LENA - After shaving 63 heads in one night, Wyatt Herrmann is elatedwith results. The event, held Saturday, March 15, at Mulligan's Bar and Grille in Lena, resulted in a more than $6,400 donation to the St. Baldrick's Foundation.
"We started at 6 p.m., and the last shavee got out of the chair at 1:20 a.m.," said Herrmann. "The outcome surpassed a pretty aggressive goal of $5,000. This event raised more money for St. Baldrick's than the past two years combined."
Herrmann said in addition to the 63 heads he shaved at the event, six were shaved before the event and another five will be shaved later in the week. Even though the event is over, donations are still being accepted online at www.stbaldricks.org. Photos from the Lena event will also be available at the webstite.
In addition to being the most successful St. Baldricks event in Lena to date, this year was special for another reason.
"This event honored four-year old John Spinhirne of Lena, son of Greg and Dawn Spinhirne. He had leukemia and has been in remission since October 2005," said Herrmann.
Herrmann was amazed by the diverse show of support for St. Baldricks, a volunteer-driven foundation that funds research to find cures for childhood cancer. The shavees included husbands and wives, Freeport members of the National Guard Reserves, firemen, policemen, fathers and sons, and travelers who came from hours away to support the event.
"I am extremely appreciative to the shavees, the people who supported the shavees, and the folks at Mulligan's Bar & Grille. The money raised at this event will help bring us one step closer to saving young lives and finding cures for childhood cancers," said Herrmann.
About the St. Baldrick's Foundation
St. Baldrick's is the fastest-growing volunteer-driven childhood cancer charity in the U.S. The concept behind the heading shaving is that a shavee's bald head shows solidarity with kids going through treatment. The funds raised help some of the world's finest researchers to find cures for childhood cancer
Since 2000, St. Baldricks and its volunteers have:
• raised over $33 million,
• held over 1,200 events, and
• shaved over 46,000 heads in 46 U.S. states and 18 countries.
"We started at 6 p.m., and the last shavee got out of the chair at 1:20 a.m.," said Herrmann. "The outcome surpassed a pretty aggressive goal of $5,000. This event raised more money for St. Baldrick's than the past two years combined."
Herrmann said in addition to the 63 heads he shaved at the event, six were shaved before the event and another five will be shaved later in the week. Even though the event is over, donations are still being accepted online at www.stbaldricks.org. Photos from the Lena event will also be available at the webstite.
In addition to being the most successful St. Baldricks event in Lena to date, this year was special for another reason.
"This event honored four-year old John Spinhirne of Lena, son of Greg and Dawn Spinhirne. He had leukemia and has been in remission since October 2005," said Herrmann.
Herrmann was amazed by the diverse show of support for St. Baldricks, a volunteer-driven foundation that funds research to find cures for childhood cancer. The shavees included husbands and wives, Freeport members of the National Guard Reserves, firemen, policemen, fathers and sons, and travelers who came from hours away to support the event.
"I am extremely appreciative to the shavees, the people who supported the shavees, and the folks at Mulligan's Bar & Grille. The money raised at this event will help bring us one step closer to saving young lives and finding cures for childhood cancers," said Herrmann.
About the St. Baldrick's Foundation
St. Baldrick's is the fastest-growing volunteer-driven childhood cancer charity in the U.S. The concept behind the heading shaving is that a shavee's bald head shows solidarity with kids going through treatment. The funds raised help some of the world's finest researchers to find cures for childhood cancer
Since 2000, St. Baldricks and its volunteers have:
• raised over $33 million,
• held over 1,200 events, and
• shaved over 46,000 heads in 46 U.S. states and 18 countries.
