St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner, and everyone is feeling a bit of the luck o’ the Irish. Not all are so fortunate, however. The annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser event for childhood cancer research is a great way to lend a hand & shed some locks for a great cause.
In San Diego, Basic Urban Kitchen and Bar is hosting the event this Saturday, March 13th at noon. Here’s why you’ll want to shave your head…
Over one hundred ’shavees’ are expected to attend the event, and the more the merrier! Show up & enjoy drink & food specials with a $10 cover at the door, or pay $20 to also receive a T-Shirt and raffle tickets. All proceeds will go directly to St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Last year’s event raised $10,000 and this year’s goal is $15,000.
Beginning on St. Patrick’s Day in 2000, three executives got together to raise money for kids with cancer. Instead of raising their goal of $17,000, the first St. Baldrick’s event raised $104,000. Since then, events in 24 countries have raised more than $74 million! The St. Baldrick’s Foundation uses the donations to fund research grants for childhood cancer by local institutions, and cooperative research on a national scale to help doctors work together to develop the best treatments for all children with cancer.
