Team Teddy St. Baldricks Day at Osborn Hill School: March 24

Fairfield, CT -- The annual St. Baldrick’s/Team Teddy-OHS event will be held, for the 8th year in a row, at Osborn Hill School (760 Stillson Road), on Friday, March 24 starting at 5:30PM. Anyone interested in raising money by having their head shaved can sign up in advance by going to www.stbaldricks.org and typing in “Team Teddy — Osborn Hill School.”  Or they can sign up on the 24th, in person. If you don’t want to end up bald on the 24th, there are lots of ways to participate — sponsor a shavee by donating money on their head, online or in person.  Buy some baked goods.  Have some Super Duper Weenie. Buy raffle tickets and maybe you’ll be lucky enough to win one of many gift baskets including Red Sox-Yankees tickets, Billy Joel tickets or a brand new bike from Cycle Dynamics.

Team Teddy was created to honor Teddy Gerber, who was in 3rd grade at OHS when he was diagnosed with undifferentiated sarcoma, a rare and aggressive type of pediatric cancer. Teddy was recovering from two major surgeries in March 2010, but he was able to attend the event, and even acted as an honorary barber, shaving his dad’s, brother’s, and some friends’ heads. Less than six months, later he passed away at the age of nine. Team Teddy continues on in his memory and, to date, has raised over $800,000. Teddy’s dad, Bill Gerber, is now a member of St. Baldrick’s Foundation Board. 

St. Baldrick’s makes special recognition of shavees and volunteers who have participated in events for seven years — they are dubbed “Knights of the Round Table,” and are praised by the St. Baldrick’s Foundation — “Be it known to all that this participant has dedicated at least seven years of service to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation — helping kids with cancer throughout all the land.”  To date, Team Teddy has over 30 Knights (with at least two more joining up on the 24th), as well as 5 “Knight Commanders” — participants for 10+ years. This is truly a testament to the incredible community who supported Teddy, and that continues to support the Gerber family in its fundraising mission.

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation funds more childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the US Government. Thousands of volunteers worldwide have funded over $200 million in research grants since the foundation was created in 2004. Worldwide, 300,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year. In the U.S., more children die of cancer than any other disease — more than AIDS, asthma, cyclic fibrosis, congenital anomalies and diabetes combined. St. Baldrick’s is committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.

Team Teddy — OHS page:

https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/108/2017