Join Beyond Belief Network and FreeOK in the fight against childhood cancer

By Elizabeth Minutello, Beyond Belief Network intern

FreeOK, a Beyond Belief Network team, has offered to host a national effort for nonbelievers to participate in St. Baldrick’s head-shaving fundraising event. St. Baldrick’s Foundation exists specifically to fund childhood cancer research, and they are best known for their head-shaving events in which “Shavees” collect money from friends and family and have their head shaved in solidarity with patients.

If you put together a Shave team to join the FreeOK team, FreeOK will send your team a swag bag. In addition, send us a picture from your shaving event and FreeOK will give a t-shirt to each of your shaved participants! You can register on their team page and do the shaving at one of your regular group events (we suggest planning a shaving event during the last week of April to count as a Week of Action event).

If you’re a resident of Oklahoma City, or live nearby, consider attending the event on May 4. The event promises to be an exciting occasion with a live music series featuring local artists, charitable shopping opportunities, raffles, prizes for participation, and of course, the head-shaving ceremony. If you’re in the area during this charity event, stop and spend a few hours. 

Let’s show how a big an impact a national humanist response can make on pediatric cancer research!