Supporters gathered at Crystal City Sports Pub in Arlington, Virginia, on Sunday to help St. Baldrick’s Foundation raise money for childhood cancer research. The event featured the foundation’s signature head-shaving event where brave volunteers sit in barbers’ chairs to become a sponsored “shavee.”
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Kieran McGrath, who planned the fundraiser, took part as a shavee. For this event, he allowed his daughter to sheer off his mane. “Kids and cancer should never be in the same sentence,” said McGrath. “It’s the least I can do with everything these kids have to go through.” The money raised by the event is aimed toward spreading awareness about childhood cancer and to speed the search for a cure, according to St. Baldrick’s website. The event is intended to help cancer patients who lose their hair during chemotherapy to not feel alone. Jason, who spoke at the event, was diagnosed with Leukemia when he was four years old. He is now five years cancer-free. “St. Baldrick’s funded the treatment that saved my life,” he said. 
