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Folsom Supercuts manager Olga Howerton will shave all 20-plus inches of her hair to help cure childhood cancer. Howerton, 30, of Natomas, hopes to raise $30,000 in donations for St. Baldrick’s. Throughout the month of February, all of the Sacramento area Supercuts salons will be accepting donations to help Howerton reach her goal. Read full […]

The Keaton Raphael Memorial presents 11th Annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation Head Shaving Celebrations, designed to raise funds to support childhood cancer research by recruiting “Heroes” to shave their heads in front of thousands live in return for pledges of financial support from friends and family members. This year’s celebrations are scheduled to take place in […]

Annual fundraiser in Roseville will push cash towards a cure Ever since she can remember, Emma Eckhardt experienced crippling anxiety around having her hair cut — a Rapunzel-like curse she’s managing to conquer in order to help with an event in Roseville designed to fight childhood cancer. Read full article as published by Roseville & […]

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Caring for families battling childhood cancer Cancer targets the entire family.  Keaton Raphael Memorial (KRM) strives to do the same.  The Keaton Raphael Memorial is named after 5-year-old Keaton Raphael, a little boy who lost his 9-month battle with Neuroblastoma, a nervous system cancer, in 1998.  His parents, fueled by a desire to fight back, […]

They’re not easy statistics to digest. An estimated 13,500 children and adolescents ages 19 and under are diagnosed with cancer each year in the U.S. One in five detected loses the fight. Despite cutting-edge advancements, cancer surprisingly remains the leading cause of disease-related death in our youth. Delaying a cure, say advocates, is the concept […]

YOU have helped raise more than $24 million for childhood cancer research! Read full article

Award presented by 4th District Assemblywoman Beth Gaines Childhood cancer advocate Robyn Raphael was named 2012 Woman of the Year for the 4th Assembly District during a ceremony at the State Capitol Monday. Read full article as published by Roseville & Granite Bay Press Tribune  

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