---
title: "I woke up shaved bald and with one eyebrow..."
description: "A personal account of participating in St. Baldrick's Foundation charity event, shaving my head to support childhood cancer research and bringing together community support for a great cause."
author: "Colin McNamara"
tags: ["charity","community","giving-back","cancer-research","fundraising"]
image: "https://colinmcnamara.com/images/blog/st-baldricks-charity-shave/featured.png"
date: 2012-04-04
url: https://colinmcnamara.com/blog/st-baldricks-charity-shave
---

# I woke up shaved bald and with one eyebrow...

![Before the shave](https://colinmcnamara.com/images/blog/st-baldricks-charity-shave/IMG_2366.jpg)

And it was all for a great cause.

This is the second year that I have been a "shavee" for the St. Baldrick's Foundation. This volunteer-driven charity funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U. S. government.

![During the shave](https://colinmcnamara.com/images/blog/st-baldricks-charity-shave/IMG_2377.jpg)

![Almost done](https://colinmcnamara.com/images/blog/st-baldricks-charity-shave/IMG_23771.jpg)

This year I was able to not only involve myself and my friends in this charity, but I was also supported by the owners of Nexus who sponsored the bar tab at the Irvine St. Baldrick's event.

![The final result](https://colinmcnamara.com/images/blog/st-baldricks-charity-shave/IMG_23772.jpg)

I want to not only thank everyone who supported this great charity, but of course invite anyone else who is passionate about supporting cancer research to join in the fight and donate through my participant page linked below.

[http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/colinmcnamara](http://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/colinmcnamara)