My sister Heather and I are in the middle of a European tour. My mustache and the kids have their first sugar daddy of the season. My friend Julian and I were just featured in a hilarious article about Mustaches for Kids written in the Golden Gate Express (Please excuse the slightly obscene photo). I’ve been capturing some of these special moments in slideshow style musical videos now posted on Youtube (1. Queen’s Jewels, 2. Mustaches Intro Video, 3. Sumo Slopfest).
Santiago Requeno couldn’t be a part of this year’s San Francisco Mustaches for Kids as he now lives in Oregon, but that didn’t stop him from becoming my first mustache benefactor. Even though he is no longer able to grow with the group, he’s still an inspiration to all of us, growing in solidarity on our timetable from afar and donating to the cause. Santi just joined at the Magnum P.I. level ($25-50) with $40 in gifts to Donorschoose.org (the second $20 is on it’s way). I’m still looking for sponsor #2 for my mustache. Click here to be that person.
If you prefer, you can still sponsor the old fashioned way. Send a check to “Josh Lynch” at 630 Oak St San Francisco, CA and I’ll add it to my DonorsChoose.org contribution at the end of the growing season.
So, it’s nearing midnight in Fontainebleau and my sister Heather and I have just rounded out our fourth day in Europe. We’re out here visiting our grandfather and his wife Anita in Switzerland, my old friend Aaron and his new family in France, and a smidge of British royalty in London. It’s already been quite a journey.
All along the way my whiskers have been sprouting out for the kids. When I wake up it will be Day 8 of Mustaches for Kids, a full week completed. My fledgling mustache has already swept through four countries in one week. Every day it comes across new risks and challenges.
Tonight my stache encountered it’s biggest obstacle yet – two-year old Lila Le Moigne-Nellis. Lila is the adorable daughter of Aaron and Marianne here in Fontainebleau and always points out men’s facial hair, but was quite shy around my pushbroom. As innocent as I try to make this thing, even at 1 week old, it can be pretty intimidating. I can only hope that the hesitations of children and adults alike about my face don’t keep them from sponsoring the ’stache. After all, as explained in last week’s intro video, it’s all for a real good cause this year – school project materials for students in high poverty areas requested by their teachers. You get to choose which project to donate to. Exciting things!
That’s all for now folks. Thanks for supporting the silly and the serious.
Love and videos,
Josh
