The Reno Ballroom will host the 20th Annual 'Shave for the Brave' event TODAY, Friday, March 7th.
The family-friendly event starts with registration at 5:30 p.m.
The Northern Nevada Children's Cancer Foundation (NNCCF) invites the public to come out, support the cause, participate, and get their heads shaved.
The local non-profit encourages people to "Shave for the Brave" and go bald in support of childhood cancer research every year around St. Patrick's Day.
Since 2006, NNCCF's yearly Shave for the Brave activities, in partnership with the St. Baldrick's Foundation, have shaved 4,930 heads to raise nearly $3.6 million for research on youth cancer.
In 2024, out of the 5,822 St. Baldrick's fundraising events worldwide, NNCCF's "Shave for the Brave" event came in at number twelve.
The goal of NNCCF is to promote more funding for research in the hopes that one day our kids will grow up cancer-free.
This year, Phil Ralston, a board member of St. Baldrick's, will be joining the event to help NNCCF in celebrating the 20th anniversary of Shave for the Brave.
Ralston is the president of American Nevada Company (ANC), a company that focuses on the planning and construction of residential, commercial, and master-planned communities.Â
He became one of the leading fundraisers in Las Vegas after initially joining the St. Baldrick's Foundation to help a friend's daughter who was given a cancer diagnosis.
Since 2008, Ralston has been a St. Baldrick's volunteer shavee, raising over $485,902 for research on childhood cancer that could save lives.
In addition to his team, Bald by Design, raised another $1,203,692 to help combat childhood cancers.
This year the event aspires to raise $200,000 for research into children's cancer.
Like at a walk-a-thon, participants collect pledges or donations to raise money for the opportunity to shave their heads on stage.
Pre-registration for participants, or "Shavees," is required online at https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/45/2025.
Shavees can either sign up as an individual or form a team.  In order to participate in this event, participants are asked to raise at least $50.00.
The barbers shaving the heads are either certified cosmetologists or barbers who volunteer for the event.Â
You can join or donate for the event by clicking here. Â
