St. Baldrick's Foundation
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St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. The Foundation raises money for childhood cancer
research primarily through head-shaving events. Volunteers, sponsored by family, friends and employers, shave their heads in solidarity with kids who typically lose their hair during cancer treatment. Events have taken place in all 50 US states and 28 countries. Since 2000, St. Baldrick's Foundation volunteers have organized nearly 4,100 head-shaving events and shaved over 185,300 heads, raising over $111 million for life-saving childhood cancer research.
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation became a non-profit organization in 2005 and makes grants to research organizations that meet stringent criteria and share the Foundation’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and emphasis on research. St. Baldrick’s research grants help fill crucial funding gaps at medical institutions where children are treated for cancer, ensuring the finest care for every child. Since 2005, St. Baldrick's has awarded 76 Fellow and Scholar awards, to develop the childhood cancer research experts of tomorrow.
The concept of St. Baldrick's was devised in 1999 by three Irish-American reinsurance executives from New York City
, and grew from a single event to a nationwide effort in a relatively short period of time, now known as the world's first and largest volunteer fundraiser for childhood cancer research. The founders decided to turn their St. Patrick's Day party into a benefit for pediatric oncology
research by shaving their heads, thereby showing solidarity with children undergoing chemotherapy
treatment. Therefore, the name of the Foundation is a play on the words Bald and Patrick - going bald on St. Patrick’s Day, led to St. Baldrick’s.
The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity.
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
research primarily through head-shaving events. Volunteers, sponsored by family, friends and employers, shave their heads in solidarity with kids who typically lose their hair during cancer treatment. Events have taken place in all 50 US states and 28 countries. Since 2000, St. Baldrick's Foundation volunteers have organized nearly 4,100 head-shaving events and shaved over 185,300 heads, raising over $111 million for life-saving childhood cancer research.
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation became a non-profit organization in 2005 and makes grants to research organizations that meet stringent criteria and share the Foundation’s commitment to fiscal responsibility and emphasis on research. St. Baldrick’s research grants help fill crucial funding gaps at medical institutions where children are treated for cancer, ensuring the finest care for every child. Since 2005, St. Baldrick's has awarded 76 Fellow and Scholar awards, to develop the childhood cancer research experts of tomorrow.
The concept of St. Baldrick's was devised in 1999 by three Irish-American reinsurance executives from New York City
New York City
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, and grew from a single event to a nationwide effort in a relatively short period of time, now known as the world's first and largest volunteer fundraiser for childhood cancer research. The founders decided to turn their St. Patrick's Day party into a benefit for pediatric oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
research by shaving their heads, thereby showing solidarity with children undergoing chemotherapy
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the treatment of cancer with an antineoplastic drug or with a combination of such drugs into a standardized treatment regimen....
treatment. Therefore, the name of the Foundation is a play on the words Bald and Patrick - going bald on St. Patrick’s Day, led to St. Baldrick’s.
The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit public charity.
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