Thanks for another successful season of Mustaches for Kids! Together we raised $11,000 for Conecticut Children’s Medical Center! I can’t say enough to express my gratitude to the growers, donors and enthusiasts for making this such a rewarding, memorable growing season. I’m already ooking forward to the next growing season.
Congratulations also to this year’s M4K award winners!
- Chewbacca Award for the Fullest Mustache – Mike Comeau
- Errol Flynn Award for the Thinnest Mustache – Dave Yarbrough
- Mr. Rich Uncle Penny Bags Award for top fundraiser – Dennis Berry
- Tom Selleck Award for the Sexiest Mustache – Dennis Berry
- The Snidely Whiplash Award for Creepiest Mustache – Seth Glaser
- The Brawny Man for the most Absorbent Mustache– Aaron Keene
- Groucho Marx Award for best grower in costume – Harshil Patel
- Mark Twain Award 2nd Runner Up – Seth Glaser
- Mark Twain Award 1st Runner Up – Michael Carbonetta
- Mark Twain Award – Dennis Berry
December 19th, 2011 by michael
The 4th Annual Mustachio Bashio is being held on Saturday 12/17 at 7:00 at City Steam. We have plenty of space, food, and a cash bar. All are welcome! Details are also below.
What: Mustachio Bashio
When: Saturday, December 17th, 7:00
Where: City Steam Brewery Cafe, 942 Main Street, Hartford, www.citysteambrewerycafe.com
December 16th, 2011 by michael
On Friday, 12/16 starting at 7:00 at Black Bear, we’re hosting a 5-bar pub crawl. The crawl is going to be poker-run-style – participants pay $5 and earn a card at every bar, the person with the best hand at the end earns half the pot with the other half going to CCMC. Details are below.
What: Pub Crawl
When: Friday, December 16th, 7:00-12:00
Start: Black Bear Saloon, 187 Allyn Street, Hartford, www.blackbearhartford.com
Bar #2: The Russian Lady, 191 Ann Uccello St, Hartford, www.therussianladyhartford.com
Bar #3: Vaughan’s Public House, 59 Pratt Street, Hartford, http://www.irishpublichouse.com/
Bar #4: McKinnons Irish Pub, 114 Asylum Street, Hartford, www.mckinnonsirishpub.com
Finnish: The Tavern Downtown, 100 Allyn Street, Hartford, http://www.thetaverndowntown.com/home.html
December 15th, 2011 by michael
Reminder that we are meeting tonight at Pigs Eye Pub at 6:00 for the third checkpoint of the growing season. Shirts are on sale tonight for $20, as well as buttons for $2 – I will have a box of both with me at the bar. If you have donations, remember to bring those tonight. If you are unable to attend in person that’s ok – just make sure to send me a photo of your progress today. See you tonight!
What: Checkpoint #3
When: Friday, December 9th, 6:00
Where: Pigs Eye Pub, 356 Asylum Street Hartford, CT
http://www.pigseyepub.com/
December 9th, 2011 by michael
Reminder that we are meeting tonight at Vaughan’s at 6:00 for the second checkpoint of the growing season. If you have donations, remember to bring those tonight. If you are unable to attend in person that’s ok – just make sure to send me a photo of your progress today. See you tonight!
What: Checkpoint #2
When: Friday, December 2nd, 6:00
Where: Vaughan’s Public House, 59 Pratt Street, Hartford
http://www.irishpublichouse.com/
December 2nd, 2011 by michael
Reminder that we are meeting tonight at Half Door at 6:00 for the first checkpoint of the growing season. Hopefully the turkey was great for mustache growth, so this should be a great time to show off your budding mustache. If you are unable to attend in person that’s ok – just make sure to send me a photo of your progress today. If you have donations, remember to bring those tonight as well. See you tonight!
What: Checkpoint #1
When: Monday, November 28th, 6:00
Where: The Half Door, 270 Sisson Avenue, Hartford
Website: http://www.thehalfdoorhfd.com/
November 28th, 2011 by michael
This Friday, November 18th marks the official start to Hartford’s 4th Annual Mustaches for Kids Growing Campaign!
Once you’ve stopped jumping up and down and cheering out loud from the excitement, read on for a few last minute reminders and logistics. Remember that our fundraising goal for this year is $15,000 and the children of Connecticut Children’s Medical Center are counting on you to once again make this a successful growing season. That means lots of donations, lots of super-awesome mustaches, and lots of fun in the process. To celebrate this historic event, we are kicking off the month with Clean Shave Day today, details as follows:
What: Clean Shave Day
When: Friday, November 18th, 6:30
Where: The Tavern Downtown, 100 Allyn Street Hartford
Website: http://www.thetaverndowntown.com/home.html
Growers: if you are attending Clean Shave Day, make sure you are clean shaven before arrival. This means, according to M4K bylaws, zero facial hair on Clean Shave Day. If you are unable to attend in person, you need to do 4 simple things: first, make sure you are registered (see below); second, shave; third, take a photograph of your shaven face and email it to me to post on the website; fourth, with that email, include a personal fundraising goal and either a picture or name of your mustache “role model” for the season. For all growers, start spreading the word today to remind your family, friends, and coworkers why you are growing a mustache for the next month (in four words: “It’s for the kids!”).
Enthusiasts: come out to Pigs Eye and do what you do best. There are millions of mustache follicles that need your support to start sprouting.
Not registered yet? That’s ok, simply register here, send me an email, or come Friday and sign up in person. Some helpful material to get you going can all be found on the m4khartford website, or through these links for the 2011 Growers Kit, Overview, Poster, and Mascot Guide.
See you all tonight. Good growing!
November 18th, 2011 by michael
In 2010 Mustaches for Kids surpassed the $10,000 annual growing milestone, cheers all around! That brings our lifetime contribution to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center to over $20,000 in 3 growing seasons. Not bad for a few fellas with hair on their face.
So the bar is set for 2011: $15,000 over 4 weeks.
Our 2011 growing season will kick off on November 18th and continue until December 16th. Get your razors ready, clean shave day is only a few weeks away.
If you or someone you know and love has ever wondered what it’s like to grow a mustache – and ever followed-up that wonder with a, “could my mustache do something good for children who desperately need medical support?”… Well, this is the easiest, most bromantic, funny-yet-somehow-still-moving event you will ever be a part of. Join us.
To find out more, email info@m4khartford.org.
October 24th, 2011 by michael
We’re in the final stretch, at the 11th hour, on the 1 yard line, in the final countdown! In other words, we are very, very near the end of growing season.
This Friday, December 17th marks the end of the 2010 growing season, which according to tradition is accompanied by the end of the year Bash. This is a time for celebrating a marvelous month of mustache growth and donations to CCMC. Speaking of donations, we are now 40% towards our goal of $10,000 for the year. Which makes Friday even more critical since it is the last day to contribute towards Mustaches for Kids this year. Come out this Friday and celebrate your success and help us reach our goal for this growing season.
Where: City Steam Brewery Café, 942 Main Street, Hartford
When: Friday, December 17th, 9:00pm
Website: http://www.citysteambrewerycafe.com/
Growers: don’t forget to shave down to just a mustache on Friday. More importantly, this is the time to collect outstanding donations, cash in on all those promises, and hit up that coworker who’s been mocking you the past month to fork over some cash for the kids. Every $20 you can contribute gets us closer to our $10,000 goal. If you can’t attend in person this week make sure to email or text me a photo, thanks.
Enthusiasts: this will be the last time you get to see those sexy mustaches on most growers faces, hard to pass up this opportunity. Aside from this, you can also buy M4K shirts and buttons, win some prizes, and vote for your favorite mustaches. And there’s beer, don’t forget that. This is always a fun way to finish the growing season, so bring your friends, your camera, your wallet, and an empty stomach.
See you all Friday. Good growing!
December 16th, 2010 by michael
This Friday, December 10th marks the third check point of the growing season, and the last milestone prior to the Bash next week. By now, those glorious mustaches have earned you the respect of your peers, are snagging stares from admiring onlookers, and are protecting you from the cold. Most importantly, your mustaches are starting to bring in donations for CCMC. Towards our goal of $10,000 we are currently 20% of the way there having raised just over $2,000 since we started three weeks ago. Come out this Friday and celebrate your success and prepare for the final week of fundraising.
Where: The Tavern Downtown, 100 Allyn Street, Hartford
When: Friday, December 10th, 6:00pm
Website: http://www.thetaverndowntown.com
Growers: don’t forget to shave down to just a mustache on Friday. This would be a great time to send a note to your fan base reminding them to get their donations to you. If you have checks or cash that you have collected since last week please do bring those; we are only tracking money-in-hand, so once it is in my hand we can continue to show progress to our $10,000 goal. If you can’t attend in person this week make sure to email or text me a photo, thanks.
Enthusiasts: come drink a few, and bring your friends. There is nothing more amusing than standing around a crowded bar surrounded by 20-30 men with mustaches, you are guaranteed to grin from ear to ear. There’s no better way to end the week.
See you all Friday. Good growing!
December 9th, 2010 by michael