Elon's BaseBALD Web Page
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ELON, N.C. -- As the date for Elon's BaseBALD event approaches, Mellow Mushroom in Burlington has joined the fight against childhood cancer.  On Tuesday, April 24, a portion of all sales between 5 and 9 p.m. will be donated to BaseBALD. 

The address for the Burlington Mellow Mushroom location is 767 Huffman Mill Road.

Through Elon's BaseBALD web page, generous donors have already given in excess of $6,000 to this worthwhile cause.

BaseBald is the perfect combination of team spirit, paired with a St. Baldrick's signature head-shaving event, where baseball teams get bald in solidarity with kids fighting cancer to raise awareness and money for childhood cancer research.  Elon will hold its event on April 29 following its 1:30 p.m. game with UNCG at Latham Park.

All players on the Elon roster, along with the coaching staff, could have their heads shaved during this event.  In fact, Elon has decided to not do this not only with just its baseball team, but with many members of other Phoenix teams as well.  A full list of those committed to having their heads shaved will be updated and available through the link at the top of this page.  For a donation of $50, a player will have his head shaved, or for a $100 donation, a specific player can be selected.

In 2010, the University of North Carolina hosted the first BaseBald event which was organized by teammate and childhood cancer survivor Chase Jones, the nephew of former Elon head coach Rick Jones.  After being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor at age 18, Jones spearheaded the event for two years, recruiting his teammates to share his passion for giving support and hope to kids fighting cancer.

In 2011, Jones brought BaseBald to the St. Baldrick's Foundation, a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.  St. Baldrick's funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization other than the United States government.

Every year over 160,000 children are diagnosed with cancer.  In the U.S., cancer is the number one disease-killer of kids - every 3.5 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer and one in five will not survive.