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What are your plans for St. Patrick’s Day this year?  Have you ever thought about shaving your head bald?  If not, keep reading and maybe you’ll change your mind.

I recently learned about a non-profit organization called the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which raises money for kids’ cancers (which by the way is the #1 disease killer of U.S. children). It’s a pretty cool organization and they’ve come up with a really fun way to raise money for a great cause.

Each year around St. Patrick’s Day, thousands of school kids (and adults alike) across the country promise to shave their heads bald in exchange for donations from friends and family.

The basic question is “how much would you pay to see me shave my head bald?”  And the answer is “a lot”.

The St. Baldrick’s concept started ten years ago as a challenge between three friends and has now grown into one the largest fundraising events in the country.  Since inception, 72,000 people (including 5,200 women and girls) have had their heads shaved to raise over $51 million for children’s cancer research.

Wanna get involved?  According to the St. Baldrick’s website there were over 560 St. Baldrick’s Day head-shaving events around the country last year.  There’s probably one in your town.

For more information, click here or click here to see where there’s a St. Baldrick’s event by you.

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