Baldiness

The Tortoise & Hair 5K

by Bald Man on February 4th, 2007

The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report had a small item of interest recently. (Go here and scroll all the way to the bottom.) A charity walk/run is being organized by father daughter team Brian and Abby Ter Haar. Abby is in the eighth grade, runs cross-country and has alopecia areata. Abby was diagnosed seven years ago, and her parents have helped raise more than $200,000 for the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. In their words: “As parents, we find ourselves challenged daily with helping our child maintain her dignity and self-confidence. While we cannot grow hair for Abby, we can raise funds to foster research that will one day find a cure or even an effective treatment.” The run will be held on March 3, and more information is available at their website, tortoiseandhair5k.org.

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