2010 Photo Gallery I Video Highlights I UP's St. Baldrick's Team Page I Donation Form (pdf)
PORTLAND, Ore. --- It was an early wake-up call for the Portland Pilots men’s soccer team on Tuesday, but it was well worth it as the players shaved their heads as part of the ninth annual St. Baldrick’s Day Foundation’s Shaving the Way to Conquer Kids’ Cancer. KGW’s Drew Carney broadcasted live from the Chiles Center as the team went bald to raise money for childhood cancer research.
Each year thousands of volunteers shave their heads in solidarity of children with cancer, while requesting donations of support from friends, family and the local community.
Although St. Baldrick’s day is officially on May 2 at Oaks Park Pavilion in southeast Portland, the Pilots got a head start on Tuesday. Carney broadcasted live throughout the morning from the Chiles Center concourse during on KGW’s NewsChannel 8 Sunrise Edition, trying to help the team with its fund-raising efforts. The team’s goal is to raise more than last year’s total of $7,000, and donations can be still made.
To make a donation, the team is asking you to visit the University of Portland’s donation page at https://www.stbaldricks.org/teams/mypage/teamid/65751. Once there, simply click on “Make a Donation” and follow the step-by-step process to donate by credit card. Checks and cash donations can be sent, along with a completed donation form available by clicking “Download a Donation Form” on the website or by downloading the attached PDF file, to the University of Portland Men’s Soccer Program, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd., Portland, Ore., 97203.
Worldwide, more than 160,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year. While advances have saved many children, childhood cancer still claims the lives of more children in the United States than any other disease - more than diabetes, asthma, congenital anomalies, cystic fibrosis and AIDS - combined! Funds raised by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation will be used to fund childhood cancer research - to help speed the day when every child with cancer will be guaranteed a healthy future.
