have reinfirced it.

If you know someone in similar circumstances, know that any support you can give to the family, whether it's mowing their lawn or bringing over a home cooked dinner they can just throw in the micro when they get home, or whatever, goes a long way.

Bear, not knowing your actual name, regrettably I couldn't figure out how to give in you/your team's name, but $50 has been donated that would not have been without your reminder, with the giver ID of "BOTL of BidBear". Wish it could be more.

Can you post a team name for the next participants?

Also, for other givers:
Their website seems a bit slow. You might be best off just calling.

WTG my friend!

Didn't take them long to shave it did it? LOL!


Way to go, job well done for a great cause.

I'm gonna do it again!

I'm going to do something kinda crazy, and I'm asking for your
support. I'm going to have my head shaved at a St. Baldrick's
Foundation event on March 10th at Tracey's in New Orleans.
I've been sporting a bald head since I participated last year, so
I've been letting my hair grow back for the event. I also let'em
shave my beard off for the cause!

With my bald head (and face), I'll stand in solidarity with kids
being treated for cancer. But that's not the main reason. Most
important, I'm doing this to raise money for life-saving
research.

Please make a donation on my head, and come watch me and
others "shaving the way to conquer kids' cancer!" This is a fun
way to do something very important.

You can count on this donation being used responsibly. 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.

In 2010 alone, they gave over $14 million - that's more in grants
for childhood cancer research than any other organization
except the U.S. government. And all because nearly 38,000
people shaved their heads!

You can give directly online here
https://www.stbaldricks.org/donate/donationinfo/participantid/442179/nouser/1
or by phone (888-899-BALD).

On behalf of some very special kids, thank you for your support!




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I'm in for 20. Good thing you do here, Adrian.

Thanks Dave

Deal done, my man. Hope to visit you good folks in the NOLA again sometime soon!

Today's the day of the fund raiser!

My preference is that you just take out your card and give online: 1) I don't have to do anything, and 2) I don't touch the money.

However, if there is anyone on these boards who is hesitant to give online, I am allowed to send in cash and checks.

You can send either to me.

BTW, don';t feel like you have to give alot. $5 and $10 donations are fine with me. Heck, that's less than postage on a fiver.

FGM (among others) has my addy.

Thanks again.






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Donation sent from my company (me). Hope it helps!

Thanks so much to TJ, Cacman and Drafter.

Right now I'm at $70 and my goal is $100.

That's only 6 people at $5 each (less than the cost of a decent cigar!)

If I said "Hey, my humidor is low, who wants to send me a fiver?" I'd get buried. $5 is a lot less than postage on a bomb and you don't have to put on pants to go to the post office!

Like I said, Jordan is a little guy from my neighborhood He was diagnosed at 4 and is being treated at the local Tulane hospital for children.

I won't harass you guys, but it's cheap and it's for a good cause.

http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/mypage/participantid/537631

Thanks



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