Mustaches for Kids: Vancouver Chapter

2011: Set Your Staches to “Stunning”

October 18th, 2011

Vancouver’s Mustaches for Kids will be back in 2011 for our 3rd annual mustache-growing campaign. Clean Shave Day 2011 will be happening on Thursday, November 3rd at the Railway Club. All new and returning ‘staches will be embraced with open arms (in the figurative sense).

Last year, with a small nucleus of extremely dedicated growers, we raised nearly $2,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation of BC and Yukon. I don’t need to tell my ‘stache bros what a great organization they are and how deserving they are of our fundraising efforts.

But this year we’re going to try something a little bit different.

Ever the trendsetting community-focused ‘staches we are, this year Mustaches for Kids Vancouver is going to mix it up and focus our fundraising efforts a little closer to home  Some of you may have seen this article in the Vancouver Sun a few weeks ago, reporting on this open letter by Admiral Seymour Elementary teacher Carrie Gelson to the people of Vancouver. When a ‘stache-growing man reads about these great kids having to deal with those kinds of stresses, helping them is a real no-brainer. Even for a bunch of guys that help by growing mustaches. It’s the least we can do.

Let’s show 2010′s fundraising total who’s boss (hint: it’s not Angela OR Tony) and kick it into high gear for the kids of Admiral Seymour Elementary.  Through the course of the campaign we’ll learn more about these kids and see exactly where our fundraising dollars are doing and how we’ll make a difference in their lives with donations, food, clothing, books and more.  If that doesn’t get your upper lip all tingly, then maybe you need to think about growing a charity mustache once in a while. Hey, why not November 3rd?

If you’d like to join our campaign to restore positive ‘stacheness to the lower mainland for 5 weeks in November (and December), please register now!

Entry Filed under: 2011 Campaign