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Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Michelle Herrera, of Algonquin shaves Darren Gorman's, 14, of Round Lake hair as Tom Welninski, of Antioch, the organizer of the event, talks to the crowd with his daughter, Anne, 18, of Lakemoor by his side during Kristof’s Cares 4 Kids, “Rock the Bald,” St. Baldrick’s event at Kristof’s Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach.Herrera volunteered at the event to cut people's hair and is a student at the Cosmetology & Spa Academy, of Crystal Lake.Anne Welninski is a childhood cancer survivor.Over the course of eight years at Kristof's the annual St. Baldrick's event has raised over $120,000. With this year's total they expect to raise an additional $15,000.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Erin Donovan, of Lake Villa and Christine August, of Lindenhurst separate raffle tickets during Kristof’s Cares 4 Kids, “Rock the Bald,” St. Baldrick’s fundraising event at Kristof’s Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Michelle Herrera, of Algonquin shaves Kevin Kelleher's, of Fox Lake hair during Kristof’s Cares 4 Kids, “Rock the Bald,” St. Baldrick’s event at Kristof’s Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach.Herrera was a volunteer and student from the Cosmetology & Spa Academy in Crystal Lake.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Perla Padilla, of Round Lake colors Jayden Jennings, 11, of McHenry hair green during Kristof’s Cares 4 Kids, “Rock the Bald,” St. Baldrick’s event at Kristof’s Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach.Padilla was a volunteer from the Cosmetology & Spa Academy, in Crystal Lake.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Volunteer Kaye Jonescue, of LaCrosse, Wis., measures an arms length of raffle tickets on Peter Rinkema, of Spring Grove during Kristof’s Cares 4 Kids, “Rock the Bald,” St. Baldrick’s fundraising event at Kristof’s Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jessica Ross, of Spring Grove shaves off Bryan Rasmussen's, of Grayslake beard after his head was shaved during Kristof’s Cares 4 Kids, “Rock the Bald,” St. Baldrick’s event at Kristof’s Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Amber Helmandollar, of Johnsburg puts a green extension in Anne Welninski's, 18, of Lakemoor hair during Kristof’s Cares 4 Kids, “Rock the Bald,” St. Baldrick’s event at Kristof’s Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach.Hellmandollar is a volunteer student from the Cosmetology & Spa Academy in Crystal Lake.Welninski is a pediatric cancer survivor.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Jason Melton, 7, of Ingleside gets his head shaved by Nicole Nelson, of Twin Lakes, Wis., during Kristof’s Cares 4 Kids, “Rock the Bald,” St. Baldrick’s event at Kristof’s Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach. Jason had his head shaved in honor of his cousin, Nik.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Darren Gorman, 14, of Round Lake and his brother, Aidan, 10, get their heads shaved as Tom Welninski, of Antioch, organizer, and his daughter, Anne, 18, of Lakemoor talk to the crowd during Kristof’s Cares 4 Kids, “Rock the Bald,” St. Baldrick’s event at Kristof’s Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach. The brothers were getting their heads shaved in honor of their father, Jason, who is in remission from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Candace H. Johnson-For Shaw Media Kevin Kelleher, of Fox Lake shows the shavee survey he filled out before getting his head shaved during Kristof’s Cares 4 Kids, “Rock the Bald,” St. Baldrick’s fundraising event at Kristof’s Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach.