At my young age I have unfortunately experienced the loss of a loved one from cancer and I know a few kids who live with cancer currently. 

 Did you know that kids' cancers are different from adult cancers? It's true. And childhood cancer research is extremely underfunded. So, I decided last year to help make a difference in a way I, as a 9 year old, can. 

Some of you already know this from seeing me, but I always cut my hair right before hockey season in early August and then grow it out for the year – just because. This year, in hopes of making a difference, I am shaving my head to raise money for childhood cancer research. 

In the 1950s, almost all kids diagnosed with cancer died. Because of research, today about 90% of kids with the most common type of cancer will live. But for many other types, progress has been limited, and for some kids there is still little hope for a cure. 

Now I need your help! Because kids with cancer often lose their hair during treatment, I am showing my support by shaving my head on March 5 at Helen Fitzgerald's in hopes of raising money for children’s cancer research. 

Hopefully, this message will inspire you to donate money to support childhood cancer research. Thanks to St. Baldrick’s events and the funds they raise, researchers across the globe are making new leaps in the treatment of childhood cancer. 

Will you make a donation? Every dollar makes a difference for the thousands of infants, children, teens, and young adults fighting childhood cancers. 

I would greatly appreciate your support, whether you want to give $5, $10, $20, $50 or $100, any amount will help in the fight towards cancer. 

Thanks for your support and make sure to visit my site after the event to see my "after" picture.  

Love,  Hank Fusco