By DAVID DiPINO
Organizers of the 2009 St. Baldrick's Foundation event to be held at Slainte Irish Pub on St. Patrick's Day include: (from left to right) Roberto Carlos M'Causland, Donna Appel, Rosa Feeney, Clem McAuley and Elliot B. Williams.
St. Baldrick’s Foundation is asking Palm Beach County residents to shave their heads to help “Shave the Way to Conquer Kid’s Cancer” at a Tuesday, March 17 event at Slainte’s Irish Pub, 1500 Gateway Blvd., in Boynton Beach.
Slainte Irish Pub owners Francis Feeney, Clem McAuley and Greg Babij are planning to have a stage with live music, registration RV, a kid’s tent with balloon, face painting, kid’s fun book, traditional Irish food, a beer truck and head-shaving stations.
“We’ll have 12 head-shaving stations. Each person that gets their head shaved shorn receives a commemorative St. Baldrick’s T-shirt,” McAuley said. “This is our biggest day of the year being St. Patrick’s Day and all… And this is the event we hold closest to our hearts.”
Last year Slainte Irish Pub was just three days old when it hosted the St. Baldrick’s event. Yet more than 1,000 people participated in helping St. Baldrick’s with monetary donations and good times.
Rosa Feeney, a board member for the Caridad Center in Boynton Beach, said volunteers are still needed for the event.
Feeney also said, area schools doing fundraisers for the event are welcome.
“This is a family fun event for all ages,” she said.
According to Feeney, St. Baldrick’s research grants help fill crucial funding gaps at medical institutions where children are treated for cancer, ensuring the finest care for every child.
Each shavee collects donations from their friends and family to support the cause.
The event starts at 2 p.m. March 17 and runs until 1 a.m.
To learn more about St. Baldrick’s Foundation visit www.StBaldricks.org or call 888-889-2253.
Slainte Irish Pub can be contacted at 561-742-4190.