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School shows support for childhood cancer research
Students and families at Queen of Martyrs School in Evergreen Park had their heads shaved at a pep rally as part of a St. Baldrick's Day event on March 10, 2023. Several schools and parishes around the archdiocese hold St. Baldrick's Day events, usually around St. Patrick's Day to raise money for pediatric cancer research. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Members of the Lavin-Cassidy School of Irish Dance perform at the beginning of the Queen of Martyrs St. Baldrick's Day event March 10, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Emma Bofinger receives a prize and a handshake from Queen of Martyrs and St. Bernadette pastor Father Benedykt Pazdan for her fundraising efforts at the Queen of Martyrs School St. Baldrick's Day event March 10, 2023. Her brother Crispin, 4, has been fighting leukemia for 2 years. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Young Queen of Martyrs students enjoy mint-flavored shakes St. Baldrick's Day event March 10, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Queen of Martyrs student Jack E. gives a thumbs up after getting his head shaved and receiving a medal for being the top student fundraiser at Queen of Martyrs School's St. Baldrick's Day event March 10, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Members of the Bofinger family — Thijs, 12; Emma, 9; and dad, Troy — get their heads shaved to support their brother and son Crispin, who has acute lymphoblastic leukemia at the Queen of Martyrs School St. Baldrick's Day event on March 10, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Erin Bofinger holds her son Crispin while they watch members of the family getting their heads shaved at Queen of Martyrs School's St. Baldrick's Day event on March 10, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A first grader who was one of the top fundraisers for St. Baldrick's Day at Queen of Martyrs School in Evergreen Park gets his head shaved on March 10, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
A third grader gets a high-five after getting his head shaved at Queen of Martyrs School's St. Baldrick's Day event on March 10, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Benedykt Pazdan, pastor of Queen of Martyrs and St. Bernadette Parish, fulfills his promise to get his head shaved at the end of St. St. Baldrick's Day event on March 10, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Queen of Martyrs students cheer as Father Benedykt Pazdan gets his head shaved at a St. Baldrick's Day event on March 10, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
Father Benedykt Pazdan, pastor of Queen of Martyrs and St. Bernadette Parish, gives a thumbs up to students cheering for him after getting his head shaved at a St. Baldrick's Day event on March 10, 2023. (Karen Callaway/Chicago Catholic)
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