Raising Money For Underfunded Schools

Mustaches for Kids, New York City's premier charity Mustache-growing competition is back for 2008! M4K challenges stout-hearted volunteer Growers to raise money to benefit underfunded New York City public schools, all by growing sweet, sweet Mustaches.









You can help make a donation to this good cause here:

http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=20289

Mustache Feat From "Stache O7 Winner Joel

Mustache For Kids NY Raising Mucho Dinero

Here's a note from Mustache Mitch, Pirate and the M4KNY gang:

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Well, our four weeks of questionable grooming have come to an end, and we're pleased to report that the 2007 Stache Bash was an overwhelming success. Assuming you define 'success' as sixty guys with mustaches and 150 additional onlookers cheering on their every whisker.

At the end of the evening, after our Growers were put through a battery of physical, mental, and emotional challenges, which included the World's Strongest Mustaches, the Mustache Haiku, the Beer Foam Retention, and Dancin' with My 'Stache, one Grower received the sash and crown as the Sweetest Stache of 2007:

Joel Tompkins. Joel's grace and strength were nowhere more apparent than during our first round, when he lifted a lit candle using only his Mustache! Here's the evidence:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=SQK65PS9NMU

Second place went to Octavio "Ron Jeremy" Blanco, who added a delightful swath of chest hair to an impressive 'stache and strikingly--dare we say disturbingly--sexual stage presence.

Our third place 'stache was none other than Stu Weiner, who has most likely inspired "Stu's Law" legislation in many communities.

CJ Steffens was our top fundraiser. He not only set a fundraising record by bringing in $3000; we are fairly certain he also set a Checkpoint drinking record earlier in the Growing Season, by throwing back what witnesses describe as "at least seven" shots of Old Crow with pickle brine chasers.

We are still gathering donations from wayward Growers, but we're fairly certain that we raised over $30,000 for DonorsChoose.org and New York City public school students. We thank all of our Growers and donors for making 2007 our best year ever.

Any Growers who did not attend the Stache Bash, or who attended but did not submit all of their donations, should stuff all that money into an envelope and send it to:

Mustaches for Kids
329 Union Street #3B
Brooklyn, NY 11231

(Remember: checks should be made out to DonorsChoose.org, with Mustaches for Kids written in the memo line.)

Finally, M4K would not have been the success it was without the help of many, many Mustache sympathizers:

Simon Free and Nylon Technology: Who continue to provide us with generous web development services and don't flinch when we write them emails containing sentences like, "Check that 'mustache name' correctly generates a url for the grower's MyStache page."
Mindy Duhlberg and Quist Industries: Who manage to screen print sweet t-shirts in record time and don't even yell at us when we ask them to be boxed and shipped to twelve different M4K chapters across the country.
Matt Collins: Who came up with a totally sweet t-shirt design, that one Grower called 'an instant classic'.
Aaron Hermann and the Montauk Club: Who allow us to take over their beautiful Park Slope facility for our Stache Bash.
John Roberts and the Bushwick Country Club: Who not only donated prizes for our winners, but also hosted a now-legendary Checkpoint during the growing season.
McClure's Pickles: Who generously donated prizes for our three finalists and provided snacks for everyone in attendance last Saturday.
Dima Gavrysh: Who took some amazing portraits of some of our Growers: http://www.photoshelter.com/gallery-show?G_ID=G0000xa.dctkoLiU&P_ID=&start=0&pagtotal=24
Mike Green: Who donated hundreds of 1980s baseball cards picturing players sporting sweet--and not so sweet--staches.
Our Stache Bash volunteers and judges: Who made sure the evening ran as smoothly as possible.
Our past champions, Andy, Ali, and Todd: Whose enthusiasm for Mustaches and respect for their own places in Mustache-growing history, motivate them to help us in many ways.

Thanks to everyone for a great year, and remember, it's never to early to start getting ready for 2008.

Roll, stache, roll,
M4K


Mustaches for Kids
sweetstache@m4kny.org
http://www.m4kny.org
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Benefitting Children's Charities Since 1999
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"Grow With Us"

Note From Mustache Pirate...

This is our final 'stache out to the community, an expression of our sincere and passionate hope that you will be joining us for:

THE 2007 SWEETEST 'STACHE COMPETITION

WHEN: Saturday, December 15, 2007, 8pm
WHERE: The Montauk Club, 25 Eighth Avenue @ Lincoln Place (Park Slope)
WHY: To celebrate sweet 'staches and charity
HOW MUCH: $20--which gets you access to an open bar (beer and wine)
INFO/PHOTOS/MUSTACHE LORE: http://www.m4kny.org
AFTER PARTY: 12:00am (or thereabouts), Mooney's Pub, 353 Flatbush Avenue (right around the corner from the Montauk Club)

(GROWERS: Please read this email in its entirety, as it contains instructions to get you and your 'stache ready for Saturday.)

Our multi-round Mustache pageant is designed for maximum Sweetness. From Mustache haikus to the Beer Foam Retention Challenge, attendees will be treated to a no-holds-barred follicular carnival that you won't soon forget. And when all is said and done, one Mustache will rise as the Sweetest Mustache of New York. Which of our Growers will emerge victorious? Only one way to find out: come to the Montauk Club THIS SATURDAY.

Please forward this email to anyone you know who likes facial hair and children's charities. Which should be, like, everyone. We're hoping for a frenzy of Mustache enthusiasm to cheer on our 80 Growers.

It's also not too late to donate. Our Growers will be given points based on the amount of money they raise. So help out your favorite 'stache with a contribution to DonorsChoose.org. No amount is too small!

GROWERS: THIS PART'S FOR YOU:

We know you and your Mustache are giddy with anticipation as the day of reckoning approaches. So here's what you need to know.

TIMING:

Please arrive at the Montauk Club promptly at 8:00 so that you can check in, receive your Competition Packet, and huddle in urgent, whispered conversations. And you can also pay a visit or three to the bar.

ATTIRE/GROOMING:

Growers are encouraged to dress in Mustache-enhancing costumes. In past years, we have seen a delightful variety of get-ups, and we're sure this year's group has some sartorial tricks up its sleeve. For example, maybe someone can top this guy. Costumes are by no means required. But if you do not choose to wear a costume, we suggest semi-formal dress-to-impress attire. And it should go without saying that you must shave your face, except for the Mustache, clean of all facial hair. And please adhere to all other grooming rules.

COMPETITION:

There is no need to prepare in advance for any of the rounds. You will be given instructions upon your arrival.

DONATIONS:

Place all donations--cash and checks (made out to DonorsChoose.org)--in a sealed envelope. Write your name and your fundraising total on the front of the envelope. You will turn it in when you pick up your Competition Packet. We hope that you're still fundraising with abandon. REMEMBER: YOUR FUNDRAISING TOTAL WILL BE ASSIGNED A POINT VALUE AT THE COMPETITION. So hopefully that will give you an extra push to keep at it until the very end.

CAN'T MAKE IT?

For all Growers who will not be able to attend, please email us so that we can make arrangements to collect your donations. We will miss you deeply on Saturday.

Good luck to all of you in your final days of Mustache. And see your 'stache on Saturday.

Stachely,
M4KNY

Mustaches for Kids
sweetstache@m4kny.org
http://www.m4kny.org
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Benefitting Children's Charities Since 1999
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"Grow With Us"

Hi! Raising Money For a Good Cause...

Greetings! Happy Holidays. Chances are, if you've seen me lately, you've noticed that I have a mustache. Why? I'm working with a charity organization called "Mustaches For Kids." We're raising money for at-need public schools. We grow mustaches as a gimmick to solicit donations to this charity. The Mustaches For Kids Charity in the past has raised over $300,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
So, if you'd like to make a tax-deductible contribution to this charity, here are ways you can contribute:

1. Write a check or acquire a money order. These should be made payable to "DonorsChoose.org" with "Mustaches For Kids" written in the Memo portion.
I can either pick the check up from you or you may mail it to me at my address:

Mustache Jimmy
321 Flatbush Ave., #8
Brooklyn, NY 11217

(As a note, checks will not clear until January 2008, so if that is a concern, a money order is optimal.)
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2. You can also donate online at:
http://www.donorschoose.org/donors/viewChallenge.html?id=17497

Just make sure you follow these directions, which are also on the donorschoose.org website:

To earmark your donation in honor of a specific Grower’s mustache, do the following when you checkout:

Click the ‘This donation is a gift in someone else's name’ button under the ‘Acknowledgment’ heading.

Fill out the ‘Honoree Information’ screen with the Grower’s information.
Mustache Jimmy
321 Flatbush Ave., #8
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Fill out the ‘Contact Information’ screen with YOUR info.

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THANKS! And don't forget to check out pics of all the mustache growers at: http://www.m4kny.org/growers.cfm

Mustache Jimbo Profile

Look here for my mustache profile:

http://www.m4kny.org/profile.cfm?id=119

Raising Money Via Mustaches and Yodeling

This was a fun, drunken sing-along from last week: