St. Baldrick's Day-help fight childhood cancer

[Gina Bernardo]

I usually don't send these out.  However, a good friend of mine from college, Gideon Lamb, is participating in this.  If you can help, it would be much appreciated.  Also, if you can, forward this to anyone who may want to lend support.  Thank you!

 

Gina


 

Hello everyone,

Shortly after this St. Patrick's Day, I will celebrate by shaving my head at Kitty Hoyne's Irish Pub and Restaurant ( http://www.kittyhoynes.com) in Syracuse, NY to raise money to cure childhood cancer through an event called St. Baldrick's Day and I ask you to support me in this worthy activity.  

The first St. Baldrick's Day was created as a result of a challenge among friends.   Their idea to transform an annual St. Patrick's Day party into St. Baldrick's and raise "$17,000 on March 17 th" for research is expected to raise $7 million in this, its 7th year.  

Since its inception in 2000, St. Baldrick's has raised more than $12 million and grown into the world's best-known program for childhood cancer.   Despite tremendous progress against the disease, childhood cancer remains the #1 disease killer of children.   In fact, 22% of the children diagnosed today will lose their battle.   Fortunately, researchers believe a cure is possible within our lifetime – provided the funds are available to find it.

The St. Baldrick's Foundation grants event proceeds to research organizations like the Children's Oncology Group, whose 5,000 members and 230 institutions collaborate to speed progress against cancer more quickly than if hospitals worked independently; and to establish St. Baldrick's Fellowships, to encourage promising new medical professionals to pursue pediatric cancer research as a specialty.  

Unlike many of these children who face an uncertain future, I am lucky enough to know that my hair will grow back.  A little public humiliation on my part is a small price to pay for such a worthy cause.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to the St. Baldrick's Foundation by sponsoring me to shave my head.   To make a donation, and learn more about the event and the cause we support, visit    www.StBaldricks.org, click on "Make a Donation" or "Find a participant" to submit a donation in my name, or call 888-899-BALD to donate by phone. No donation is too small.   I will also be collecting pledges at work and at my home address, which is: 

Gideon Lamb

8 Bellevue Place

Auburn, NY 13021

I hope you will join me at Kitty Hoyne's on March 26th, 2006 at 10am to watch as I help shave the way to Conquer Kids' Cancer! For those of you who can't make it to Syracuse, still photos and video of the event will be available on my website: http://www.radiofreeupstate.com. Before and after still photos will also be available on my St. Baldrick's Donation Page:  http://www.stbaldricks.org/ShaveePhoto.asp?SolNumber=15330236

Thanks for your support,

Gideon Lamb

P.S. Please pass this on to anyone you think would be willing to lend support. Thanks!