8th Annual Clips for Cancer event announced to be held during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - Floridant -- The 8^th Annual Clips for Cancer event presented by Florida Radiology Consultants will be held Saturday, Sept. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers. The annual community event raises funds to support Barbara's Friends – Golisano Children's Hospital pediatric cancer fund.

"With support of the community and sponsors, we have gone from raising $33,000 to help kids with cancer to raising more than $270,000 last year," said Amy Frith, senior director of Barbara's Friends. "We cannot do this without our sponsors. We hope the whole community will show support for kids in treatment at Golisano Children's Hospital."

Cameratta Companies is the Clips Stage Sponsor, supporting the main event where survivors and patients shave the heads of community leaders to raise money and awareness, demonstrating that being bald is not a sign of weakness, but rather strength in the long fight through chemotherapy treatment.

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The main event takes center stage at Bell Tower on Saturday, Sept. 20, with all the shaving happening at 10 a.m. inside Dave & Buster's community room. The day will continue with free family friendly activities, including games, animal encounters, first responder meet-and-greet with a touch-a-truck and tours of the Golisano Ambulance for the whole community.

How to get involved:

• Become a sponsor: Various sponsorship levels are available for individuals and businesses to show support, with additional visibility at the Bell Tower event.
• Become a shavee: Sign up to have a pediatric cancer survivor/patient shave your head. Register at BarbarasFriends.org/ClipsForCancer (https://leehealthfoundation.org/event/clips-for-cancer/#register).
• Donate and fundraise: Contribute to the cause by donating or fundraising to help children and families battling cancer and come out to cheer on the shavees on Sept. 20.

Each year, community support raised during the month of September helps families with children receiving cancer treatment, such as providing gas cards to make sure kids can get to and from Golisano for daily treatments, paying for medications when insurance will not cover at-home chemo or pain relief drugs, or purchasing meals so parents can stay by their children during treatment. Barbara's Friends also offers college scholarships, so that survivors can apply for college funds.

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Donations also help fund medical advances in technology and care, including the addition of pediatric neurosurgical services at Golisano and the first-ever total immersion chemotherapy room at the Golisano Children's Hospital Naples pediatric hematology and oncology clinic.

For information on this year's event and sponsorship opportunities, visit BarbarasFriends.org/ClipsForCancer (https://leehealthfoundation.org/event/clips-for-cancer/) or email Amy.Frith@LeeHealth.org.