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ICYMI: Northport Raises $52,000 To Conquer Childhood Cancer

Check out this story from earlier in the week on Northport Patch.

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Fifth Avenue students have their heads shaved during the St. Baldrick’s Foundation Fundraiser.
Fifth Avenue students have their heads shaved during the St. Baldrick’s Foundation Fundraiser. (Courtesy of the Northport-East Northport Union Free School District)

NORTHPORT, NY — The annual "Brave the Shave" event returned to Northport High School. The event was hosted by the school's national honor society on behalf of the St. Baldrick's Foundation, according to the school district.

Students and staff took turns stepping up to the podium to have their heads shaved in solidarity with children suffering from cancer. The school raised $52,732.

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