Syracuse Shave A Thon Raises Thousands For Childhood Cancer

Bald is beautiful. Especially when it's for a great cause. Hundreds of people shaved their head over the weekend for the annual St Baldricks Foundation fundraiser. Over 500 helped raise funds to find a cure for childhood cancer at Kitty Boyne, a Syracuse bar that has the second largest Shave-A-Thon event in the country.

Amazing day! St. Baldrick's day at Kitty Hoynes. Over $409,000 raised so far! #stbaldricks #childhoodcancerawareness pic.twitter.com/4wDefwPIZW
— Katie O. (@QueenOja) March 2, 2015

Others around the country joined the cause, including an entire hockey team in El Paso.

St. Baldrick's was a huge success! Thank you to all of those who donated and bid to help us conquer childhood cancer! pic.twitter.com/k3a2LOY8Wv
— Rhino Hockey (@El_Paso_Rhinos) March 1, 2015

Shoutoutto our 5 Brothers who went out and shaved their heads for St. Baldrick's foundation. They raised over $6000! pic.twitter.com/965zyCgbuO
— The Pi (@PsiUpsilon_Pi) March 2, 2015

In the Rhinos Mobile App, see more pics of the Rhinos shaving their heads for St. Baldrick's! #RhinoHockey pic.twitter.com/GfdvuhR5se
— Rhino Hockey (@El_Paso_Rhinos) March 1, 2015

Before and after with @Asweeney_3 at St Baldrick's 2015! 10 years of head shaving raising money for cancer research pic.twitter.com/wUYHEAv4lT
— Michael McSweeney(@irishbigmike) March 1, 2015

Worldwide, 175,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year and in the U.S., more children die of childhood cancer than any other disease — more than AIDS, asthma, cystic fibrosis, congenital anomalies and diabetes combined.

Want to start your own head shaving event? Get more details and sign up at StBaldricks.org.