Today is clean shave day!
Shave and c’mon down to our gathering at the Clocktower (on Bank St. just south of the queens way) tonight at 8pm. See you there.
Add comment October 31st, 2008 by brett tackaberry
Clean Shave Day is Friday October 31st
Clean shave day is nearly upon us. This Friday get ready to say goodbye to boring clean shaven life and say hello to the wild roller coaster of mustaches. The roots of your mustache will run deep.
How much good could a good stache do, if a good stache good do good? Its not just about your kickass stache. Along the way you, the growers, will be raising money for Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern Ontario. Have a look at the website to see how your efforts helped ast year.
This and each Friday, we will descend upon the Clocktower for check in and weekly stache photos. This week we’ll be downstairs. This week we’ll also be going over a little housekeeping and any q&a.
This Friday, while having a beer or two, we will go over some general house keeping and we’ll try to impart the sentiment of why we do this every year. And we’ll be taking your Week 1 photo.
If you can’t make it Friday, or any following Friday for the matter, the website has everything you need: pledge forms, the “grower’s kit”, and online donations. And you can always ask us questions at info@m4kottawa.org. If you can’t make it you can send your photo by email to info@m4kottawa.org.
I look forward to seeing everybody on Friday.
Yours in stachely anticipation,
Brett Tackaberry
4 comments October 30th, 2008 by brett tackaberry
Beware The Return of the Mustaches for Kids – 2008 Edition
Welcome all y’all veterans and noobs.
We are happy to announce the FOURTH ANNUAL MUSTACHES FOR KIDS MUSTACHE GROWING CONTEST AND FUNDRAISER. This letter is your official call-to-’stache, a rallying cry for those dormant whiskers and that sense of charity and righteousness within us all.
Last year we raised $15,000 for Make-a-Wish Foundation putting our all time total up to $30,000. This year let’s come together and show this city the real meaning of growing a mustache.
If you’re on our mailing list you probably know by now that Mustaches for Kids is a volunteer-run organization started in Los Angeles in 1999 to do good and have fun by growing Mustaches for children’s charities. Collectively, our chapters across the US and Canada have raised hundreds and hundreds of thousands of dollars for the kids.
This year we are asking Growers to step up to the ‘Stache and help the Ottawa chapter of M4K raise money for the MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION of EASTERN ONTARIO. The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.
That warm fuzzy feeling that extends from your gut to a tingle in the upper lip is telling you something: you want to help us. The least you can do is grow a Mustache, right? That’s what we thought.
So you’re curious, you’re interested, you’re psyched, you’re wondering how you’re going to explain this to your boss/family/significant other. Let’s start slow:
The first thing to do is get a marker, open your calendar, turn to FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, and write ‘M4K CLEAN SHAVEN DAY’. We’ll be gathering at the Clocktower Brew Pub on Bank Street around 8pm to kick off the 2008 Mustache Growing Season and to distribute Mustache growing and fundraising materials. If you’re on Facebook, check it out here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=34126296497 (or search for m4k and look for the red poster). Feel free to share the event with anyone you might think would be interested.
To officially check in REGISTER.
The next thing you do is send an email to anyone you know who 1) might want to grow a Mustache or 2) might know someone who might want to grow a Mustache. So that’s pretty much everyone. M4K depends on word-of-stache enthusiasm and you wouldn’t want to be the person who ruins the vibe, now would you?
Please let us know if you’d like to be removed from this mailing list. More importantly, feel free to send along our web address to friends who might want to be kept up to date about our efforts and activities.
The follicles are tingling in anticipation.
Posted by Brett Tackaberry
Add comment October 8th, 2008 by brett tackaberry
Your support in 2007 has gone a long way
As we get ready for the 2008 campaign, its important to remember why we do this. Let me try to put it in perspective – you grow a mustache for 5 weeks, and in turn, through Make-a-Wish, wishes are granted and the memories last a life time.
Our efforts last year went towards helping grant 3 wishes.
Victoria
Victoria is an adorable three-year-old girl from Ennismore, Ontario who lives with Bilateral Nephroblastomatosis, a disease which severely affects the function of her kidneys. Her wish was to travel Disney World to meet Cinderella. Thanks to the Make-A-Wish Eastern Ontario, her wish came true in April. Victoria’s favourite part was meeting Cinderella & Dora the Explorer. Her family had tons of fun: “The people at Give Kids the World were amazing and very friendly, we loved it there! Thank you to everyone that made this possible. We will never forget how much fun we had! ”
This was a full wish which means your efforts paid for the whole thing, beginning to end.
Jakob
Jakob is a bright 7 year old boy from Orleans. Last year he was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare disease in which cancer cells are found in the bone or in soft tissue. Jakob’s wish was to go on a Disney Cruise with his parents, brother and grandmother. He had never been on a large ship. The Make-A-Wish Foundation was happy to grant Jakob’s wish. He sailed on a 7 nights West Coast Cruise from May 25th to June 1st.
For this wish we were a partial partner. We provided the gifts, initial visit, limo and spending money on the cruise.
Michael
In May, Michael, a 10 year-old boy from Ottawa, received a birthday wish from Make-A-Wish ® Eastern Ontario. Michael’s social worker and school principal wrote to Make-A-Wish explaining that this little boy suffered from Synovial Sarcoma, a rare form of cancer which usually occurs near to the joints of the arms or legs. Although Michael was at school for a brief period, his condition worsened quickly, increasing the gravity of his prognosis. At this difficult time, Michael wished for a computer to help brighten his spirits. The generous employees at Sony help grant Michael’s wish, providing him with a brand new computer. In addition, Make-A-Wish ® Eastern Ontario organized a birthday party at the Children Hospital of Eastern Ontario for Michael and his friends from school. It was a magical day to celebration of this young boy’s amazing courage. Second is Michael.
We partnered with Sony to grant Michael’s wish.
Posted by Brett Tackaberry
2 comments October 6th, 2008 by brett tackaberry
Great Mustaches in Baseball History
It’s summertime so that means two things: baseball and mustaches. Combining the two is only natural.
Gibson, Morris, Eckersley, Boggs and Hernandez… all the greats are here in this gallery of fantastic staches in baseball.
And if the lip rugs move you, get behind the mustache institute as they get behind Jason Giambi for the final spot on the American League’s All-Star team.
Thanks for the tip JJ!
Add comment July 9th, 2008 by Steve Palmer
Mustaches for Kids Ottawa 2007 was a big success
This year we raised $15,000 for Make-a-Wish Foundation of Eastern Ontario.
A big thanks goes out to all participants and supporters of M4K. Special thanks to Brett, Bill and the guys at the Clocktower Brew Pub, Jose Bray at Joe Mamma, Operativ, Thornley Fallis and 76design. Thank you and much respect to Sylvie Hill for hosting the best Stache Bash Ottawa has ever seen.
I know I speak for all growers when I say we can’t wait till next year.
Yours truly,
Brett Tackaberry
Some photos courtesy of Dan Brien from Stache Bash 2007:
Add comment February 4th, 2008 by brett tackaberry
The 2007 Sweetest Stache Competition is tonight
THE 2007 SWEETEST ‘STACHE COMPETITION
Friday, December 14th, 2007 @ 8pm
Zaphod Beeblebrox, 27 York Street
Cover: $5
‘Stache Bash Finale? What the heck!?
Double Pumpers go on at 10pm.
Events on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=15037470396
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=9237010618
Add comment December 14th, 2007 by brett tackaberry
Operativ gives a very generous donation
Let’s all give a big mustache thank you to Operativ Visual Communications for their generous donation of $500.
Add comment December 6th, 2007 by Steve Palmer
Sweet ‘Stache = Sweet Deal from Joe Mamma!
Fellow grower and friend of Mustaches for Kids Jose Bray of Joe Mamma Bike and Board Co. has issued a challenge to the 2007 crop of growers:
Anyone that raises $700 gets a 20% discount on all ’07 boards and gear!
Jose has also offered to provide some prizes for the finale bash on December 14th. A collective ‘stache thanks goes out to Jose for this generous offer. Are any growers up to the challenge?
Joe Mamma is conveniently located right next to the ClockTower just on the other side of Pretoria. Even if you’re not able to raise $700 try stop by the shop and give Jose some M4K love.
Add comment November 30th, 2007 by Steve Palmer
Selena’s wish
In June 2007, through M4K Ottawa’s contribution to Make a Wish, Selena was granted a wish. Selena’s mother Claudia and her family sent us the following note and pictures :
No words can describe what you and your group of friends have done for our daughter Selena. I can surely say that Selena’s wish was truly granted by wish angels like yourselves and the make-a-wish foundation. Selena had a up close and personal experience with Sea World biggest star SHAMU real name Tuliqum. The smile on her face is one that we haven’t seen for quite a while. It’s amazing how the magic of a child’s wish could make all those long days and evenings at the hospital and with doctors just vanish away. She was able to meet all the princesses at Disney World. I truly believe that no words can describe the magic that you all put in Selena’s heart that she’ll will cherish forever. There are not enough words to describe the gratitude for the magical week that your group has given to our daughter we will forever be grateful.
We are all hoping our contribution this year will have as much as an impact as we did with our contribution from 2006.
Add comment November 29th, 2007 by brett tackaberry
