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Buttons for Healthcare Workers Project
We want to commend the beautiful healthcare workers at BC Children's Hospital for their already difficult, heart-tugging, and tiring jobs, but ESPECIALLY for keeping their hearts and minds in it for our families during this unprecedented pandemic. As you may or may...
Quarantine Kuts For Kids Campaign 2020
JOIN US ON OUR NEWEST VIRTUAL CAMPAIGN! For anyone who wants to attempt a self-haircut/head shave, have someone in their household try it out (if you trust them!) OR wait until salons are open and get that much needed post-quarantine cut and raise some awareness and...
21st Annual Balding for Dollars Main Event goes VIRTUAL
On May 9th, 2020 we would have been celebrating Balding for Dollars 21st Annual head shave and hair cut event at BC Children’s Hospital. Welcoming over 500 people throughout the day including our wonderful volunteers, brave participants, past and current...
Introducing myself: Marissa Dunbar, Balding for Dollars Administrator
Hello Balding for Dollars followers! I figured it was about time to introduce myself. The person behind the social, the email, the events. I think it's important to know that the person behind the organization, has a story and a passion, and isn't just a suit behind a...
Calling on YOU to volunteer at our Main Event for 2020
Calling on all you amazing volunteers! We have our heads down, and wheels to the ground planning for the Annual Balding For Dollars Main Event at BC Children's Hospital again. This will be the 21st year and we want it to be huge! That means we need a whole bunch of...
Kman has a mane that won’t quit, and his compassion doesn’t either
This is Karsen and his mom Tara. Karsen is 9 years old and one of the most caring, compassionate and amazing kids we have come across. He has been growing his beautiful blonde hair to donate to be made into a wig for kids that lose their hair and he has an INCREDIBLE...
Back by popular demand, the 2nd Annual Oncology Moms Retreat
The buzz definitely went around quickly following the 1st Oncology moms retreat put on by the patient parent advocate for oncology, Suzanne Dunbar and funded by Balding for Dollars and Power to Be, which was held in September of 2018. We had moms asking how to "get on...
Celebrating 20 amazing years at our annual Main Event in 2019
Our 20th Annual Balding for Dollars Main Event went off without a hitch in May of 2019 at BC Children's Hospital. It was a beautiful, sunny day and we were so excited to celebrate all of the past 20 years of hard work, sweat, tears, thousands of volunteers, many who...
Dad’s Day at Lee Valley Tools 2019
You probably have heard all about our 1st annual mom's retreat, where we pampered 10 lovely oncology mom's up in Merritt in September of 2018. It went so well, we knew we couldn't leave the dads out of the picture this year, so we hosted a Dad's Day at Lee Valley...
Supporting us outside of the box
Are you: a survivor education or conference bursary recipient, or hoping to be? desire to support Balding for Dollars more than you already are, but don't know how? wanting to attend local events and/or fundraise but can't due to physical or geographical limitations?...
