Mike's St. Baldrick's 2006 Photos


For the 3rd year in a row, I participated in the St. Baldrick's events and raising funds for childhood cancer research. Please consider making a tax-deductable donation to this worthy cause. The easiest way to donate is to visit the St. Baldrick's Foundation website at http://www.stbaldricks.org/ .

St. Baldricks's Splash

"Be a HERO for children with cancer". That is the call from St. Baldrick's, the organization that is shaving the way to Conquer Kids' Cancer. In the United States, 46 children are diagnosed with cancer every day. Today, with advances in medicine, 77% of those children can be cured. Unfortunately, cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease in children. St. Baldrick's is a whimsical twist on St. Patrick's Day - when brave volunteers agreed to shave their heads bald to raise funds for childhood cancer research. St. Baldrick's is an annual charity event that began with the goal of raising "17,000 of the 17th of March" in 2000. St. Baldrick's raises money for Children's Oncology Group, which is the leading research group for children's cancer research in the country.

Below is just a small selection of photos that I took at this year's event. This page may take a while to load unless you have a high speed internet connection. Contact me at mikebecvar@mikebecvar.com if you would like a CD of the original photos.

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St. Baldrick's 2006

This year, I participated in the St. Baldrick's Event at Fast Eddie's Lafter Hours in Centreville, VA. Before the event, there were 28 shavees registered on the St. Baldrick's website. A few more brave individuals signed up to become shavees at the event.

Shavee Checkin Table

When the Shavees arrive, they stop to checkin, turn in their donations, and get a St. Baldrick's T-Shirt.

The barbers

The barbers pose before the event begins.

Host - Meg Crossett

The St. Baldrick's Day event at Lafter Hours was planned by Meg Crossett. She kicked off the event with a few words.

Opening statements

Meg Crossett introduced Becky Chapman Weaver from St. Baldrick's.

The barbers take their places

The five barbers take their places.

The MC

The MC introduced each shavee.


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Mike Becvar


Mike Becvar

Mike Becvar's Official Before Photo for St. Baldrick's 2006. Yes, that is my before picture. I participated in St. Baldrick's events in both 2004 and 2005. With your support, I will continue to go bald for another year. A little hair is a small price for a good cause.

Mike Becvar's picture a few days before St. Baldrick's Day.

Mike Becvar's picture a few days before St. Baldrick's Day.

View of the chair of the crowd gathered to watch.

After sitting in one of the barber chairs, I pulled out my camera and took a few pictures. First was a view from the chair of the crowd gathered to watch.

Steven Ratliff

Steven Ratliff was in the chair next to Mike Becvar and he agreed to have his beard shaved.

Mike Becvar in chair being shaved.

Mike Becvar in chair being shaved.

View from the stage after Mike's turn was over.

I took a few quick pictures from the stage after my turn was over.

Mike Becvar's After picture

Mike Becvar's After picture posted to the St. Baldrick's website.

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Shaving


The first group of shavees take their seats.

The first group of shavees take their seats.

Let the shaving begin

Let the shaving begin.

Hang loose!

Hang loose!

The crowd

Family, friends, and a video crew from Westfield High School watch and take pictures.

Kate Ratliff

The barber holds a lock of Kate Ratliff's hair. Kate, a fourth grade student, was the only girl to be a shavee at the event.

Kate Ratliff

The barber holds a second lock of Kate Ratliff's hair.

Shavees

Were having fun!

Steven Ratliff

Kate's dad Steven Ratliff, in the middle, takes a seat. This is his fourth time as a shavee for St. Baldrick's.

two shavees

Don't they look great!

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More Shaving


Wearing Green

Since it was also St. Patrick's Day, almost everyone wore green.

More Shavees having fun

More Shavees having fun.

Lawless and Crossett families

The last group of shavees, the Lawless and Crossett families.

shavee

This won't hurt a bit.

Shavees

Look at the big smiles on their faces!

Shavee makes the peace sign

Peace!

Shavee

I don't have any hair!

The last shavee!

The last shavee!

Hair on the floor below the empty chairs

All done! Look at all of that hair!

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Group Pictures

After all of the shaving was done, the shavees gathered for group photos.


Crowd

The crowd took many photos of the shavees and I decided to take a photo of the crowd.

Westfield High School students

The students and principal from Westfield High School pose for a group picture.

Westfield High School shavees

The bald men from Westfield High School

Cub Run Elementary students

Students from Cub Run Elementary celebrate.

Shavees

Five young shavees pose for a group photo

Howie Scott, Kate Ratliff, and Steven Ratliff

Howie Scott, Kate Ratliff, and Steven Ratliff

Meg Crossett presents a hero plaque to Fast Eddie's Lafter Hours

Meg Crossett presents a hero plaque to Fast Eddie's Lafter Hours