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JUDY K JOHNSON

The Dell Children’s Annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Fair is
held in conjunction with Austin's St. Baldrick’s fundraising event. The
fair brings together vendors throughout the Austin community to
support the battle against kids’ cancer, and the event is family friendly
offering activities, music, food, and refreshments from organizations
including Colon Cancer, KidStrong and Loving Libbie Memorial
Foundation. Several philanthropic organizations supporting childhood
cancer will also be in attendance on event day, including Locks of
Love, Wigs for Kids and Be the Match. Families touched by cancer
will share their stories and the community will have the opportunity to
meet some of the incredible kids who are benefiting from the St.
Baldrick’s mission.

St. Baldrick’s was a paramount event for Dell Children’s Medical
Center. During the inaugural event in 2006, fundraising totaled
$36,000 and in 2014 event organizers had their eyes set on a goal of
$110,000. The number of shavees expected to go bald that year was
predicted to surpass 200 and bring the total of the St. Baldrick’s
funding for Dell Children's to over $500,000.

Figure 186: 2013 Head shaving with
close friend, Brandon Tomasini

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