Pioneer Library System

Many visitors to the Norman Public Library know Ms Kim. She works in the Children's Department and has a passion to connect children to the joy of reading. Ms Kim is on a mission - to raise money to help battle childhood cancer. On the 28th of March, around 2:00pm, she will be shaving her head to raise money for the St. Baldrick's Foundation.

According to the Foundation Directory Online, St. Baldrick's Foundation works to raise funds for childhood cancer research by encouraging individuals to recruit donors by shaving their heads, in a gesture of solidarity with children living with cancer. They also award grants to organizations for childhood cancer research.

Research from the NIH, available in the Consumer Health Database, reveals that thirty years ago, the 5-year survival rate for all childhood cancers combined was less than 50%. As of 2006, the 5-year survival rate for all childhood cancers combined is now nearly 80%. The survival rate increase is due to many things and many sources - but the driving force behind it are the funds for the research to fight cancer

If you are interested in giving money to Ms Kim's cause visit her participant page - on the St. Baldrick's website. Or if you want to participate by becoming a shavee visit the St. Baldrick's Shavee page.

If you are interested in knowing more about coping with, research regarding or additional places that help fund childhood cancer research - visit your hometown library.