There will be more tears than usual today at the St. Baldrick’s fundraiser for pediatric cancer research at Kitty Hoynes Irish Pub & Restaurant, 301 W. Fayette St. After 20 years of hosting the event, organizers think it’s time for a reboot. They’re hoping to pass the torch to someone else next year.
“It’s hard to say that it’s the last, because that means something is ending,” proprietor David Hoyne said. “We would like to feel that it’s the beginning of the next chapter.”
And what a book they’ve written over the past 20 years — page after page filled with stories of bravery, grief, joy, generosity and hope…