Mustaches for Kids Ottawa

We Want You to Grow With Us!

October 22nd, 2007 by admin

We are happy to announce the THIRD ANNUAL MUSTACHES FOR KIDS MUSTACHE GROWING CONTEST AND FUNDRAISER. This letter is our yearly call-to-‘stache, a rallying cry for those dormant whiskers and that sense of charity and righteousness within us all.

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 over $150,000 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 CANADA. The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.

Given that, 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, NOVEMBER 9, and write ‘M4K CLEAN SHAVEN DAY’. We’ll be gathering at the Clocktower Pub on Bank around 8pm to kick off the 2007 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=6724806122 (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, go to http://www.m4kottawa.org and REGISTER.

The next thing you do is FORWARD THIS 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?

If you are new or missed the Stache Bash last year, be sure to check out the recap video on http://www.m4kottawa.org. There, you’ll also find a little bit more information about our organization, our sacred Mustache-growing rules, a few sweet pictures, and links to other cities that have M4K chapters.

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.

And feel free to contact us if you have any questions about this year’s fundraiser. We think it’s gonna be pretty sweet. Sweet like a Mustache.

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Brett Tackaberry