CORNING, N.Y. (WENY) -- People and electric razors were buzzing at Carey's Brew House in Corning to make waves in the fight against childhood cancer. The annual St. Baldrick's hair-shaving fundraiser raised money once more to help fund pediatric cancer research.

According to the St. Baldrick's Foundation, over 400,000 children worldwide are diagnosed with cancer each year and, in the U.S., more children die of cancer than any other disease. For over 25 years, the organization has raised money to help find a cure, and, for the last three years at Carey's in Corning, people have gathered to shave their heads and join the organization's effort to fight child cancer.

"It's a nationwide thing, but it's also close to home as well," said Amy Harpster, one of the volunteer event organizers and a seventh-time shavee.

Harpster is also a middle school teacher in the Corning-Painted Post School District. She says she began getting involved with St. Baldrick's around eight years ago when her kids shaved their heads. From there, she began taking the shave and helping with the organization as she says she has seen childhood cancer affect students right here in the region.

Jill Getola and Kenzie Spaulding are the parents of two of those students, both saying they have one child affected by pediatric cancer. Their kids went through chemo and clinical trials together and now take the same medication. That clinical medication was funded through St. Baldrick's

"We never in a million years thought that we would actually see it impact our children directly, it's awesome, but that's really not why we [do this] it's just an added bonus because this was just to help the next generation of kids," said Spaulding.

Over 40 individuals and nearly 10 teams raised money for cancer research and said goodbye to their hair on Saturday to help pediatric cancer patients everywhere.

"It just brings the community together," said Bryan Whitsel, a seventh-time shavee. "It's a small outing that allows people to really just show that they care for other people in the world because, as we heard earlier from her, it really does impact small communities and larger."

A few young shavees, like Addi, say they had a personal reason to join the cause.

"Well, it's probably because my dog was very dear to me, died of cancer and it's different than human cancer, but it still means a lot to me," said Addi.

Other kids say they just wanted to help out and raise money so that other children aren't sick.

A second-time shavee, Margaret, said, "It's really fun to do. It's always really fun to see how you look after, like after you've shaved your head."

People of all ages sat in the chair for the Corning Area Saint Baldrick's fundraising event. They answered trivia questions, shared their stories, and got a new hair reveal and a goodie bag once they were finished.

Students, friends, and family members encouraged one another to dive in.

"It's really great, obviously it's for a great cause and him wanting to do it on his own kind of inspired me to do it so, it was nice to actually see him want to go out and do something like that," said Christopher Clair who joined his son Liam for their first St. Baldrick's shave. "...Our hair will grow back so it's not that big of a deal."

Money was also raised through raffle baskets, donated by various local businesses and community members, and St. Baldrick's merchandise sales.

Harpster says they've well surpassed their $25,000 goal for this year, reaching over $37,000, and that’s without the cash from the raffles and merchandise. However, they're still raising money.

If you'd like to donate, you can head over to the Corning Area Saint Baldrick's website to join the fight and be a part of funding childhood cancer research.