National hair care franchise commits to donating $1 million to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation over next three years
LOS ANGELES (January 28, 2016) – The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, is proud to announce a new partnership with Sport Clips Haircuts, a national hair care franchise with almost 1,500 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Expanding upon the support of many of its locations, Sport Clips has signed on as a St. Baldrick’s national partner, generously committing to donate $1 million over the next three years to support the most promising childhood cancer research.
“St. Baldrick’s is excited to join forces with an organization that so closely aligns with our signature head-shaving events,” says St. Baldrick’s CEO Kathleen Ruddy. “We appreciate the ongoing support from Sport Clips and can’t wait to see where the next chapter of this partnership takes us and what promising research we are able to fund because of their support.”
During the three-year partnership Sport Clips will support St. Baldrick’s by providing volunteer stylists for local St. Baldrick’s head-shaving events, promoting the mission of St. Baldrick’s at its store locations, and organizing its own St. Baldrick’s head-shaving events, among other activities.
“St. Baldrick’s shares in Sport Clips’ belief that being successful and having fun can go hand-in-hand, and the contribution St. Baldrick’s has made to childhood cancer research is a true testament to this,” says Gordon Logan, Sport Clips Founder and CEO. “Through our partnership, we look forward to hosting fundraising events and doing what we do best – cutting hair – to support St. Baldrick’s important mission.”
Keli Knappage, a Sport Clips area manager in Texas, has volunteered her time to shave heads at the St. Baldrick’s Trinity Hall event in Dallas for more than a decade and is currently raising money for this year’s event. She is just one of many who are excited to see the two organizations working together to give every child a chance at a happy, healthy childhood. For her, shaving heads is the least she can do to help.
“It’s a lot, a lot of fun,” Knappage shares. “I think volunteering with St. Baldrick’s is the best thing I do all year.”
To learn how you can get involved visit www.StBaldricks.org, and connect with St. Baldrick’s on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Vimeo
About St. Baldrick’s Foundation
As the largest private funder of childhood cancer research grants, the St. Baldrick’s Foundation believes that kids are special and deserve to be treated that way. St. Baldrick’s funds are granted to some of the most brilliant childhood cancer research experts in the world and to innovative explorers who bring with them the promise of a future free from childhood cancers. Kids need treatments as unique as they are – and that starts with funding research just for them. Join us at StBaldricks.org to help support the best cancer treatments for kids.
About Sport Clips Haircuts
Sport Clips Haircuts is headquartered in Georgetown, Texas. It was established in 1993 and started franchising in 1995. The sports-themed haircutting franchise, which specializes in haircuts for men and boys, is ranked by Entrepreneur Magazine as one of the “Fastest-Growing Franchises” and in the top 20 in the “Franchise 500.” There are currently almost 1,500 Sport Clips stores open in the U.S. and Canada. Sport Clips is the “Official Haircutter” of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), offers veterans preferential pricing on haircuts and franchises, and was named as one of the “Top 50 Franchises for Veterans” by USA Today and one of the “2016 Best for Vets: Franchises” by Military Times. Our “Help A Hero” program has raised almost $4 million to help deployed and hospitalized U.S. service members call home through the VFW’s Operation Uplink™ and to provide scholarships for veterans transitioning to a civilian career. Sport Clips is a proud sponsor of Joe Gibbs Racing’s NASCAR drivers Denny Hamlin and Carl Edwards, and partners with numerous NCAA and professional sports teams. To learn more about Sport Clips, visit sportclips.com.
