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Hello dudes with budding ‘staches,
This really is the most precious of times of mustache growth – just starting out, can start to see the long tall ‘stache shadow forming. It signals the real start to the M4K season.
This Friday we will be getting together to check-in, have week 1 photos taken, and jostle one another on the first week of growth. Again, this Friday November November 7 we will be at the Clocktower on Bank St The official start time is 8pm.
Your pledging will be starting up about now. You should be planting the seeds of giving to sow in the upcoming couple weeks. See the Grower’s kit for a couple tips on raising money. Keep track of people wanting receipts on the pledge sheet. I’ll run through a couple more house keeping items tomorrow and in a few emails over the next couple of weeks.
Stay cool.
Stachely,
Brett Tackaberry
November 6th, 2008 by admin
Joseph Thornley is growing a mustache for M4K Ottawa this year. This year, Joe will match every contribution that is pledged through him up to $1,000.
Thanks to a couple early donations from some old time friends.
Word has it that Jose and friends at Joe Mama’s will be participating again.
Of course, the guys at the Clocktower will be joining in once again. Thanks to Bill and the guys at Bank Street and Brett at the Beechwood location.
November 5th, 2008 by admin
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.
October 31st, 2008 by admin
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
October 30th, 2008 by admin
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.
The proceeds from our 2007 fundraising efforts went towards granting wishes to Victoria, Jakob and Michael.
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
October 8th, 2008 by admin
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
October 6th, 2008 by admin
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!
July 9th, 2008 by Steve Palmer
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:
February 4th, 2008 by admin
THE 2007 SWEETEST ‘STACHE COMPETITION
Friday, December 14th, 2007 @ 8pm
Zaphod Beeblebrox, 27 York Street
Cover: $5
Double Pumpers go on at 10pm.
Events on Facebook:
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December 14th, 2007 by admin
Let’s all give a big mustache thank you to Operativ Visual Communications for their generous donation of $500.
December 6th, 2007 by Steve Palmer