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$12,394 to help the kids! THANK YOU!!!!!
First off, huge thanks to Tommy “Shey Shey” Rosen, Saul “T” Nachshen, Liz “Hammerin” Hamren, Steve “Break em off” Gottlieb, Matt “Fish Dog” Fischer, Meechy Meech Ahani, Chris “C Bizzo” Bronstein, Bryan “B Dubs” Whalen, Max “The Swervin Persian” Samimi, Leah “Tutto Benne” Price, Avery “Big Dog” Appelman, Raza “The Partner” Zaidi, Joshua “Son of Gypsy” Kagan, Paul “For the Win” Quinn, Zoe “Z” Strauss, Wesley “Snipes” Golby, Ryan “The Mason” Bricker, Dave “King of the” Hills.
AND A SUPER HUGE SHOUT TO SWANKY FRANCO VEGA AND JUSTIN “THE JUDGE” HALLORAN FOR THEIR MONSTROUS DONATIONS!
So much amazing news to share:
- Thanks to you, I raised $12,394! #2 in the entire country!
(Thrilled to take 2nd place to Ahmad’s Princely Stache that raised $18,675!)
- 2,059 children reached!
- $26,000 raised in the final 24 hours to beat New York! Again!
- Music lessons in the Bronx! Naptime rugs in Oakland! Supplies for Autistic children in Detroit! Dictionaries in San Francisco!
Seriously tearing up as I type this. So fucking cool. You guys made a serious difference in these kids’ lives.
The Stache Bash went off without a hitch. This year I was asked to be a judge and graciously accepted the role decked in my finest threads including a newly acquired fuschia ascot. Think that will be an ongoing accesory.
Hilarity and antics ensued as the night progressed and by the end it was downright dirty. Mustache haikus, beer foam retention tests, acts of mustache strength, kissing contests, power lifters, cowboys, joggers from the 70s, Yanni impersonators. True insanity and all for a great cause!
Here’s a great article describing the event: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2009/12/last_night_mustache_bash_at_th.php/
So there you have it folks. Thank you again for all of your support and for tolerating my brow beating over the course of another holiday season. Here’s to you and your loved ones having a healthy and happy new year.
Nothing but Love,
G
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day 32 - mustache said knock you out - rope-a-dope style. the final day to give!
Huge thanks to Chrissy “Marz” Mazzeo, Steve “Bubby” Simon, Dave “El Prinicipal” Deyoung, Carmen “Baskette of Donations” Henrikson, Afam “Bumbaye” Agbodike, Victor “Do what you do” Chu, Roger “Rogue” Mann, Damon “Fonzy” Franz, Alta “Ni how ma” Tseng, Teresa “TV!” Valderrama, Kimmy Kay Peterson, Morgan “Southern Belle” Andrews, Mark “Squealy” Healy, Michael “The Money Man” Cunniff, Scott Larock Lovernick in honor of Kali Hayes and a MONSTER THANK YOU to Justin “The Judge” Halloran for coming correct once again.
We’ve raised $9,693 to help kids in need! Amazing!
This is it y’alls! The final stretch! The last hurrah!
Great news is I went to bed last night in first place thanks to all of you.
Not so great news is I woke up this morning down by a slim margin.
This is the time for the mustache rope-a-dope (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rope-a-dope). This is where we turn it on full blast and make it happen. For all of you that have been waiting for the last minute to give, the time is now.
Check out this photo and letter from a music teacher in an underfunded district in the Bronx. Your donations have helped these kids have a platform and an opportunity to shine.
Dear All-
I would like to add my own words of appreciation to those expressed by my students Brandon and Jeremy in their letters. Brandon and Jeremy are both ninth graders and promising first-year trumpet students in the beginner level of the jazz orchestra in our small public high school in the Bronx, and their musical promise now has a guide for one academic quarter thanks to your generosity.
My students are poor teenagers, mostly African-American and Latino, all living in the South Bronx - and like most kids who you can say that about, have had almost no formal music education in a stripped-down public school system. To reverse that and give our students a forum to shine, we have a jazz orchestra program at my school that is entirely supported through donations from generous donors such as yourselves, since the school has no music budget beyond my salary. One aspect of the jazz orchestra program that happens to be the key to its success also happens to be the most difficult to fund, namely the use of professional instrumental jazz instructors for each of the instruments in our orchestra (flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, cello, guitar, bass, drums, and keyboard). It has proven much easier over the years to raise money for instruments than for the instructors, without which the instruments themselves will have amounted to a wasted investment.
Thus, your farsighted courage in realizing the importance of funding this project for one quarter’s worth of private trumpet lessons for Jeremy, Brandon, and the other six trumpeters in the jazz orchestra program is rather unique. I and my students appreciate not only your generosity, but also the entrepreneurial spirit of your donation, which will reap a much higher return on investment than hardware alone.
With gratitude,
Mr. P.
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Day 30 - I’m a private mustache, a mustache for money.
DONATE HERE: www.tinyurl.com/gmustache
Huge thanks to Scotty Ryan, Will.i.am Luo, Ariel “Dun it for the Kids” Dunitz-Johnson, Alex “The Director” Anderson, Nick “Nooty” Weisskopf, Lady D, Lucy, Swanky “Franco” V, Matt “Pavlov” McCombs and Michelle “Ring that bell” Mukherjee!
The great news is thanks to you we have raised $6,465 and have helped many many children in need! Awesome!
The not so good news: I’ve been knocked down to 2nd place by Ahmad’s “Princely Mustache”. As many of you know, I have been the #1 fundraiser for the last 3 years and will not take 2nd place sitting down.
So… for those of you that have been planning on giving and haven’t gotten around to it, now is your chance. Here’s a letter from one of the teacher’s you guys have helped. Mrs. K teaches autistic children in need.
Dear All-
Thank you so much for your generosity. This project will help my students to enjoy learning. As they strive towards and reach their speech and language goals, they will have fun and learn along the way. Your support made this possible. Thank you, my students and I are looking forward to using the new games.
With gratitude,
Ms. K.
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In your Mustache, the light, the heat.
Day 29 - Donate here: www.tinyurl.com/gmustache
Huge thanks to Doug E. Fish, Brate Appelman, T-Pain Kopperl-Simpson, Laoni, Berka Boy, Heather “Lil’ Heezy” Williams, Ry Ry, John “Fat Fizzle” Sierotko, Janine “Shy-D” Shiota, Justin “Judge” Halloran and the Fabulous Five & Molly Breslin.
We’re at $5,575 and #1 in San Francisco!
We ARE TRULY making a difference. Here’s a note from Mrs. F who’s “Art for Autism” project we totally funded:
I can not possibly express in words what it will mean to our class to have these art materials available to us. Many of my students use art as their way of expressing how they feel, what they imagine, what they understand to be true, and many other messages. Art is not only fun, but therapeutic in many ways for children with Autism. I am sure we will find ways to use these materials every single day. Thank you very much for donating to our classroom. My students will be forever touched by your kindness.
With gratitude,
Ms. F.
Now’s where we really turn it on y’alls. For those of you who have been meaning to give, but haven’t gotten around to it, now’s your chance. Just click here: www.tinyurl.com/gmustache
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Day 23 - In a big mustache, dreams stay with you
DONATE HERE: www.tinyurl.com/gmustache
Huge thanks to Andrew “Siggy” Seigner, Avishai “Lil Bone” Adiv, Jimmy H, Colin “Sully” Sullivan, Cal Callahan, Alex “Handlebar” Brough, Anonymous, Jessie James Evert, Yanni Levin, Stephen “Boud it” Bediako, David Paulish and Chris “Hot Lips” Rueckert!
Thanks to you we’re at $2,594 and have helped many children to get what they need to learn!
Here’s a thank you note from Mrs. H:
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This just made my day. Your support of autism education is so appreciated. These resources will provide my students with countless additional learning opportunities. I strive for my classroom to be a place that feels safe for my students; a place where they are understand and that they understand. These resources will give me more ideas and activities to make this possible. Working with students with autism is not always easy but your support makes it worth while! Thank you again!!
Sincerely, Mrs. H
There is a certain camaraderie that mustache wearing folks have. A sort of unspoken acknowledgment that we’re in this together. That we’re human and we need to be loved just like everybody else does. (The Smiths)
As such, I asked several fellow mustachios I ran into if I could take their photo to post on my blustache. These are real folks that I met. No google image people here.
Name: Jimmy “Shooter” Adeline
Mustache Name: “White Lightning”
Location: Reno, NV - Boomtown Casino
Likes: Strong women, Fast Cars, Hard whiskey, Romantic Comedies, Salad Bars
Dislikes: Scientology, Fast-talkers, Foreign Cars, Phil Collins.
Quote: “You want this for what? A blog? You one of them fast-talkers? Oh, it’s to help kids? Alright, go ahead.”
Name: Than “Sam” Duong
Mustache Name: “Pho-get me not”
Location: Sunflower Authentic Vietnamese Restaurant, Mission District, SF
Likes: Hot Soup, Gold Necklaces, Jade Ornaments, “Abacab” by Genesis
Dislikes: Cold Soup, Sarah Palin
Quote: “Don’t think so. My mustache is not so big. OK, go ahead, quickly please, I have customers waiting”
DONATE HERE: www.tinyurl.com/gmustache
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Day 15 - Sugar Magnolia, Mustache Blooming
Dearest Friends and Family-
First off, huge thanks to Monica Mesa, My Dear Mother, L Double, Kara Doobie Woobie, V Diddy, Sweet Vanessa, Pesco, Grateful Ted, Lisa Crowdiggity, Timmy Ranson, Greg “Rudeboy” Rudin and Swanky Franky Vega for your very generous donations!
Thanks to you we have raised $1,869 to help children in need. The great thing about working with Donors Choose is that you get to choose exactly what classroom you are helping and what curriculum you want to help support. The teachers and students receive their funding almost immediately and you are notified as soon as they do.
The following is a thank you note from Mr. H, a teacher of autistic children in an underfunded district:
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We are very excited about our new camera. Thank you so much. The autism department at our school has many needs but receives very little funding because the number of students we serve is so small. Thank you for helping us empower our students through Donors Choose.
The digital camera that you have provided for us will help us in many ways. First of all, it will allow us to improve our augmentative speech technology. We will be able to use pictures that will help non-verbal students communicate and learn effectively. Secondly, higher functioning students will be able to take and use pictures for projects, presentations, and study aids.
Thanks again. We cannot wait to put our new digital camera to use.
With Gratitude,
Mr. H.
DONATE HERE: www.tinyurl.com/gmustache
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catching you up…
DAY 7 - LET’S GO! donate here: http://tinyurl.com/gmustache
DAY 11 - MUSTACHE TO THE DANGER ZONE donate here: http://tinyurl.com/gmustache
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Intro.
Hey Y’all-
So while I know you’re being inundated with Facebook and email stuff, I have taken it upon myself to create another dedicated “Blustache” so as to have a central repository of all things mustache over the course of the next 4 weeks. Below you will see a series of shots showing the progress of my mustache growth.
For those of you that are new to this, here’s the deal: I am growing a mustache for charity. By sponsoring my mustache growth over the next month or so, you will be able to help children by providing them with much needed school supplies. The cool thing about this is you can actually hand-pick the classroom you want to help for specific projects through our partnership with Donors Choose (www.donorschoose.org)
Throughout this arduous process of self-sacrifice through mustache growth, I will keep you posted on it’s progress, provide you with factoids, interviews, etc. to keep you (mildly) interested.
As some of you know I have raised the most money three years in a row. Would love for this to be a four-peat.
Donate here: http://tinyurl.com/gmustache
Big Love,
G
