St. Baldrick's Foundation hopes to raise $100K this Giving Tuesday

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Giving Tuesday, part of a global movement to show generosity through donating, volunteering and acts of kindness.

This year, the St. Baldrick's Foundation hopes to raise $100,000 to fund the search for a cure to childhood cancer.

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St. Baldrick's has funded over $354 million in groundbreaking childhood cancer research, the organization said.

A local family that can speak to how important that research is joined ABC7 Chicago Tuesday night.

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Stephen Foltin, 13, is currently in treatment for Ewing sarcoma.

Foltin and his mother, Jennifer, talked about Stephen's story.

Stephen also had an opportunity to give the seven-day forecast.

A teen with cancer helped give the seven-day forecast.

Visit www.stbaldricks.org for more information.