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Killer Bees Shave Heads for Charity

March 16, 2011 - Central Hockey League (CHL)
Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees News Release


The Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees are proud to announce that they will be taking part in a St. Baldrick's Fundraiser after the final regular season game of the season on March 26 as at least five players will shave their heads to help raise funds for the St. Baldrick's Foundation. Also participating are a number of the Bees front office employees and game day staff.

This local event is part of a nationwide effort to raise funds to find cures for childhood cancer and has just recently attained the $100 million mark. As of today the Bees have already raised over $600.

If a good idea spreads like wildfire then it's no surprise that the St. Baldrick's Foundation has grown into the largest volunteer-driven organization dedicated to childhood cancer research. On March 17, 2000, in New York City, reinsurance executives John Bender, Tim Kenny and Enda McDonnell turned their industry's St. Patrick's Day party into what is now known as the first St. Baldrick's head-shaving event, creating a fun and unique way to align people behind children with cancer.

Each year more volunteers have joined the St. Baldrick's mission to raise funds for life-saving research. With bald heads sprouting up across the U.S. and around the world, the dedication has paid off! Since the inception of the first event in 2000, volunteers have raised more than $100 million to date!

And this money goes directly into research--and we all know the value of research...all around us we see that more and more are beating cancer every day. Our local Vannie E. Cook Childrens Cancer Hospital got a grant from them last year to make the information they gather available to research.

"I could never have imagined how one crazy idea could mature into the world's largest volunteer-driven charity that brings disparate communities together for one purpose...to Conquer Kids' Cancer," said John Bender, founder and chairman of the board. "We have raised north of $100 million - a major accomplishment by any standard. While there is much to celebrate, we have not lost sight of the needs of the childhood cancer community, and how we can help meet them by taking the Foundation to the next level. Today more than ever, organizations like the St. Baldrick's Foundation are needed to make up the shortfall as governmental funding for childhood cancer shrinks. The childhood cancer community is counting on us to increase our leadership in funding the most promising research - not only to find cures for all forms of pediatric cancers, but to improve the quality of life for patients and survivors."

We thank each and every volunteer, supporter and donor for their dedication, courage, generosity and support. It is because of you that we have reached this extraordinary milestone

When we all join in together to give our dollars, we can make a difference, the goal is that cures will be found for all cancers and that no parent will ever have to lose a child to this terrible disease again.

The Killer Bees will Shave their heads to raise money for childhood cancer research after their last game of the season on March 26 The Killer Bees hockey players are inviting others to shave with them if they raise a minimum of $50 prior to the game. If they raise $100.00 they can get free tickets to the game.

Note: Shavees that raise $50.00 or more will receive a St. Baldricks T-Shirt and a gift from the Killer Bees. Go online at www.stbaldricks.org/events/killerbee to sign up. Or contact shave@fly-web.us for more information.



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