William Floyd Elementary School hosts St. Baldrick’s head-shaving fundraiser for kids with cancer on Long Island [Video]

SHIRLEY, Long Island (WABC) — A school community on Long Island showed up big to let a little girl battling pediatric cancer know she is not alone.

The St. Baldrick’s Foundation head-shaving fundraiser was held at William Floyd Elementary School on Thursday to help fight childhood cancer.

One by one, students, staff and even the school principal sat down to get their heads shaved.

It was a big show of support for 6-year-old Rayna Graziano who has lymphoblastic lymphoma. Her mom is a teacher at William Floyd.

“The medicine needed for childhood cancer is a lot different than adult cancer, so we need to fill the funding gap and make sure that those diseases get the research they deserve,” said barbering instructor Cara Cliffe.

Rayna’s cousin Jennifer participated in the event after her own son was also diagnosed with lymphoma.

“Since this all started, I said that hair isn’t important and I meant it so …