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Vol. 57 No. 28
JUlY 7 - 13, 2022
A cookout for Cooper Terrace Hose Co. No. 3 to hold barbecue for fire chief’s son By TAYloR NICIolI xxxxxxxxx
Courtesy Mike Graham
TeRRACe HoSe Co. No. 3 Fire Commissioner Mike Graham, his son, Cooper, who has retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer, and his wife, Rachel.
Terrace Hose Co. No. 3 will hold a barbecue on Saturday, July 16, at the firehouse, 2543 Columbus Ave., to raise money and awareness for Cooper Graham, the five-month-old son of fire commissioner Mike Graham. Cooper was recently diagnosed with Retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that begins in the back of the eye and is most commonly found in children under the age of five. Cooper has been treated at Cohen’s
Children Medical Center since May. “At the fire service, everything we do is about looking out for each other and our families, so when Mike had called me and told me Cooper was sick, I took it upon myself to help alongside with the fire department,” Kevin Klein, captain at Terrace Hose, said. “I thought the best thing we could do is put on a fundraiser for him. In spirit of Oceanside and giving back to Mike and his wife, Rachel, we hope the community will come together for Continued on page 4
12-year-old named ‘Bald Knight’ by kids cancer group By TAYloR NICIolI Intern
Every year, thousands of volunteers slide into a barber’s chair and have their hair shaved off to benefit the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, but only the most dedicated (and brave) earn the title of “Knight of the Bald Table.” One of those “bald knights” is 12-year-old William Goodwin, of Oceanside, a recent sixth-grade graduate of Oaks Elementary School No. 3. William has been participating in charity shaves since he was 5, initially alongside his grandfather Thomas Toy, who got involved to honor William’s
aunt Betsy Toy-Schowerer, who died at age 22 of leukemia. Toy died in 2020. “We hereby bestow you with the title of ‘knight of the bald table,” reads a letter William received on June 24 from St. Baldrick’s, making him one of some 5,000 volunteers who have had their heads shaved for seven years. The letter goes on to say, “Funding the most promising research to seek cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long, healthy lives can only be accomplished by dedicated volunteers, like William.” The recognition is part of the organization’s “League of Legendary Heroes” program, which
rewards those with several years of service. “Ye have entered the land where exceptional volunteers who have participated for three or more years are forever known as members of the League of Legendary Heroes,” the St. Baldrick’s website reads. Beyond the Knights of the Bald Table, there are even more prestigious titles: “Knight Commander” for 10 years of baldness, “Commander for a Cure” for 15 and “Baron of the Brave” for 20. “I believe that it will help them find a cure,” William said when asked why he gets his head shaved. “They could use some money for research to help peo-
ple, and maybe even to find the cancer faster.” He takes part, too, to honor his late grandfather. St. Baldrick’s is a nonprofit organization that raises funds for childhood cancer research through volunteers sponsored by family members and friends, who go bald to stand in solidarity with cancer patients, who sometimes lose their hair.
William has participated in the Long Beach Polar Bear Plunge, which benefits the MakeA-Wish Foundation, and last September he joined the Great Cycle Challenge USA, and raised over $1,000 for childhood cancer research. He plans on doing it again this September. He has also joined his grandmother Continued on page 7