St. Baldrick's Thank You

From one of the organizers:

• St. Baldrick's 2014 is in the books and what a chapter we had this year! We combined efforts with CFD for the first time and both departments stepped up to the plate. The final figures won't be in for about two weeks, after all of the cash and checks turned in at the event get counted, however we stand at over $108,000 so far and should close out at about $120,000, thank you to everyone who made our event so successful.
  
  The biggest news of the year was the fact that Chicago First Responder events, in just seven years have raised over $1,000,000 to help fund research to find a cure for this terrible disease. A ceremonial check was presented to Heather Kash from St. Baldrick's along with Adam Sanchez, son of Brenda Valadez, and a cancer survivor who has taken on his brain tumor with more strength than many of us could even imagine. On behalf of all of you that have helped over the years it was an honor to meet Brenda and Alex and to be a part of the presentation. There is no way to have reached this milestone without the help of each participant, volunteer, and donor over the years so to all of you, THANK YOU!
  
  It's impossible to list everyone that helped us get to this point, but I would be remiss if I didn't thank Anne Zamzow and Bill Murphy and their respective crews for all they do at the 022 and 025 events, and Rory Ohse who started the CFD events and Tom Murphy who picked up the banner this year for CFD. And thank you SCC for helping with getting the word out every year.
  
  Until we find a cure,
  
  Bill O'Reilly