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Monarch Firefighters Shaving Their Heads to Help Kids with Cancer

March 7 event will raise funds to fight childhood cancers as part of program by St. Baldrick's Foundation

March 3, 2015, St. Louis, Missouri…Need a haircut?

Join Monarch Firefighters and Paramedics on Saturday, March 7 who will shave their heads in exchange for donations to raise money to help cure childhood cancers as part of a program by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

This public event will be at Helen Fitzgerald’s Irish Grill and Pub, 3650 South Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, 63139. Registration starts at 10:00 a.m. Shaving begins at 12:00 noon and continues until there are no more heads to shave.

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The firefighters’ goal to raise $6,000 to help kids fighting cancers. For information or to donate, see the website https://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/mypage/97967/2015.

The effort is part of Monarch Firefighters Community Outreach, a charitable program created by firefighters and paramedics to help people while off duty. Its volunteer activities are inspired by a mission to help local residents and their families who have suffered injury, illness, or disability.

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For information about Monarch Firefighters Community Outreach or to make a charitable donation, contact the Monarch Firefighters & Paramedics at 636.397.1572.

See the website http://www.monarchfirefighters.org/community-outreach/our-mission.

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