St. Baldrick’s Foundation Invites Volunteers to Help Give Kids a Lifetime this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

For Childhood Cancer Awareness Month this September, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest non-government funder of childhood cancer research grants, is asking you to help make a difference for kids with cancer by joining its community of supporters to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research. Nearly 25,000 of the world’s kids will be diagnosed with cancer in September alone. Since 2005, St. Baldrick’s has awarded more than $310 million in childhood cancer research grants — lifesaving research that has already helped change the 5-year survival rate for childhood…

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Thousands Join the Fight to Take Childhood Back from Cancer

This month, in cities across the U.S., thousands of people will rock the bald for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Men, women and kids are choosing to shave their heads and prove that bald is beautiful, all to raise funds for childhood cancer research. This year will mark the 20th head-shaving event hosted at Jim Brady’s Irish Pub and Restaurant in Manhattan – or what some call the birthplace of St. Baldrick’s! On March 17, 2000, colleagues from the reinsurance industry, John Bender, Enda McDonnell, and Tim Kenny all sat under…

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St. Baldrick’s Foundation Challenges Holiday Shoppers to Save Kids with Cancer with Giving Tuesday Campaign

A child is diagnosed with cancer every 2 minutes worldwide. That’s the same amount of time it will take consumers to purchase a Black Friday deal online. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, is proud to participate in Giving Tuesday taking place Nov. 27 and is encouraging shoppers nationwide to donate their Black Friday and Cyber Monday savings to help save kids with cancer. This year, St. Baldrick’s is partnering with Wireless Vision, T-Mobile’s largest retail partner, and Blackhawk Network, a global financial…

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St. Baldrick’s Foundation launches month-long campaign for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

When a child is diagnosed with cancer, their family is presented with treatment options – often a combination of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Radiation and chemotherapy have been used to treat kids’ cancers for more than 50 years and often come with long-term late effects including secondary cancers, heart damage and cognitive issues. Often a child’s best chance at survival is a clinical trial which offers them the newest treatment options available. In recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation will highlight the critical need to fund…

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