Participant 504594

Jay Groce Before

Jay Groce

shaved to cure childhood cancers!

Mar 16, 2012 • 12:00 pm

Event: Fado Irish Pub

At: Fado Irish Pub

1735 19th St, Denver, CO US

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Every 2 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer. Help me fund the research that will save their lives!

Fundraising

$2,854Raised

$3,000 GOAL

$3,000 GOAL

Participant 504594

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(888) 899-2253

Celebrating 25 Years

St. Baldrick’s started as a grassroots effort 25 years ago, driven by people who believe in helping kids with cancer.

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I shaved to raise money for childhood cancer research with: Team Tuesday

Mar 16, 2012 • 12:00 pm

Event: Fado Irish Pub

At: Fado Irish Pub

1735 19th St, Denver, CO US

I shaved to raise money for childhood cancer research with: Team Tuesday

I've answered the call to be a hero! I'm having my head shaved to stand in solidarity with kids fighting cancer, but more importantly, to raise money to find cures. 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. 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

Why we are raising money to fight kid's cancer - by Carrie Mahan Groce
As you may have noticed, for the second year, our family is choosing to honor Emmy's memory during the week of her death by participating in the St. Baldrick's yearly fundraising event. Jay, will be shaving his head next Friday in solidarity and support of childhood cancer patients.

We feel good about doing this in Memory of Emmy, because we feel very strongly that it sucks when a kid dies. It's a terrible, horrible thing for a family to have to go through. So, we support causes that help reduce the childhood death rate; and the fact of the matter is, more kids die from cancer than from other diseases. So, fighting cancer will (hopefully) save kids' lives. I have read all the statistics and I won't bore you with them, but the gist is this. Not very many kids die from illness like Emmy did, anymore (she died from MRSA complicated pneumonia, btw), though 100 years ago they did. As a society we have already worked hard to reduce death from general illness (flu, pneumonia, strep, measles, mumps etc. whether complicated by MRSA or not). Emmy dying from what she did was like "winning" the lottery, the odds were much higher that she would get cancer or be killed in an accident (or even murdered). So in that regard, if our goal, as a family, is to use our limited charity dollars to reduce the number of families that have to suffer the death of a child then we will support those causes, in Emmy's name and memory, that have the greatest chance of impact.

The reason we have chosen childhood cancer is a more personal matter.

Just six weeks before Emmy died another family in our circle of friends suffered the death of their two year old, Tuesday. Tuesday Whitt had been fighting cancer (Neuroblastoma) for 6 months before she passed away; you can read more about Tuesday at http://www.stbaldricks.org/kids/mypage/kidid/2751. While our family was acquainted with the Whitt family, we were not yet friends. However, in the three years since our daughters' deaths we have become so. I would now count them among my dearest and closet friends. And so, we "enjoy" helping them in their fight against pediatric cancer and hope that fewer families have to suffer through the death of a child in the future. The Whitt's attended their first St. Baldrick's event the very same day that Emmy died and the two things have seemed tied together ever since.

Now - how about you help us help the Whitts and St. Baldricks fight childhood cancer. Donate now. Please. Click "Make a donation" to give online, or donate by phone or mail.

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Be it known to all that this participant has dedicated at least ten years of service to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation helping kids with cancer throughout all the land.

St. Baldrick’s Honored Kids

Kids with cancer are our reason for it all. They’re the inspiration behind our event and the reason we’re helping fund childhood cancer research. We believe all kids should be able to grow up and turn their dreams into realities. Join our event or make a donation, and click the photos below to read their incredible stories.

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  1. Will Geris In Honor Of Emmy Groce 4/23/2012
  2. Dennis and Deitra Dupray 3/19/2012
  3. Sharon Januchowski In Memory Of Emmy Groce 3/19/2012
  4. Dyer family 3/18/2012
  5. Anonymous In Memory Of Miss Emmy Groce 3/16/2012

Celebrating 25 Years

St. Baldrick’s started as a grassroots effort 25 years ago, driven by people who believe in helping kids with cancer.

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