Head-Shaving

5 Reasons to Start a Head-Shaving Event [VIDEO]

by St. Baldrick's Foundation
January 20, 2023

Do you like bringing people together? Do you want to make a difference for kids with cancer? We do, too! Join St. Baldrick’s and throw the ultimate party for good — a head-shaving event. Read on for five reasons to organize your own amazing event this year.

Woman shaving head for cancer at St. Baldrick's event

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Childhood Cancer

What It’s Like: A Survivor’s Speech 

by St. Baldrick's Foundation
October 11, 2022

The following speech was a highlight of the March 2022 St. Baldrick’s event at St. Agnes Parish Center in Rockville Centre, NY. With thanks to Greta, we’re sharing it so others can hear her experience and how she feels about St. Baldrick’s, as a childhood cancer survivor.

“Hi! My name is Greta Ohanian and I am currently 6 years out of treatment for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Sometimes I struggle with what to say at events like this because there are so many aspects of cancer that I could touch on as a survivor. But one of the worst parts is how frightening it is to go into a cancer diagnosis knowing how limited the treatment is.

Greta during treatment.

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