Join other big-hearted, first responders across the country as they flaunt their finest facial hair or most colorful nails in honor of our smallest warriors battling cancer.
September - December
A Benefit For...
The Cure Starts Now
your beard can help fund the cure for cancer.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and first responders across the nation are gearing up to fundraise for critical brain cancer research. Our 9th annual Beard It Up and Color for The Cure campaigns are off to a flying start. Since our first year in 2018 we have raised over $830,000 with the help of law enforcement agency partnerships nationwide. How much will we raise this year?
Did you know?
- 1 in 330 children in the U.S. will develop cancer by age 20.
- On the average, 15,500 children are diagnosed with cancer each year.
- Cancer is the #1 killer of children by disease in the United States, yet it remains one of the most underfunded diseases in the world.
The Cure Starts Now focuses on the Homerun Cure™ to all cancers by concentrating our research funding efforts on one of the deadliest forms of cancer, DIPG/DMG. With over $44.3 million in childhood brain cancer research and support funding to date, you can rest assured that 100% of your donation will go directly to innovative research.
The Cure Starts Now is truly a global effort having funded research at over 100 hospitals worldwide, including Texas Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, Duke University, Sydney Children’s Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, Children's Hospital Colorado, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, and more. To find more information on all of the research and grants funded by The Cure Starts Now, click here. Please join us in funding crucial research to save our youngest of warriors.
Step 1: Set up your department's team page.
Add a photo, set a goal, and select 'Join/Create Team' at the bottom of the page.
Step 2: Share with your department
Spread the word about the cause and how your team's facial hair can make a difference. Donations of at least $30 earn a Challenge Coin as a thank you.
Step 3: Stir up competition
Anyone can create a fundraising page under your department's team. The more the merrier!
Step 4: Show your progress
A before and after pic is an easy way to drum up hype!
Step 5: Celebrate the wins
It takes time to grow a beard (and to hit your fundraising goal), brag about the milestone moments.
Fundraise
grow your beard. Rally Your Crew.
To truly move the needle against these aggressive brain tumors, we need to fund the research. Launching a fundraiser is the easiest way to invite the people in your department to stand with these local families.
Donations of at least $30 will earn an exclusive Challenge Coin and additional mystery thank you gift.
Sponsors
Partner With The Beards
Partner with Beard It Up to show our communities that your business stands behind local families and global cancer solutions. Interested in becoming a sponsor for this year's campaign? See below or contact Grace Desserich at [email protected]