Chicago’s Mustaches for Kids celebrated its first week of hair-raising fund-raising on the evening of Monday, November 26th. Check out our increasingly hirsute Gallery of Growers, and don’t delay in selecting the Mustache you’d like to sponsor. If you don’t have a favorite Grower, come out and find one. Our next Mustache Checkpoint will be at 7pm, Monday, December 3, 2007 at T’s, 5025 N. Clark St. This will be a great opportunity to befriend Growers, and the most generous T’s will give 10% of our food and beverage sales back to Mustaches for Kids! Partake in a “mustache ride” shot and purchase a commemorative Polaroid of the experience (proceeds benefit Off The Street Club).
And now introducing the one week old mustache…
Our Sponsors, Our Friends
Our Growers had an especially thankful Thanksgiving as the past week offered them their first chance to collect donations for Off The Street Club. Key contributors this week included a $250 donation in sponsorship of Sir William Throckmorton’s budding moustache (this generous lady wishes to remain anonymous). Tom Lubin helped Stache Gordon in his dash for the cash with a donation of $151.01. Mike Maher (Orlando, FL) and the Le-Bruno Family (Boston, MA) tied in a Thanksgiving bid for Dandy Lion Fluff’s undying devotion with donations of $50 each. Kathy Maxwell contributed $40 to our resident Captain of Industry. And, Betsy Carnahan, eased Growzer the Growzarian $25 closer to his goal. In addition to sponsoring Mustaches, Betsy enjoys dancing with friends regularly at “Arturo’s” mexican restaurant and road trips down private back-roads in the Appalachian mountains.
A Motivational Moment
To quote, Timothy, founder of Chicago’s Chapter of Mustaches for Kids:
A man’s relationship with his seven-day-old mustache can be delicate. A man’s relationship with a desire to eliminate his seven-day-old mustache simply should not be.
The one week juncture can inflict all manners of unspeakable self-doubt. Growers have been known to lock themselves inside for days. We hope this short inspirational clip will inspire our dear Growers to face the day with pride, this experience is not just for kids, it’s for sheer glory! Love thy mustache…
This Holiday Season, the Mustaches for Kids - Chicago 2007 Growers are not only raising funds for Off The Street Club, they’re also reminding us to stay true to our roots…
For instance, Grower Jon Dold has a lot to be thankful for with genes like this:
As does Grower Joe B., whose dad Thaddeus put the class in mustache before Baby Joe B. was even born:
Meanwhile, Grower Joe Ciotti’s fine-looking father (left) and Uncle Randy (right) demonstrate that the mustache was just dandy not too long ago. Surely Mustaches for Kids will soon convince society that mustaches are not only charitable, they’re once again fashionable.
We hope you’ll remember what’s really important this Growing Season - mustaches! Specifically, mustaches grown for the children of Chicago’s Off The Street Club. Fathers everywhere should grow mustaches and raise kids that grow up to be fine young men that grow mustaches for kids.
Root one (or more) of these gentlemen on, and sponsor a mustache today. While a PayPal donation may prove to be most convenient, we encourage sponsors to contact their favorite Growers and pledge their support. If you don’t have a favorite Grower, come out and find one. Please consider contributing; five dollars, twelve dollars, fifty dollars…every cent goes to Off The Street Club.
Our Mustaches for Kids - Chicago 2007 Growing Season started with a scratch and a scream as Growers Antar Jackson (aka Stachin’ Action Jackson), Eamon Daly (aka Stache Gordon) and Karl Lobring (aka Buck Dharma) allowed themselves to be shaved before a live-at-Schubas audience and Patrick Hartney, a camera man for WBBM CBS 2 Chicago.
Yes, that’s right, we made the 10 o’clock news:
The evening was filled with many smooth-faced and charitable gents as we welcomed quite a few new Growers to the scene - the exact number of which shall remain secret since we must practice strategery and shenanigans against our cunning foes: the Houston Chapter of Mustaches for Kids. Thinking that fierce rivalry might drive the inaugural Houston Chapter into a most successful first year, we most graciously decided to help them out by offering a challenge. They’ve accepted, offered us back a few slurs, and now we must band together to Mess With Texas.
Windy City Citizens: won’t you help these upstanding gentlemen (who are bravely risking personal ridicule and financial ruin to raise money for the children of Off The Street Club this holiday season) protect our city’s honor?
Do your part and become a Grower today! It’s never too late to Register (hesitation might hinder your chance of winning a prize at ‘Stache Bash and puts a little pressure on your fund-raising effort). Tell your friends about us, tell the world about us. And of course, consider sponsoring a Mustache.
With Growing Season almost upon us, the more…the hairier! There are only a few more days to sign up as an Official Grower for Mustaches for Kids 2007. Please register today to help us gear up for Shaving Day on November 19th, and tell a friend to do the same. We need every Grower we can mustache…er…muster to help us reach our $15,000 fundraising goal.
Want to be a part of something big and hairy? Come out to the first Mustaches for Kids - Chicago gathering this Veterans’ Day to get prepared for our 2007 Growing Season (runs November 19-December 17). Or register as a Grower today! Monday, November 12, 2007, 6-8pm.
Veterans’ Day Jake Melnick’s Corner Tap, 41 East Superior St.
Veteran Growers will be on hand to share mustache-growing and money-raising tips with newcomers. An informal meeting of growers and a rally (of sorts) as we get ourselves ready for another great season. Business cards and donation sheets will be there for handout.
