If you’re here, it’s because someone left you a spooky surprise—a “You’ve Been Booed” treat! But this isn’t just any Halloween fun. It comes with a mission: to BOO Kids’ Cancer and help the St. Baldrick’s Childhood Cancer Research Foundation support the best research to find cures for kids with cancer.
Who is St. Baldrick’s?
It all started as a simple challenge between colleagues: shave their heads to raise money for kids’ cancer research. Fast forward 25 years, and that challenge has grown into the St. Baldrick’s Childhood Cancer Research Foundation, the largest charity funder of childhood cancer research grants in the U.S.
To date, St. Baldrick’s has awarded more than $380 million to researchers dedicated to Conquer Kids’ Cancer. But what makes St. Baldrick’s unique is the reach of your support. When you give to St. Baldrick’s, you’re not just funding one hospital or disease type—you’re supporting more than 380 institutions working hard to find cures for all childhood cancers.
St. Baldrick’s plays a crucial role in advancing every stage of childhood cancer research. From new ideas in the lab to training the next generation of researchers, to lifesaving clinical trials, we ensure that kids battling cancer today—and those diagnosed in the future—have access to the most cutting-edge treatments.
Over the past 25 years, St. Baldrick’s has been part of virtually every advancement in childhood cancer research. Yet, our work is far from done. Cancer remains the #1 disease killer of children, and we won’t stop until cures are found for every child.
Together, we can ensure that every child has the chance to grow up cancer-free.
How Can You Help?
By scanning that QR code, you’ve already taken the first step toward learning how you can help kids with cancer. Now, let’s explore some impactful ways to get involved:
1. Donate
Every dollar counts in the fight against childhood cancer. Your donation can help fund clinical trials, research grants, and lifesaving treatments for kids who need them most.
2. Join the Send Kids’ Cancer Packing Backpack Challenge
The Send Kids’ Cancer Packing Backpack Challenge invites you to carry a St. Baldrick’s green backpack in honor of kids with leukemia who can receive lifesaving treatment through a backpack of their own. Carry it wherever life takes you, share your journey, and rally family and friends to help you raise funds for childhood cancer research. It’s a simple way to turn one powerful symbol into awareness, action and more hope for kids with cancer.
Learn More about the Backpack Challenge
3. Start a Fundraiser
Want to take your support a step further? Start your own fundraiser—whether it’s a bake sale, pickleball competition, bunco night, or step challenge – the possibilities are endless! Rally your friends, family, and community to raise money that fuels critical cancer research.
4. Become an Advocate
Join St. Baldrick’s Speak Up advocacy network and use your voice to make a difference for kids with cancer — right from home. We’ll let you know when important issues need your support and make it easy to contact your elected officials, urge Congress to prioritize childhood cancer research and take action on policies that impact kids with cancer and their families.
5. Shave Your Head
Yes, we’re those crazy head-shaving people! St. Baldrick’s head-shaving events have become a symbol of solidarity with children who lose their hair during cancer treatment. It’s a bold move with a huge impact—and a fun way to show kids that they’re not fighting alone, while also raising money for lifesaving research.
6. Sign Up for Our Emails
When you sign up for our emails, you’ll receive inspiring stories, updates on research breakthroughs, and opportunities to get involved in fun and impactful ways.
Your BOO Can Do More Than You Think!
Now that you’ve been Booed, it’s time to Boo someone else! By passing on your own “BOO Basket” and getting involved with St. Baldrick’s, you’re creating a ripple of hope that stretches far beyond Halloween. You’re joining a movement that’s helping to Conquer Kids’ Cancer—one donation, one fundraiser, and one action at a time.
So, what will you do next? Whether you decide to donate, advocate, shave, or fundraise, you’re helping to create a brighter future for kids with cancer. And that’s something worth celebrating this Halloween season!
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about St. Baldrick’s, and for considering how you can help kids with cancer. Together, we can BOO Kids’ Cancer!
