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• Shave the day

Shave the day

Who:      All willing shavees and their supporters
When:    St. Baldrick's Day! March 17, 2010
Where:   Basin Electric Headquarters
Why:      To make 2010 the biggest and best year yet for fighting childhood cancer

If you are interested in signing up to shave your head/cut your hair or volunteer for the 2010 Brave the Shave event visit Basin Electric's St. Baldrick's Day event page.

For answers to the following questions, click on the link below:

• How do I register as a shavee? (PDF)
• How do I register as a barber?  (PDF)
• Can I designate a child or children to honor at the event? (PDF)
• How can outlying facilities participate in Basin Electric's St. Baldrick's event? (PDF)
• How can I ask friends and family to donate to the event? (PDF)
• About St. Baldrick's (PDF)

If you have other questions, please contact emckay@bepc.com.

   Can I designate a child or children to honor at the event?

The St. Baldrick's Web site features profiles of children with cancer who are the real inspiration behind the event. Any participant with a Web page can choose one or more children to honor. Browse the Web site (click on “The Kids”) and choose one or more children to honor at your event! Your Web page can show visitors your commitment to honoring that child. This can make a big difference in a family's life, and it will help motivate your fellow shavees, volunteers, teams and donors, too! Thank you for being a hero to kids with cancer!

   How can I ask friends and family to donate to the event?

Do you have an address book full of people who would love to donate money to such a great cause, and to have the pleasure of seeing you shave your head? It is easy to email a link to your friends, family and co-workers to encourage them to donate online at your event Web page.

1. Log in at http://www.stbaldricks.org/
2. Click on Participant/Find a participant or team
3. Search by either your name or the Basin Event
4. Click on yourself
5. Copy the Web address at the top and paste that into an email
6. Send that email to everyone you know, and ask them to click on that link and follow the online donation instructions.
7. Remind them to check back after March 17th to see a picture of your bald head/short hair!

Thank you for supporting such a wonderful event! You are a hero to kids with cancer

   How can outlying facilities participate in Basin Electric's St. Baldrick's event?

Find a volunteer at your location to coordinate all activities. This individual should go to http://www.stbaldricks.org/, click on Get Involved/Volunteer. Locate Basin Electric's event, and click “Join Event.” The volunteer coordinator will facilitate the head shaving/hair cutting event at your location and assure that all rules are being followed. The St. Baldrick’s Event Organizer Guide contains guidelines and serves as a valuable resource.

You can plan your event any way you'd like. Professionals must do the shaving, but you can still auction off rights to the highest bidder to assist in the head shaving. As long as you follow the rules, you can make this event what you'd like it to be. Just remember: clippers must be used … no razors of any kind.

Your coordinator should work with Jodi Schlatter and Lori Selzler at 701-223-0441 who are the official treasurers of the event on donation questions.

Volunteer shavees/individuals cutting more than 10 inches of hair should individually sign up as a “shavee.” A shavee must form a team, using your location's name.

Once your team is formed and your head shaving/hair cutting event is set at your facility, contact Anika Schaff at 701-557-5786, and she will mail you promotional materials and table tents.

All shavees will receive a St. Baldrick's t-shirt.

Please contact Anika Schaff, Mary Klecker-Green at 701-557-5604 or Emily McKay at 701-557-5618 with further questions.