Crime & Safety

Tiverton Firefighters Shave Heads For St. Baldrick's [VIDEO]

Members of the Tiverton Fire Department raised money for The St. Baldrick's Foundation, a charity that raises money to help children with cancer.

last week to raise money for childhood cancer research.

According to firefighter Bradford Lynch, the team shaved their heads and collected $1,455 for the St. Baldrick's Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity which raises money to fund research to find cures for childhood cancers. The event was held last week at McFaddens in Providence.

Lynch said St. Baldricks raised raised a total of $35,472 from the event, and Portsmouth's fire chief for his team.

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