'St. Baldrick's' Head-Shaving Event in Westport Raises Funds for Children's Cancer Research

WESTPORT, CT - People lost their hair Sunday in Westport but all for a great cause.

The Westport-Weston YMCA hosted the annual "St. Baldrick's" head-shaving event to benefit children's cancer research. The event was sponsored by TeamBrent, named after cancer survivor Brent McCreesh of Southport.

TeamBrent has helped raise more than $190,000 to fight childhood cancer, and McCreesh, 13, has been an inspiration since being diagnosed with stage-four neuroblastoma at age 3, reports the Westport News.

Such St. Baldrick's events were held in other parts of Connecticut this year, including one in North Branford last month.

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