Shaving events raise $250K for cancer fight
McHENRY – Hundreds of shaved heads later, area schools and groups have raised more than $250,000 for St. Baldrick’s Day.
Most of the money – $208,000 of it – was raised through the fundraiser at McHenry High School West Campus last Thursday.
In total, 965 volunteers shaved their heads in solidarity with child cancer patients, setting the world record for the largest number of people getting their head shaved at a single location.
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