St. Baldrick’s event

The fourth annual St Baldrick’s event was held on Mar. 10 at the Duke of Westminster Pub in Toronto. St Baldrick’s started in the United States in 2000 when three reinsurance executives turned their annual St Patrick’s Day party into a fundraiser for Childhood Cancer. Participants raise money by shaving their heads in solidarity with kids with cancer. In Canada, St Baldrick’s has partnered with Childhood Cancer Canada so that all money raised stays in Canada. Proceeds go towards funding the most promising research projects for Childhood Cancer. Seventeen people volunteered to have their heads shaved this year.   Participating companies included Travellers Canada, Marsh Canada, Liberty International Underwriters, Swiss Re, Creechurch and Beach and Associates. The final figure has yet to be finalized, but the efforts raised approximately $32,000 to $33,000.