Last year, March 2021, a new tradition was started at our brewery in St. Charles: our annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser and head shaving event. It was a great success, and we decided immediately to continue holding this event for the foreseeable future.
Fast forward to this year and we find ourselves once again humbled by the outpouring of support for this year’s fundraiser. With just seven participants signed up to be shaved, we were still able to not just meet, but CRUSH $10,000 goal. Total online and cash donations have now exceeded $11,000 dollars and counting.
One thing is for sure…one participant has gone above and beyond the call of duty at our event both years, and despite his currently tiny stature, his big heart has virtually carried our events! Sam Welch lost his cousin, Emma, to childhood cancer a few years back, and ever since, he has shaved his head once per year to raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer research in her name. We couldn’t be more honored to host Sam again this year and watch him smash the “competition” with well over $6,200 in donations! Not to mention his amazing family who came out in high numbers to support our event!
Thank you, Sam, as well as ALL of our shavees (Michael Dotson, Derek Weber, Matt Milligan, JD Orlicz, Eric Blackburn, Jeremy Teel, , for inspiring us again this year and helping us reach our fundraising goal!
Although our goal has been met, we’re STILL collecting donations of either cash at the taproom or virtually through the St. Baldrick’s event site until the end of March. Be a hero, like Sam and our other shavees, without harming a hair on your head. Donate today.
Not Pictured, But Also Awesome: Eric Blackburn, Jeremy Teel