Next month a very brave friend of mine along with many, many other brave souls will shave their heads in honor of someone they know who is a warrior with cancer.  In this case it is her son, Noah.  Noah has been battling cancer for over a year now, but hasn’t ever lost his personality and will to fight.Of course that will was inherited by his amazing mother Jen. Jen {and the rest of Noah’s family} has been battling right beside him the whole way, posting Caring Bridge updates and shaving her head last year in honor of Noah.

This year she has teamed up with another young mother of a cancer warrior, Sam, to raise money & awareness for St. Baldrick’s by shaving their heads March 13th, 2011 at the 4th Street Live! St. Baldrick’s event.  I, personally, would love it if you would consider donating something to their team, Bald for our Boys, to help them raise funding for cancer research.

According to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s website:

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.

Begun as a challenge among friends, St. Baldrick’s has helped fund $56.9 million dollars in childhood cancer research since 2000 and more than $14 million in 2010 alone!  St. Baldrick’s  has more than 106 grant awards currently being funded and they are committed to helping the profession’s best and brightest doctors pursue childhood cancer research.  St. Baldrick’s is committed to finding  and using the best treatments possible for treating childhood cancer.

I chose to feature Bald for our Boys and St. Baldrick’s as my February Community Impact Feature because the work their doing and the lives they touch are worthy of recognition and support.  Please consider supporting Bald for our Boys, Cassie and Jen, Noah and Sam, and all the cancer warriors out there by giving a donation today!

*I received no compensation for this post, only the warm-fuzzies one gets when helping another human (or organization) make a difference.  If you know a charity, individual, or organization that is making a difference in your community (or the world community) please contact me!*

*Bald for our Boys Image & Image of Sam and Noah by Cassie and her awesome blog, Alex and Cassie*

*St. Baldrick’s Logo courtesy of St. Baldricks*