PHOTO GALLERY: Fundraisers shave their heads for pediatric cancer research

April 14, 2012 | 10:01 p.m. CDT

Participants in this year’s event raised more than $39,000. A total of 71 MU students and faculty, Columbia residents and family members had their heads shaved.

Kenneth McDowell, who traveled from St. Joseph for the event, gets his mustache shaved for the St. Baldrick's Foundation Fundraiser on Saturday night at Bleu restaurant. McDowell was a walk-on for the Missouri football team in 1975. | Alyssa Goodman

Akira Morishita, left, and Sanjay Mehta, right, get their heads shaved at the St. Baldrick's Foundation Fundraiser at Bleu restaurant on Saturday night. It was Mehta's first year participating, but says he's considering participating every year now. | Alyssa Goodman

Barbara Hodges laughs after getting her head shaved by Richard Penrose, a hairdresser at Kelani Salon, on Saturday night at Bleu restaurant as part of the St. Baldrick's Foundation Fundraiser. Hodges is a member of the Rotary Club and heard about the event from some of the medical students who organized the event. | Alyssa Goodman

Hair gets brushed up at the St. Baldrick's Foundation Fundraiser on Saturday night at Bleu restaurant. Around 75 participants shaved their heads to support pediatric cancer research. | Alyssa Goodman