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Tom Bradyand several of his Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates attended theCut and Color for a Curecharity event this week to benefit theNational Pediatric Cancer Foundation.
While spending quality time with cancer patients and survivors at AdventHealth Training Center in Tampa Bay, Brady received a team-inspired makeover using hair dye.
The children took turns spraying Brady’s brown locks orange and red — the Buccaneers' team colors — and the seven-time Super Bowl champion even encouraged them to be “creative.”
“That’s cold!” Brady said ina videoas a young girl sprayed dye onto his hair.
While Brady signed autographs for patients, one Buccaneers rookie, Logan Hall, also walked away with a signature from the legendary quarterback. Hall was sitting in a barber’s chair when Brady walked over and signed his name on his sandal. Footage of the moment was posted on the team’sTwitterpage.
This year, the Buccaneersraised over $117,000in their efforts to bring awareness and raise money for pediatric cancer research,according to a statementfrom the team.
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The franchise also said they had raised more than $600,000 over the eight years they have hosted the campaign.
“It’s our eighth year doing it and we’ve raised over a half-million dollars, but more importantly we’ve put a lot of smiles on some faces,” Buccaneers chief operating officer, Brian Ford,saidin a statement.
“We’ve helped some families and some kids forget about the battle that they’re in, and that’s what it’s all about. We’re ready and unified to continue a legacy to bring awareness and fun,” he continued.
David Frazer, CEO of the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, said the Buccaneers have been “phenomenal” in their support.
“When a team like the Buccaneers says we’re going to provide some hope and inspiration, and they do that with players and staff,” he said in a statement. “[The] families show up [and] just that moment in life where these kids can have that hope to move on to the next day and defeat their disease is very powerful.”
source: people.com
