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It’s National Nurses Week 2017 and we’re celebrating by sharing the story of a pediatric oncology nurse who loves to give back! Meet Peggy Schneider, a longtime nurse and the volunteer event organizer (VEO) for the Helen Fitzgerald’s Irish Pub and Grill event in St. Louis. Read on to learn more about Peggy and why she’s dedicated the past 46 years to caring for kids with cancer.

Peggy (right) hugs her best friend and fellow nurse Mona, who had just shaved with St. Baldrick’s at Peggy’s event.

Longtime pediatric nurse Peggy Schneider considers it a privilege to care for kids with cancer.

“People often ask me, ‘What do you like about nursing? What’s your favorite thing that you’ve ever done?’ And, it’s working with kids with cancer,” she said, realizing that might sound bizarre to people, because kids having cancer is such a sad reality. “But I learn something from them every day. They’re amazing.”

But she does more than just care for kids with cancer as a nurse — she cares for them as a St. Baldrick’s volunteer event organizer too.

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You did it. You just shaved your head. Feels pretty weird, huh? Your bald head is like Velcro — catching fuzz, sticking to your pillow and stocking caps. Your showers are lightning fast, which is awesome! But then, you catch yourself staring in the mirror. Slowly, but surely, your hair is growing back. What do you do with it? Don’t fear, fellow shavee Katie Perry is here to provide you with hairstyle tips!

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Katie Perry and I shaved my head on December 20, 2014 at my local St. Baldrick’s event. It was my last appearance as Miss Rodeo Illinois and I wouldn’t have changed this entire experience for the world.

Read about Katie’s shave and her life as a Rodeo Queen >

I had tons of long, beautiful locks that were cut off, shaved and gone in an instant — just like kids with cancer, but of course they don’t have a choice in the matter.

To be honest, it was a difficult transition for me, but I’ve got some advice for y’all, which hopefully will make it easier for you!

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It’s National Volunteer Week and at St. Baldrick’s we have a lot of reasons to celebrate — like nearly 45,000 reasons! (Yep, that’s how many people volunteered for St. Baldrick’s this year and we love them ALL!) From team captains to barbers to shavees to VEOs and beyond— St. Baldrick’s is volunteer-powered and proud. Why do our incredible volunteers do what they do? Find out from three of our heroes!

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The cape comes off, the broom comes out and there’s a chill around your dome that wasn’t there a few minutes ago. You’re bald … now what? Continue fundraising for kids’ cancer research, that’s what!

Photo by Casie Shimansky

Here are 5 easy ways you can work your bald head to raise funds for lifesaving children’s cancer research:

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On National Sibling Day, meet Josh Aguilera, a brother and St. Baldrick’s shavee who made his sister’s dreams come true on one of the last nights of her life. Because what does a big brother do to make his sister happy? Get suited up in a tuxedo and ask her to prom, of course.

Janea, in the red dress, beams at the camera with her brother, Josh, on prom night.

Like many teenage girls, Honored Kid Janea Aguilera dreamt of her high school prom. What dress would she wear? Who would ask her to go? Did she have a shot at being crowned Prom Queen?

But when she was in eighth grade, Janea was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a cancer of the bone.

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What happens when a student with a love for research and a passion for helping kids with cancer is granted a St. Baldrick’s Summer Fellow award? Read on to find out!

Dr. Jennifer Tsai will soon be a three-time shavee with St. Baldrick’s.

When Dr. Jennifer Tsai first heard about St. Baldrick’s, she fell in love with the idea. Shaving in solidarity with kids who have cancer AND raising money for research? It was the perfect package for the student with an interest in research.

Now Dr. Tsai is a pediatric hematology-oncology fellow with Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford, but back then she was a new medical student who wanted to become a good researcher.

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Being bald means thinking about hair (or scalp) care in a whole new light. Fortunately, taking care of a shaved head is easy with these six tips.

Every year, tens of thousands of men, women, and kids shave their heads for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. They do it for one reason: to cure cancer.

Learn more about the St. Baldrick’s Foundation >

Whether you’ve recently shaved or you’ve been sporting the no-hair look for years, do you know the best bald head care practices? Neither did we, so we turned to the men and women who have helped more people go bald than anyone else we know: our St. Baldrick’s barbers.

Hair care professionals from across the U.S. answered our call for advice, and they gave us some great tips! Here’s what our barbers had to say:

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What does a junior in high school have in common with a 6-year-old who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia? How about a love of Superman AND the exact same name! Read on to learn how a teen’s decision to shave his head with St. Baldrick’s led to this unique connection.

Jedidiah D. (left) and Jedidiah E. (right) both share a love of Superman.

Katy Eggering and her husband decided to name their youngest son Jedidiah, because they wanted him to be unique. They wanted him to be the only boy in his class with that name and the only kid on his sports team.

Little did they know, there was another Jedidiah who would come into their lives years later.

The other Jedidiah is 6 years old and was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia just nine days before his second birthday.

Now a junior in high school, Jed Eggering would develop a unique connection with the boy with cancer when he decided to do something selfless — shave his head to raise funds for children’s cancer research.

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What goes through a shavee’s head when the clippers start buzzing? Seven-time shavee and head-shaving event emcee Collin Yarbrough is ready to tell all. Read on for 25 thoughts from the man himself…

Collin shaves at the Glenwood South head-shaving event in Raleigh, North Carolina.

1) In just a few minutes I’ll have less hair than Mr. Clean and Captain Picard combined.
2) I’m another year older. Am I sure my hair will grow back?
3) I mean… I have heard stories that it just stops growing back.
4) Oh, crap. What if it comes back grey?
5) How much is hair dye?

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When it came time to shave off her dark bob for kids’ cancer research, IBM executive Diana Kelley didn’t give it a second thought. Neither did her tech company colleagues. In fact, they cheered her on! Read on for more about Diana and why she shaved for childhood cancer research. (And heads up, St. Baldrick’s will be introducing a new campaign called Tech Conquers Childhood Cancer — a global initiative that unites tech companies worldwide to raise funds for childhood cancer research. Stay tuned!)

Diana shaves alongside her partner at a global information security conference last month in San Francisco.

As a global security executive at IBM, Diana Kelley is used to making big decisions.

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