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Volunteers Say Goodbye to Hair at St. Baldrick's Fundraiser

Dillon's Irish Pub in Hollywood was host to 23 volunteers from Children's Hospital Los Angeles willing to go bald for pediatric cancer research on Saturday.

Children's Hospital Los Angeles held it's second annual "Let's Conquer Kid's Cancer" head shaving event at Dillon's Irish Pub in Hollywood on Saturday.

The goal was to raise $20,000 for the St. Baldrick's Foundation's efforts in pediactric cancer research.

The 23 shaving volunteers included, doctors, patients and women whose children have cancer.

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"I lost my son to cancer 2 1/2 years ago when he was 12," said Shannon Barry, amember of 46 Mommas. "I can't do research, but I want to be able to continue his fight and my way to do that is to raise money so the people that do have the ability, have the money to do so." 

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