Undergraduate / "I shaved my head for the Saint Baldrick's Foundation" -Common App Extracirrcular [4]

I was shocked to say the least. After shaving my head for the first time, I looked in the mirror and said, "WOW, I'm really bald."

While most teenagers would be unwilling to shave their heads, I, proudly and humbly, shaved my head for the Saint Baldrick's Foundation. The Saint Baldrick's Foundation, a pun on bald and St. Patrick, is an organization dedicated to eradicating childhood cancers through donations and volunteers shaving their heads in solidarity with cancer victims. Because of my experience with Baldrick's, I have developed a deeper understanding of how valuable life truly is and the importance of service. Four years later, I have successfully founded a Baldrick's event at my grade school, with a two year donation total of $25,000, and am in the process of starting an event at St. Ignatius. The St. Baldrick's Foundation taught me how to lead and care for others.