St. Baldrick’s

On July 12, I’m going bald.

I’m participating in the Sanford St. Baldrick’s event which will be held all day at Local Joe’s Tap and Grill.

For those of you who don’t know what St. Baldrick’s is, check out the link I provided. In a nutshell, you sign up to get your head shaved as a show of solidarity with kids suffering from cancer. In the process, you raise pledge money, which is turned over to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. The foundation provides money for child cancer research, and is a good thing all around.

My goal this year is to raise $500, and I’m hitting up all my blog buddies and anyone else who might be reading this thing. Can you pledge $5? $1? 50 cents? Please do. The money will all go to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and forward the cause of ending cancer among children (and everyone else).

I don’t talk about it a lot, but this issue is pretty important to me, as I lost my mother to cancer in 1994. She wasn’t a child, but the sentiment is good enough for me.

I’d also encourage anyone who doesn’t mind losing their hair to sign up as a shavee. Tony Chilton, one of the event’s organizers, said his goal is to have 100 shavees. So far, there are 33, including at least four women with guts enough to drop their hair for a great, great cause.

If you don’t want to shave your head, it’s not a problem, but I’d encourage anyone who cares about this sort of event to come and enjoy some food and drinks and the sight of me losing my mop (again the event is Saturday, July 12 from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m.). And if you’re so inclined, donate a few clams to the cause. You can do so by clicking here.

You can find more information about the event (and sign up to be involved!) here.

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