The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest private funder of children's cancer research grants, will host one of its signature head-shaving events at IM West Sports Arena from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. April 5, where MSU students and athletes and Lansing locals will shave their heads to raise money for lifesaving childhood cancer research.
The event will include food, games and appearances from Spartan athletes shaving their heads in solidarity with children with cancer.
Every two minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer worldwide, and in the U.S. one in five of these 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.
From its beginnings, St. Baldrick’s has believed that kids deserve the chance to be kids — fun-loving, carefree, refreshingly honest and a little goofy — and deserve the chance at a healthy future.
That’s why St. Baldrick’s is on a mission to help kids defy the odds of childhood cancer 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 $282 million, making it the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants.
Last year, the foundation raised over $25,000 and had 25 shavees including Brian Lewerke, MSU baseball players and doctors.
Please bring friends and family for an afternoon full of fun in support of an amazing cause. To get involved or donate, please visit the St. Baldrick's website.
Join the fight. Make a difference in the war against childhood cancers by participating in a head-shaving event. Register. Fundraise. Show-up. Shave. Click here to learn more.
About St. Baldrick’s Foundation
As a leader in the pediatric cancer community, St. Baldrick’s works tirelessly to ensure that current and future children diagnosed with cancer will have access to the most cutting-edge treatment from the best leaders in the pediatric oncology field. Join us at StBaldricks.org and help #DFYchildhoodCancers.
