I am once again 'Shaving The Way to Conquer Kids' Cancer!' This will be the 6th year I'm having my head shaved to stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer, but more importantly, to raise money to find cures!
Seeing as though you don't see the agreement I had to sign to be a participant, if you were thinking, 'big deal' he is just getting his hair cut, so what? I'll show you the big deal! This is what I had to sign, as a volunteer, in the fight to conquer kids' cancer.
Please read:
"I, an individual, have freely and voluntarily chosen to participate in this head-shaving event. I understand that there are certain risks associated with attending a head-shaving event and participation is not without risk to myself, employees, members of my family, or guests who may attend. I understand such risks include, but are not limited to, personal injury, property damage or loss, and death."
You see that? DEATH!
I am literally putting my life on the line here. Isn't that worth a couple bucks?
My death-defying head-shaving event will be held Saturday, March 23, 2013, at the Claddagh Ring, 2306 W. Foster Ave, Chicago, Il 60630. Which means you are invited to have a few beers with me and watch the whole thing go down on March 23 at 7:30pm.
So, your options are:
1) Donate now (via the green "donate" link above this bio), and you won't get a bunch of e-mails from me over the next few weeks asking you to. It takes just a few minutes online, and your contributions are tax-deductible.
2) Donate now, and also show up at the event on March 23 and take part in the various raffles we'll have.
3) Don't donate now, meaning I'll send you e-mail after e-mail, until such point you snap, get in your car, cuss like a dock worker, then drive to my house and beat me silly in front of my kids. Nobody wants that to happen.
That's that. I'll humbly accept whatever your budget allows. Among all of the other charitable solicitations you no doubt get every week, do any ask you to bear in mind that March 23 very well could be the last time you see me alive?
Please support me with a donation to the St. Baldrick's Foundation. This volunteer-driven charity funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government. "It certainly is great to know that my involvement may be helping, in some way, someone who could be my neighbor," said James Kearney, volunteer event organizer of the Claddagh Ring Chicago St. Baldrick's event, in response to a multi-million dollar grant to Northwestern University. "I have already shared the news of the funding with my event participants and we all share the excitement that by shaving our heads and raising some money, the kids in our community who may be affected by cancer receive the benefits of our efforts."
Your gift will give hope to infants, children, teens and young adults fighting childhood cancers. So when I ask for your support, I'm really asking you to support these kids. Thank you!
