Team 82761

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Kikyoshiki

Every 2 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer. Help me fund the research that will save their lives!

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$4,000 GOAL

$4,000 GOAL

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Team 82761

We're shaving to raise money for childhood cancer research

Event: Graney's Stout

Apr 14, 2013 • 1:30 pm

At: Graney's Stout

904 Broadway, Albany, NY US

Team Captain: Anthony Rossi

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$ 4,050
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We're shaving to raise money for childhood cancer research

Event: Graney's Stout

Apr 14, 2013 • 1:30 pm

At: Graney's Stout

904 Broadway, Albany, NY US

Team Captain: Anthony Rossi

Every 2 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer. Help me fund the research that will save their lives!

Fundraising

$4,050Raised

$4,000 GOAL

$4,000 GOAL

(888) 899-2253

Download Donation Form

Team 82761

Celebrating 25 Years

St. Baldrick’s started as a grassroots effort 25 years ago, driven by people who believe in helping kids with cancer.

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Kikyoshiki

  • Joe Berman photo
  • Charles Coler photo
  • Anthony Rossi photo
  • Zachary Coler photo
  • David Nold photo
  • Dan Riccio photo
  • Chet Boehlke photo
  • Griffin Boehlke photo

THE MEANING OF KIKYOSHIKI Hongwangi International Centre This is taken from an explanatory booklet, The Confirmation Ceremony, published by Hongwanji International Centre, and given to each candidate. 'Confirmation' is the translation given for Kikyoshiki, which in the West we would better understand as a 'Ceremony of Refuge in Amida Buddha'. The text is printed here exactly as in the booklet, with the exception of the sub-headings and some minor corrections. In this Shin Buddhist ceremony, performed before the altar of Amida Buddha and Shinran Shonin, one takes the important step of affirming reverence for the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, and one's determination to tread the path to Buddhahood. In the time of Sakyamuni Buddha, one was permitted to join the Buddhist community (sangha) upon receiving the precept of the three refuges under the guidance of a monk, and shaving one's head. To receive the precept of the three refuges means to declare before one's teacher that one takes whole-hearted refuge in the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, and to vow that one will not deviate from them. 'Buddha' here refers to Sakyamuni. 'Dharma' to Sakyamuni's teaching and 'Sangha' to the community of followers who have entrusted themselves to Sakyamini Buddha's teaching. Because these form the basis of what one values most in one's life, they are called the 'three treasures'. Shaving one's head symbolizes departure from worldly ways of life and entrance into a life devoted to the path of Buddhism, which transcends the mundane world. For us, it will be a show of support for those who have suffered with this disease and the acknowledgment that what we are about to do represents something greater than any of us as an individual.

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Top Participants

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  1. Joe Berman $887.50
  2. Charles Coler $864.50
  3. Anthony Rossi $860.00

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Recent Donors

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  1. FINAL PUSH!! 4/29/2013
  2. Margaret Ferro 4/22/2013
  3. Anonymous 3/31/2013
  4. Maggie Ferro 3/13/2013
  5. Ms. Amy E Zawistowski 2/27/2013

Celebrating 25 Years

St. Baldrick’s started as a grassroots effort 25 years ago, driven by people who believe in helping kids with cancer.

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