Sunday, February 24, 2013
To support a friend and a noble cause, this teenager plans to donate her 13 inches of hair, while helping raise funds for cancer research.
Eureka resident Kate Daniels, an eighth grader at LaSalle Springs Middle School in Wildwood, plans to have her head shaved bald on March 9 to help find a cure for childhood cancer. Inspired to ‘go bald’ as a result of watching her classmate and friend, Evan Pina White, battle leukemia, Daniels is raising money for St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a California-headquartered volunteer charity committed to funding the most promising research for childhood cancers. “I know I can raise a lot of money to help kids like Evan. I hope to raise over $5,000," said Daniels, who has had long hair her entire life. Daniels' 13 inches of brown hair also are long enough to be donated to Wigs for Kids to be used to make wigs for children battling hair loss as a …
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Get some personal fitness while benefiting two cancer-related charities at the same time this Saturday. Then join the sixth annual Bandana Bash charitable event right after the walk in Wildwood.
Join other participants on Saturday, Sept. 8, for the Bandana Bash/City of Wildwood 5K Walk. This inaugural event benefits two local charities: Friends of Kids with Cancer and Leukemia 24/7. Both entities help children with cancer, as well as assisting funding for the research and care for cancer diseases. The walk will start at Lafayette High School in Wildwood and will travel east from there through nearby subdivisions to Zicks Great Outdoors. At the finish, all walkers will be treated to a pancake breakfast at no charge, and shuttle service back to the school. Entry fee is a $25 donation, which all goes to the two aforementioned charities. The fee also allows participants to receive a T-shirt commemorating the event, and refreshments …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
June 23 fundraiser to help defray expense of continuing chemotherapy treatments and other tests in Haley's future.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Dan Barger
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Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Friends and family of Haley Huber, many of whom are in the Fenton and Valley Park area, are putting together a fundraiser for the 5-year-old girl, who was diagnosed in March with leukemia. She has begun chemotherapy treatments and is expected to undergo years of tests and treatments to fight the cancer. The fundraiser will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 23 at Bobby's Place, 108 Meramec Valley Plaza, Valley Park. The June 23 event will include a car and bike wash with Bobby's Beauties, a dunking booth, a DJ, a BBQ, a Locks of Love head shaving event, Awareness Ribbon nail art and an auction. "Haley and her family have a long road ahead of them and can use all the help and prayers possible," said Gena Weinkauff, the coordinator of the …
Friday, May 4, 2012
More than $350,000 raised for local researchers and those dealing with cancer through this year's LLS competition.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Kelly Wahl
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Friday, May 4, 2012
Mary Pillsbury Wainwright of Wildwood, and Joshua Baker of Crestwood, were named Woman and Man of the Year for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Gateway Chapter (LLS). Their fundriasing totals now will be entered into the national competition for Man & Woman of the Year. During a 10-week fundraising period, beginning with a kickoff celebration, the candidates were judged solely on their success in generating funds to advance the mission of LLS. Every dollar raised counts as one “vote.” Pillsbury Wainwright and Baker were the candidates with the most “votes,” and were awarded the titles of 2012 Woman & Man of the Year at a Grand Finale Celebration on April 26. Candidates competed in honor of LLS’ Boy & Girl of the Year, local children who …
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Hundreds of individuals, companies and organization pull together every year to host the Bandana Bash at Zick’s Great Outdoors Nursery in Wildwood.
- VOLUNTEERS IN THE NEWS
- Jo Beck
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Tuesday, October 4, 2011
As the barbecue smoke wafted over the trees at Zick's Great Outdoors Nursery & Landscaping Co., local people gathered last month to honor their friend who lost his life to leukemia. Every year, they call their event the "Bandana Bash." (See article published prior to event: Fight Leukemia: Bandana Bash 2011) “One-hundred percent of the food for the Bash was donated,” said Mike Hallahan, a Wildwood resident who is one of the founders of the event. In addition to the donated foods, hundreds of other donations meant that more funds can be targeted for cancer research and help for cancer victims. A command center was housed in a motorhome the volunteers pulled alongside the wood-fired cooker. As Hallahan checked on the whole hog in the …
Friday, September 2, 2011
This weekend event, which originated in Wildwood, focuses on finding bone marrow donors and raising funds to support that cause.
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Lou Malnassy
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Friday, September 2, 2011
Dash to a bash! It’s more than just a weekend food and music event. Bandana Bash 2011 also celebrates the life and legacy of West Countian Todd Zick, whose fight to find a cure for leukemia continues. Zick, who was diagnosed with the disease while still in college, succumbed to leukemia in 2010. In his short life, he organized Leukemia 24/7, and personally began bone marrow drives in Wildwood, Ballwin, St. Louis and Springfield. His family and friends continue his efforts with the TTIF (Thank Todd It’s Friday) portion of the Bash, which runs Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10, at Zick’s Great Outdoors Nursery & Landscaping Co., at Clayton and Strecker Roads in Wildwood. But organizers won’t let the serious reason for the event detract from…
Friday, February 18, 2011
It's not every day a teacher has a hair-raising experience at school; well, one Rockwood eighth-grade social studies instructor actually had quite the opposite.
A "Pennies for Patients" fundraising effort at LaSalle Springs Middle School in Wildwood prompted one teacher to offer a very motivating bonus if a certain financial goal was met from collecting coins to give to leukemia and lymphoma research. Thursday, that teacher made good on the promise by allowing students to shave his head. Eighth-grade social studies teacher Eric Barnhart challenged his "Adventurers" team of students to raise more than $500, or to win the school's overall team challenge, by saying he would shave off his hair if they did. The 72 students rose to the occasion. But what's even more impressive is that they are a team one-half the size of the school's other teams. The total amount raised by the school body was $708. "I…
Eileen Tyrrell
9:49 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Inspirational! This is not a surprise to those who know Kate's parents; Tom and Beth Daniels. A humble family who are an example of community, neighbor and friend. Kids bringing awareness to childhood cancer is beautiful example. Kids helping kids. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month......let cover our schools in YELLOW throughout the month in the same manner we cover them in PINK for … more ›