Before I let you loose on the video and photos a few thank yous: Trevor Kealey (co-organizer and emcee), Paul Townsend (di and front desk), John Kealey (photographer), Craig McCallion (videographer), Steve St. Pierre (tshirt and poster design), Jose from Joe Mamma (gave a bike for the top fundraiser), Mike Laska and Fletcher Farms and the Ottawa Valley Pork Producers Association, and Dom Coballe (n-Product gift and Beau’s gift).

What can I say about the Stache Bash… not much. Other than this:

Mustaches for Kids Ottawa – Stache Bash 2012 from Craig McCallion on Vimeo.

A big thank you to Craig McCallion for shooting and producing the video.

We also have photos courtesy of grower John Kealey. Have a look at the whole Stache Bash 2012 set.

See More and Download Here. 

 That’s it for this year.

If you’re a grower and have money, contact us directly at info@m4kottawa.org.

See you Friday.

Stache Bash

Two words: dress to impress. And be prepared for a good time.

We will be Stacheing it up at the Legion on Kent near Somerset on Friday, November 30.  Plan to be there at 7:30pm. The festivities will start promptly at 8pm. More information can be found on the site.

Prizes

We have prizes for the top fundraisers.  Highlights include a bike from Joe Mamma’s (thanks Jose as always), large quantities of pork from Egan Farms, Fletcher Farms and the Ottawa Valley Pork Producers Association (thanks Mike L.), and many other exciting prizes.

Of course there is also the Kevin Janok Award for worst stache. Even though most mustaches are pretty terrific this year, theres always a worst.

Pledging and Dropping off money

This isn’t all that complicated, here is everything you need to know:

• Bring all your money and pledge sheets with you on Friday. Write your name on the pledge sheet. Have it totaled prior to arrival.
• Please write a cheque for the cash portion of your pledging. This is a nice-to-have and saves us a lot time and effort. Cheques should be made out to Make-a-Wish Eastern Ontario.
• Don’t include donations over paypal on your pledge sheet.  At the venue, we will have the total amount pledged to you over paypal.
• For those who pledged to you over paypal, they will get a receipt, we have their information.
• If you can’t make it on Friday, you have a few options:
  • drop off your money and pledge sheet to me during business hours at my place of work or on the weekend/evenings to my house – email me for the address and my mobile number
  • send money to this email address from online banking.
  • send the money through paypal on the site
  • mail checks to me. email for the address.

Nathan’s Wish To go to Paris & See the Eiffel Tower

Nathan is a nice & kind 13 old teenager who was diagnosed with a brain tumor.  Nathan likes  to play hockey and baseball.  He also enjoy reading and playing video games.

His most cherished wish was to go to Paris, eat french food and see the Eiffel Tower.  With the help of the fundraising efforts of the “Mustaches 4 Kids” (M4K) event & Make-A-Wish® Eastern Ontario,  Nathan and his family were able to enjoy a family trip to London & Paris for a week.  While in London, they met up with family and went on the London Eye. Nathan stated the view of Big Ben was amazing from there. They followed with a visit to the London Aquarium where Nathan had the chance to pet a starfish. Nathan got to see the “Queen” at the Trooping of the Color, went to Windsor Castle, Le Louvre and the Palace of Versailles, just to name a few.

The most thrilling for Nathan was when he  made it up the Eiffel Tower!  He stated: “ I thought I would have to walk up the Eiffel Tower but a large elevator was available.  The view from the top was spectacular!”Nathan andhis family really enjoyed their trip to London and Paris. They are very grateful to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Nathan stated that he is very thankful for making this experience possible and making his wish come true. It was amazing!

Corissa’s Wish To go on a  Shopping Spree

Corissa is a beautiful 10 year old little girl.   She loves shopping for clothes and doing crafts.  Hide and seek is her favorite game.  She loves the group “One Direction” and she is passionate about the color lime green.

Her most cherished wish was to go shopping for things that she had lost in a house fire.   With the help of the fundraising efforts of the “Mustaches 4 Kids” (M4K) event & Make-A-Wish ® Eastern Ontario, Corissa’s dream came true and she was treated to a spectacular day of shopping.  Her magical day started when the wish grantors arrived at Corissa’s house with lots of goodies. Included was a beautiful Sony Digital Camera with lens kit, generously donated by Sony Canada, an Ipod, a new bed and a craft table.  Next Corissa and her family hopped into a stretch Limousine.  Her trip started with a stop at Lululemon, then a brief lunch at her favorite restaurant, McDonalds, on the way to Bayshore Shopping Centre where she shopped at all her favorite stores. Staffs at each store were waiting for Corissa’s arrival and went above and beyond to make her feel extra special.  She received gifts from all the stores, baskets of goodies, gift cards, outfits; balloons just to name a few.

There was an awesome moment in the afternoon when Corissa serendipitously ran into 6 year old Isabelle who had donated her birthday money to go towards a wish!  For the wish grantors the highlight of the day was when the staff at the “Build a Bear” store put on a show with the entire staff to help Corissa build her new bear.  When asked what she would wish for; her answer was “I have nothing else to wish for”.  The family is very grateful to everyone for their generosity and for helping Corissa’s wish come true.

Your magical mustache will make wishes come true.

Its true. Amazingly true. This year, and since 2005, men in Ottawa foster fantastic follicular growth on their upper lip and raise money for Make a Wish of Eastern Ontario. Over the years these fine young men have raised over $125,000 and have granted many wishes.

This is your call to do more with your upper lip.

We’re going to have amazing prizes to reward you for your efforts in contributing to the magic that will unfold this fall in Ottawa.

Say yes to the stache and commit your lip to awesomeness.

A Deckster and an iPod Nano from grower Dom Coballe at n-Product

The deckster: Made to measure aircraft-grade aluminum jacket coated in matte Classic Silver paired with vegetable tanned Night Black genuine leather bands, finished with silver stainless steel hardware.

The iPod Nano: you what this is.

If you don’t know how they go together:

Deckster.ca Promo Spot from N-Product on Vimeo.

See you Friday.

Stache Bash

Two words: dress to impress. And be prepared for a good time.

We will be Stacheing it up at the Legion on Kent near Sommerset on Friday, December 2.  Plan to be there at 7:30pm. The festivities will start promptly at 8pm. More information can be found on the site.

Prizes

We have prizes for the top fundraisers:

1. Airfare for 2 anywhere in North America from Westjet.

2. A bike from Joe Mamma’s. Thanks Jose.

3. A bunch of sets of Sens tickets (200 level plus parking).

Of course there is also the Kevin Janok Award for worst stache. Typically it goes to Kevin Janok but last year he was dethroned.  Even though most mustaches are pretty terrific this year, theres always a worst.

Pledging and Dropping off money

This isn’t all that complicated, here is everything you need to know:

• Bring all your money and pledge sheets with you on Friday. Write your name on the pledge sheet. Have it totaled prior to arrival.
• Please write a cheque for the cash portion of your pledging. This is a nice-to-have and saves us a lot time and effort. Cheques should be made out to Make-a-Wish Eastern Ontario.
• Don’t include donations over paypal on your pledge sheet.  At the venue, we will have the total amount pledged to you over paypal.
• For those who pledged to you over paypal, they will get a receipt, we have their information.
• If you can’t make it on Friday, you have a few options:
  • drop off your money and pledge sheet to me during business hours at my place of work or on the weekend/evenings to my house – email me for the address and my mobile number
  • send money to this email address from online banking.
  • send the money through paypal on the site
  • mail checks to me. email for the address.

Jose from Joe Mamma, for the 2nd year in a row, has donated a bike to be given to one if the highest fundraisers. Apparently the crazy lady in the shot is not included.

For all you growers, we’re also giving away Two tickets from WestJet to anywhere in North America, and a whole bunch of Sens tickets.

Download this year's poster.

Its here! Clean Shave Day is now.

Some quick business for today: 

0. If you havent registered, do it now: http://m4kottawa.org/join/

1. Shave.

2. Take your picture. Send it to info@m4kottawa.org

3. Meet us at Irene’s for a beer: Irene’s Pub at 885 Bank St. 7-9pm. We’ll be taking pictures.

• We grow mustaches and raise money for Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern Ontario
• We start on Oct 28th and your mustache stays on until Stache Bash on Dec 2.
• We are in our 7th year and have raised over $100,000 to date
• There will be over 100 guys growing Mustaches for Kids this year
• We have a lot of great prizes for fundraisers including airfare to anywhere in NA from WestJet, a bike from Joe Mamma’s and lots of Sens tickets

If and when we have tweaked your interest, register now.

Any other questions can be directed at info@m4kottawa.org.

• Clean Shave Day is Friday, October 28: Irene’s Pub at 885 Bank St. 7-9pm
• Register now for the 2011 Campaign
• Have a look at how our fundraising helped some kids who really needed our help

This year we will be kicking-off a professional development initiative called “the Mentorstache Program”. Bring on a rookie stacher and coach them on how to grow a great stache and raise money. Prizes will be awarded to the mentor to the rookie who raises the most money and to the mentor/rookie(s) group that raises the most. More information to come.

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