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Firefighters Raise Thousands More Than Anticipated in Head Shaving Charity Event
$7,500 was raised in donations from the event with the goal being just $1,500, fire officials said.
The following is a press release from the Murrieta Fire Department:
On March 9, 2014, from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm, The Murrieta Fire Department held a charity event for St. Baldrick’s, a cancer research foundation for children.
At the event, a licensed hair stylist shaved the heads of willing participants that included Murrieta City Council Member Randon Lane, Murrieta Fire Chief Matt Shobert and Murrieta Police Chief Sean Hadden.
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The event was organized with help from the Murrieta Fire department by the Hill Family of Murrieta/Temecula Valley area, whose 9-year-old daughter Samantha Hill is a survivor of liver cancer.
$7,500 was raised in donations from the event with the goal being $1,500.
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