Hi Everyone,
I'm not sure if you are familiar with St. Baldrick's, but I will be participating in an event this Friday night, March 9th at Laurel Avenue School in Northport. Typically, participants shave their heads in solidarity to raise money for childhood cancer research. I have decided to raise money for St. Baldrick's as well as help children fighting cancer who could benefit from having a wig.
I will cut at least 14 inches of my hair that evening and donate it to help make a wig for children fighting cancer. This is the fourth time I have cut and donated my hair and I plan to continue to support these wonderful organizations in the future. This is the second time I am participating in St. Baldrick's in conjunction with donating my hair in an effort to raise money to fund childhood cancer research.
This year, I have chosen to honor two angels that lost their battle to childhood cancer, Caleb John Paquet and Kristy Lyn Haley. Kristy attended Hicksville High School. She was a year older than I was and I remember her caring, fun-loving, and energetic personality. Caleb recently lost his battle to childhood cancer. He was a student at Northport High School and I had the pleasure of getting to know him over his high school career.
St. Baldrick's goal is to find a cure for childhood cancers and give survivors long healthy lives. Their primary focus is to have the greatest impact for kids with cancer around the world. Unfortunately, more than 175,000 kids are diagnosed per year. In the U.S. more children die of childhood cancer than any other disease - even more than all other childhood diseases combined. Worldwide, a child is diagnosed with cancer every 2 minutes. And yet, all types of childhood cancers combined receive only 4% of the U.S. federal funding for cancer research. Many adult cancers can be diagnosed early. In 80% of kids, the cancer has already spread to other areas of the body by the time it is diagnosed. Even when kids get cancers that adults get—like lymphoma—they must be treated differently. Children are not simply smaller adults! There are over a dozen types of childhood cancers, and countless subtypes, making it more challenging for researchers to find cures for every kid. Help me fund the research that will hopefully help save their lives!
Now I need your help! Will you make a donation? Every dollar makes a difference for the thousands of infants, children, teens, and young adults fighting childhood cancers.
If you would like to make a donation to St. Baldrick's to help fund childhood cancer research and support my decision to cut my hair and donate it to make a wig for a child, please visit my page at Janine Hoffmans - St. Baldrick's.
If you feel more comfortable giving your donation directly to me, please email, text or call me. I will accept cash, check or PayPal payments.
I have attached a picture of my hair before the event, so you can see how long it is right now. I will take pictures during and after the event, so you can see the difference.
Thank you for supporting childhood cancer research as well as my decision to donate my hair to help children fighting childhood cancer and participate in the St. Baldrick's event at Laurel Avenue School on March 9th!!
If you would like to attend the event, I will be at Laurel Avenue School on Friday, March 9th located at 158 Laurel Avenue, Northport, NY. The event will take place from 5 - 9 pm. There will be various events taking place during the evening, including an Irish Dance Performance (6 pm in the gym), Wendy the Pipe Cleaner Lady and Face Painting/Origami by Penny England, DJ and dancing, lots of Raffles, Silent Auction Items, and green hair extensions by Ooh Lala Salon. My daughters and I will also be getting green hair extensions to show our support for this amazing organization.
As always, thanks for your love and support!!
Love, Janine
