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Basin Electrics back to Brave the Shave
Basin Electric Power Cooperative has set March 17th for a fundraiser that far exceeded expectations last year. The inaugural year had a goal of five shaved heads, hoping to raise $5,000.
Basin Electric Power Cooperative - February 2, 2009
Originally broadcast on five local Clear Channel stations
Last year, it was "The Bold, Bald and Beautiful."
This year, it's "Brave the Shave."
Basin Electric Power Cooperative has set March 17th for a fundraiser that far exceeded expectations last year. The inaugural year had a goal of five shaved heads, hoping to raise $5,000.
But spokeswoman Mary Klecker-Green said more than 100 heads were shaved, raising $94,000... all going to the St. Baldrick's Foundation, the world's largest volunteer-driven fundraiser for childhood cancer research.
Click here to hear Mary Klecker-Green explain where the money goes.
Klecker-Green said the more than 100 men and women who had their heads shaved last year felt good about themselves afterward.
Click here to hear Mary Klecker-Green talk about shavees' reactions to their bald heads.
Klecker-Green said in its nine years of existence, The St. Baldrick's Foundation has spread to 18 countries and 48 states, generating more than $50 million.
KFYR 550 AM Radio and Clear Channel Radio plan to report on Basin Electric's St. Baldrick's event regularly through March 17.
Headquarters
1717 East Interstate Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58503-0564 USA
Phone: 701.223.0441
