News | Balding For Dollars

Calling all rockstar volunteers

by Marissa Dunbar | Mar 19, 2018 | News, Volunteer Opportunities

Calling all rockstar volunteers! We are in full swing planning our main Balding For Dollars event at BC Children’s Hospital again. This will be the 19th annual and under the coordination of a new administrator, Marissa! We are looking for volunteers to keep the...

Giving back hits close to home for Jen

by Marissa Dunbar | Mar 15, 2018 | News

Meet Jen and her Dad Ba. Jen got diagnosed with cancer when she was very small, many oncology ward moves ago. She fought it, beat it, and is now a healthy, beautiful and caring 17 year old. Jen doesn’t remember her experience with cancer at all (which is...

Meet Dana, 9 year old on a mission

by Marissa Dunbar | Mar 13, 2018 | Hair Donation, News

Meet Dana, a 9 year old girl with a goal to help others with cancer. It was all Dana’s idea from the start. Dad, Fabio says he was just the facilitator. Dana and her family have been touched by cancer having 3 family friends and her Grandmother diagnosed within...

Meet Caroline McDonald – An Osteogenic Sarcoma Survivor’s Story

by baldingfordollars | Nov 14, 2017 | News

Osteogenic Sarcoma are words too big for a nine year old. When they were first spoken in a doctor’s office at Children’s hospital it was also the first time I remember seeing my father cry. After that, ward 3B became my home for the better part of a year...

March Madness at Balding for Dollars!

by baldingfordollars | Apr 12, 2017 | News

Wow! Was March ever a busy month! So many great events happened in our community in support of Balding for Dollars and we are so grateful for everyone involved in making these events a success. March’s events started off on March 12th with Whistler Balding for Dollars...

Christine’s Story

by baldingfordollars | Mar 13, 2017 | News

Christine’s Story I could never have imagined the journey life would take me on in the years following high school graduation. Like most teenagers, my plans for the future included traveling, getting a degree, and starting a career. What I did not plan for was to be...