Bald in the Boro
Brett Barrett is collecting donations at the troop meetings for this worthy cause.
Hello everyone!!! As many of you already know, our St. Baldrick’s event – Bald in the Boro – has had to be relocated due to the unfortunate closing of Bobby McKee’s Irish Pub. We are very excited to announce that the event will now be held at Lanes, Trains and Automobiles Entertainment Depot!!!!!!!! For all of those that have been there before, I am sure you will agree that it is a great place to have our event. There is plenty of shave space just outside Good Time Charlie's, the restaurant and bar, as well as lots of recreational activities for children and adults after the event. We are still scheduled for our original date, March 11th, 2011. We will probably get started in the mid-afternoon, but will wait until we make out a shave schedule to see how it will work out.
March 11, 2011
Bald in the Boro
450 Butler Drive
Murfreesboro, TN 37127
I am also going to take this opportunity to again ask for your support of our event. If you are already planning to participate but just have not gotten around to registering ------ please, take a minute and do that NOW!!!! All participants must be registered before the event.
Dr. Jeremy Harrison, Kaylee's Pediatrician at MMC is going to have his head shaved at a St. Baldrick’s Foundation event on March 11, 2011 at Bobby McKee’s Irish Pub at Stones River Mall in Murfreesboro. With his bald head, he’ll honor two local kids who have fought the cancer battle, Evan Anderson and Hunter Jones. But that’s not the main reasonhe has chosen to do this....the most important reason is to raise money to fund life-saving research and, in the end, someday find a cure for childhood cancers. Jeremy has asked me to be the treasurer for this exciting event and help him in this amazing effort.
St. Baldrick’s Foundation started in 2000 with the idea of “Shaving Our Way to Conquer Kids’ Cancer.” Since that time, the foundation has raised over $90 million that goes to promising research in the area of pediatric cancer. In August of 2009 Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital researchers received grants for $380,000 to further research for AML-leukemia and Ewing’s sarcoma. St. Baldrick’s strives to fund research projects in areas where their donations originate. With 1 out of 5 kids not surviving their battle, it’s our desire to keep the funds coming in and the research moving forward.
Last year Dr. Harrison participated in a fundraising event for St. Baldrick’s in Atlanta. He let his hair grow out a little bit, sought out sponsors and then ‘braved the shave” in support of kids fighting cancer. This year, with the help of others at MMC, he is bringing a St. Baldrick’s event to Murfreesboro. So far several teams have been recruited - McFadden Mustangs, Central Magnet, MTCS Cougars, NBYG, Bald is Beautiful, Team Black Box and Browns Chapel Elementary, to raise money and join in this “hair-raising experience.” Our goal is to raise $20,000 in the next two months by recruiting others that are willing to “shave the way to conquer kids’ cancer.”
Please consider joining us for this event in any way you can.
- consider making a donation in honor or memory of someone you know
- help recruit donors by telling them about the event
- volunteer as a shavee, or encourage others to volunteer,
- volunteer to help with setup or cleanup at the event
- hang up a flyer about the event at your place of employment, church or other places that might bring attention to the event
- come to the event on March 11th at Lanes, Trains & Automobiles and support our shavees as they brave the shave!
Thanks,
Denise Flanagan
Lead Treasurer
