Kentucky Children’s Hospital doctors shave heads for DanceBlue fundraiser

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – A preferred DanceBlue fundraiser returned this 12 months, resulting in Kentucky Kids’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic medical doctors, nurses, and supporters to shave their heads in solidarity with sufferers of their clinic.

The No Shave November marketing campaign result in College of Kentucky college students elevating almost $37,000 for the clinic.

In celebration of the DanceBlue college students reaching their objective, the foyer of the clinic was transformed right into a barber store Wednesday.

“It’s positively overwhelming in one of the best ways to obtain this a lot neighborhood assist from not solely the UK neighborhood, the Lexington neighborhood, and the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky,” stated Riley Fort, the fundraising chair for DanceBlue. “Attending to be with different college students on campus who’re simply so passionate a couple of mission a lot greater than themselves it’s so rewarding.”

The cash raised via DanceBlue fundraising efforts is donated to the Golden Matrix Fund, established to assist the sufferers on the DanceBlue Kentucky Kids’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic. The cash additionally funds clinic employees salaries, fuel stipends and meals for sufferers and their households, and household occasions.

“It’s only a fantastic present that retains giving,” stated Dr. John D’orazio, the Chief of the clinic. “Everybody who touches DanceBlue wins. The scholars get nice expertise and volunteerism, the sufferers get benefited.”

He says he shaved his head in solidarity along with his sufferers who lose their hair throughout remedy.

“We’re a neighborhood of people who loves our sufferers, love one another, and we’re very supportive of all the pieces DanceBlue has performed for us.”

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