Dozens of daring individuals eager to shave their heads and cut off their ponytails to support childhood cancer research will join the annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation event on March 23, …
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By Daniel Offner
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3/15/24
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As the Rockville Centre St. Patrick’s Day Parade ended in front of St. Agnes Cathedral last Saturday afternoon, many attendees filed into the church’s Parish Center to take part in another charitable activity. The St. Baldrick’s program was back, drawing a crowd of a few hundred, who were willing to have their heads shaved and donate to children’s cancer research.
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By Tom Carrozza
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3/24/22
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Every year for the past 17 years, Rockville Centre community members have looked forward to the annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving event to raise money for pediatric cancer …
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By Jill Nossa
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3/19/20
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After Rockville Centre’s 23rd annual St. Patrick’s Parade, hundreds headed to the St. Agnes Parish Center on March 23 for an after-party of sorts — the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s head-shaving and pony tail-chopping event.
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By Ben Strack
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3/28/19
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Rockville Centre’s St. Patrick’s Parade stepped off for the first time on March 22, 1997, and has since raised more than $1.2 million for 67 charities. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which raises money for pediatric cancer research through head shaving and ponytail chopping, has collected more than $4 million over the past 16 years at its Rockville Centre event alone.
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By Ben Strack
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3/21/19
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The St. Baldrick’s Foundation held a fundraiser in Rockville Centre on March 24 to raise money for childhood cancer research by shaving people’s heads.
The 16th annual event took place at St. …
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By Matthew D'Onofrio
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3/29/18
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Shavees and supporters are wanted for this year’s St. Baldrick’s Childhood Cancer Research Fundraiser, which will be held on Saturday, March 24 from 12 to 5 p.m.
The annual Rockville Centre head-shaving event, in its 16th year, will take place after the village’s St. Patrick’s Parade at the St. Agnes Parish Center.
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By Ben Strack
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3/8/18
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The St. Agnes Parish Center was abuzz on Saturday as the annual St. Baldrick’s shave took over the building.
This year’s shave, the 14th annual shave in Rockville Centre, was bigger than …
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By Alex Costello
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3/23/16
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There is no real St. Baldrick.
The name was created by the founders of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation — among them Rockville Centre resident John Bender — combining “bald” (which they …
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By Alex Costello
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3/9/16
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“Bald is beautiful,” called a voice from the other side of the St. Agnes Parish Center on March 21. Buzzers were going and the room was filled with families and participants at the 12th annual St. Baldrick’s shaving event.
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By Nicole Gubelli
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3/25/15
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