Norwich’s St. Baldrick’s Foundation celebrates record breaking year
Approximately 30 individuals, including Andrea Spicer, pictured above, volunteered to have their heads shaved at the Norwich St. Baldrick's on Saturday.
Frank Speziale
NORWICH – Norwich’s St. Baldrick’s Foundation held its 15th annual event and celebrated another record breaking fundraising year Saturday after raising over $35,000 towards childhood cancer research.
The event was held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at the American Legion in Norwich, and approximately 30 individuals volunteered to have their heads shaved as part of the event.
According to event officials, the 2019 event broke last year’s record fundraising of $33,575. Officials said the “shavees,” volunteered to raise money and get their heads shaved to stand in solidarity with children who have cancer, and of the approximately 30 shavees, ten were women, and several others were young adults.
“We are exceptionally pleased again with the support from the Central New York community,” said Event Organizer A. Wesley Jones. “All of our volunteers raised significant amounts of money this year, which helped us set yet another fundraising record.”
Starting in 2005 with donations of just under $6,000, the event has continued to grow and now routinely raises around $30,000 a year for childhood cancer research, said Jones.
“Over the past 15 years the event in Norwich has brought in over $368,000,” he said. “The event is completely volunteer driven at the local level and every penny raised goes to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. St. Baldrick’s is one of the largest annual fundraisers in Chenango County.”
Jones said according to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, worldwide a child is diagnosed with cancer every two minutes, and one in five children diagnosed in the U.S. will not survive. He said those who do survive often suffer long-term effects from treatments too harsh for their developing bodies.
“Donations raised at events like this have made it possible for St. Baldrick’s to fund more than $258 million in lifesaving childhood cancer research,” said Jones. “As the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation is leading the charge to take childhood back from cancer.”
He said St. Baldrick’s funds some of the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts who are working to find cures and better treatments for all childhood cancers. He added that kids need treatments as unique as they are – and that starts with funding research just for them.
For those who are interested in donating to the event, donations are still being accepted online at: www.stbaldricks.org/events/Norwich.
NORWICH – Norwich’s St. Baldrick’s Foundation held its 15th annual event and celebrated another record breaking fundraising year Saturday after raising over $35,000 towards childhood cancer research.
The event was held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday at the American Legion in Norwich, and approximately 30 individuals volunteered to have their heads shaved as part of the event.
According to event officials, the 2019 event broke last year’s record fundraising of $33,575. Officials said the “shavees,” volunteered to raise money and get their heads shaved to stand in solidarity with children who have cancer, and of the approximately 30 shavees, ten were women, and several others were young adults.
“We are exceptionally pleased again with the support from the Central New York community,” said Event Organizer A. Wesley Jones. “All of our volunteers raised significant amounts of money this year, which helped us set yet another fundraising record.”
Starting in 2005 with donations of just under $6,000, the event has continued to grow and now routinely raises around $30,000 a year for childhood cancer research, said Jones.
“Over the past 15 years the event in Norwich has brought in over $368,000,” he said. “The event is completely volunteer driven at the local level and every penny raised goes to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. St. Baldrick’s is one of the largest annual fundraisers in Chenango County.”
Jones said according to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, worldwide a child is diagnosed with cancer every two minutes, and one in five children diagnosed in the U.S. will not survive. He said those who do survive often suffer long-term effects from treatments too harsh for their developing bodies.
“Donations raised at events like this have made it possible for St. Baldrick’s to fund more than $258 million in lifesaving childhood cancer research,” said Jones. “As the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation is leading the charge to take childhood back from cancer.”
He said St. Baldrick’s funds some of the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts who are working to find cures and better treatments for all childhood cancers. He added that kids need treatments as unique as they are – and that starts with funding research just for them.
For those who are interested in donating to the event, donations are still being accepted online at: www.stbaldricks.org/events/Norwich.
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