Clips for Cancer

To raise awareness and support in honor of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month,  pediatric cancer patients and survivors from Golisano Children’s Hospital will shave the heads of local supporters and community leaders in a community wide celebration of Clips for Cancer on Saturday, September 20 at 10am inside Dave and Busters at Bell Tower Shops.  We invite you to sponsor, shave your head, donate to those that are braving the shave and come out and cheer our cancer kids on as they let the hair fly to prove bald is brave. Clips for Cancer has grown from a grassroots event to a month long, widely publicized movement to help Southwest Florida children who are battling cancer and other blood disorders at Golisano, showing them that they do not fight alone.

This year marks the 9th Annual Clips for Cancer, and our goal is to raise $250,000. All proceeds benefit Barbara’s Friends, the hospital’s pediatric cancer fund.  Thanks to the generous donors and sponsors who support Clips for Cancer, no child is denied treatment due to an inability to pay. Every gift makes a difference and helps to save the life of a child.

Last year, funds raised helped provide vital family assistance, medical equipment for children, mental health counseling for siblings and parents as well as the sick child, transportation to and from chemo appointments and support for the Barbara’s Friends College Scholarship which offers the chance for these children who’ve lost so much to pursue their dreams of a higher education debt free. We need your help to continue meeting the needs of these families.

 There are a few ways you can get involved: