Sachem teachers and administrators might already be losing hair from the stress of budget crunching and fiscal restraints, but they're about to lose even more next week.
Sachem East will host another St. Baldrick's event, hoping to top last year's mark of over $15,000. The school set a goal of $17,001 and has already raised $8,162 (as of 7 p.m. on March 12).
Among the many participants this year are Sachem Superintendent James Nolan, Sachem East football coach Mark Wojciechowski, and Sachem East Principal Rory Manning, who had his head buzzed last year as well.
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Nearly 70 shavees have already signed up for the event, which will take place March 21 at 1 p.m.
St. Baldrick's is the world's largest volunteer-driven fundraising unit for childhood cancer research. At Foundation events all throughout the year, volunteers shave their heads to raise funds. Like marathon runners, "shavees" collect donations from friends, family and associates. The foundation receives these funds and makes grants to research experts.
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