I'm back again for my fifth year with St. Baldricks. Sadly, there's less to shave off this year, but I'm still glad to give what I have. Thanks to your amazing contributions (and the willingness of my colleagues to join me in this venture), this is the awesomeness that we've achieved thus far:
Over the past 4 years in Chicago, we have seen nearly 200 Best Buy team members shave their heads to show solidarity with children cancer patients. In the process, these fine folks will have raised almost $20,000 — through both private donations and the Best Buy Tag Team Awards.
For the 2011 St Baldricks event with our friends at the Chicago Police Department, Best Buy came out in force. With 66 heads shaved, we accounted for more than half of the events total participants, and raised more than $7,000. The event, as a whole, had it's best participation to date with 120 heads shaved and over $22,000 raised.
This year I think we can do even better.
I'm having my head shaved to stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer, but more importantly, to raise money to find cures. Please support me with a donation to the St. Baldrick's Foundation. This volunteer-driven charity funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U. S. government. Your gift will give hope to infants, children, teens and young adults fighting childhood cancers. So when I ask for your support, I'm really asking you to support these kids. Thank you! Click "Make a donation" to give online, or donate by phone or mail.