The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising money to fund the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives, has issued a lofty challenge to everyone who wants to help raise money for pediatric cancer research: Be a hero for kids with cancer by shaving your head in return for pledges of financial support from friends and family.
Participants find that shaving their head in solidarity with the approximately 160,000 children who are diagnosed with cancer each year and frequently lose their hair as a result of treatment, is a small sacrifice in comparison to what these children endure.
On March 14 men, women and children will shave their heads to help Conquer Kids’ Cancer! The event will be held locally at McClaren’s in Sevierville, with an estimated attendance of 100-plus.  The head-shavings will commence at 5:00 p.m.  There will also be a silent auction and t-shirt sales the night of the event.
Dr. Pais with the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Clinic at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital will be shaving his head as well as Eric Lambert with the Comedy Barn in Pigeon Forge.  We will be honoring Graham Wolff and his family.  Graham is a local child from Kodak who lost his battle with cancer three years ago.
For more information go to StBaldricks.org/events/5788sevierville

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