By SARAH DOOLITTLE & LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News
The Broe family and Redfin Seafood Kitchen hosted Pierce Your Heart, a local St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraising event on Saturday, where over 35 volunteers had their heads shaved and over $100,000 was raised for pediatric cancer research.
The Broe family of River Place organized the event in memory of their son Pierce, who died in October of 2014 from a brain tumor.
“Since we lost Pierce, we continue to search for ways to honor not only his memory, but also the lives of all children affected by cancer,” said Janel Broe, Pierce’s mom. Pierce was 12 when he died.
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- The Four Points Featherless Falcons from Four Points Middle School have raised over $11,000 as of Monday. They miss Pierce often, and although shaving their heads won’t bring him back, it gives them the power to do something so maybe other kids do not have to lose a friend to cancer. Front row L-R: Cade Scully, Aidan McGaugh, Ford Boenig, Forrest Broe Middle row L-R: Greyson Molina, Wade Faist, Brig Miller, Kaleb Lewis, Jackson Bogardus, Max Uhl Back row L-R: Luke Crawford, Benjy Jacobson, Wilson Rankin, Bowen Lewis, Ethan McKinley and Jacob Eppele.
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- Dr. Carl Bischoff and Dr. Marty Molina get mohawks until Janel and Kevin Broe help them raise more money to finish the shaving at Pierce Your Heart.
