St. Baldrick’s Foundation event to raise money to find the best treatments for kids with cancer
(Syracuse, NY ) The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charity funder of children’s cancer research grants, will host one of its signature head-shaving events at Kitty Hoynes on March 3rd, where more than hundreds of shaves will shave their heads to raise money for lifesaving childhood cancer research.
Every 2 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer worldwide, and in the U.S. one in five kids diagnosed won’t survive. Even for kids who do survive, by the time they’re 50, more than 99% have had a chronic health problem and 96% have experienced severe or life-threatening conditions.
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation awards grants to various institutions around the country, including SUNY Upstate Medical University/Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital. These grants are made possible by all the volunteers and donors.
This is Kitty Hoynes 20th yearly event having raised over $6.7 million with over 7300 volunteers braving the shave. Here is a link to this year’s event page https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/KittyHoynes24
St. Baldrick’s is on a mission to help give kids a lifetime by funding the best childhood cancer research, wherever it takes place. Donations raised at events like this have made it possible for St. Baldrick’s to fund more than $340 million to date.
You can make a difference for kids with cancer by participating in a head-shaving event and raising money that will go toward lifesaving research. Visit Stbaldricks.org/get-involved to learn more.
About St. Baldrick’s Foundation-Every 2 minutes a child somewhere in the world is diagnosed with cancer. In the U.S., 1 in 5 will not survive. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants, is on a mission to give kids a lifetime by supporting the most promising research to find cures and better treatments for all childhood cancers. When you give to St. Baldrick’s, you don’t just give to one hospital – you support virtually every institution with the expertise to treat kids with cancer across the U.S. St. Baldrick’s ensures that children fighting cancer now — and those diagnosed in the future — will have access to the most cutting-edge treatment, by supporting every stage of research, from new ideas in the lab to the development of new therapies, to life-saving clinical trials. Join us at StBaldricks.org and help #ConquerKidsCancer.
