Tomorrow is ‘Stache Bash 2008. With a last minute push, my mustache has now raised $839 for school kids in need. I’m just $161 away from my goal of $1000! Even more incredibly, I’m currently in 24th place, which if it holds up in this sprint to the finish, would put me squarely in the beauty pageant for mustache growers I’ve been training for all year.
You’ve got until 5pm PST tomorrow (12/17) to sponsor my mustache for kids. Please pick a project to fund with a $25 Tom Selleck sponsorship:
In the midst of all of these wind sprints, pushups, and whisker-curls, I managed to get sick yesterday. I’m wheezing like a hound on cigarettes. The coughing and sneezing has kept Maddy awake and disturbed my housemates all day. However, I’m determined to heal by the time the ‘Stache Bash rolls around tomorrow night at 8pm at the Rickshaw Stop. While sitting on my tush, I managed to make one final video to thank all of my generous mustache sponsors. Enjoy!
I wonder if you could find it in your heart this holiday season to sponsor my mustache. It would make life for school children in poverty a little bit better and would give me a chance to compete in the event that I’ve prepared for all year long.
Please sponsor my mustache with a “My Name is Earl” $50 or “Magnum P.I.” $25 donation for school kids: http://www.joshmustache.com
To say thanks, I’ve just completed a new ’stache video just for you.
This year, only the top 20 mustache growing fundraisers are guaranteed a spot in the ‘Stache Bash. For those who don’t know, ‘Stache Bash is the big event on December 17th where men who have been growing a mustache for a month get on stage to answer questions about their mustache and impress the judges for four grueling rounds. The winner is crowned “Sweetest ‘Stache” 2008. In previous years all growers were given a chance to compete, but currently I’m about $300 short of making it into the Top 20 fundraisers.
I need your help. Feel free to go big and donate at the “Burt Reynolds” level of $150 or go small with a $5 “Frida Kahlo” gift: http://www.joshmustache.com
Today I was asked an important question. The answer is “no”. There is absolutely zero overhead taken in your donation on behalf of my mustache. 100% of the funds you give will be given through DonorsChoose.org to a elementary school teacher’s class project for her kids.
Thanks to Jess for your $50 gift today and thanks to all those who have sponsored my soup-strainer thus far. If just 30 more people sponsor with a $25 gift or greater, I’ll reach my goal of $1000 and catapult right into the big show on 12/17!
Two weeks after returning from Europe, I finally finished this compilation video. It’s dedicated to our hosts. Thanks Papa, Anita, Aaron, Marianne, Lila, and Sid!
I decided to think of 22 reasons why you should sponsor my mustache right now at www.joshmustache.com.
#22 – be like Aliza Wasserman who donated at the Yosemite Sam donation level ($20) the other day and is uber sweet
#21 – your money goes directly to school projects for kids in poverty like this: YOUR $$$ -> SCHOOL PROJECTS FOR KIDS
#20 – there are excited little kids in Colorado who just want to learn how to grow vegetables
#19 – my mustache is about to go on a growing strike if I don’t raise $200 this week
#18 – I did 55 pushups this morning and my stache is reaping the benefits
#17 – Kids in Mississippi need a digital project to show their art projects
#16 – America’s public school systems are in shambles and Obama can’t fix everything immediately
#15 – you really want the complimentary famous mustache video that I will send you after you donate
#14 – you are a major Josh fan and want to see me at the top of the leaderboard of mustache fundraisers this year
#13 – kids are an excellent investment
#12 – with the financial crisis, cash is gonna be worthless soon anyway so you might as well spend it
#11 – you feel guilty for blowing $25 on lottery tickets this week so you might as well make up for it with a Magnum P.I. level sponsorship ($25)
#10 – you don’t have kids but you love them oh so much
#9 – you have kids and you understand what they really need
#8 – you heard me boasting about that sweet Thank You email that I got from the teacher of a project that I donated to last week and you want one too!
#7 – you really want to see “Mustaches for Kids” on your credit card statement
#6 – San Francisco Growers are in third place behind growers from New York and Charlotte and you want to see us trounce them
#5 – you’re pretty sick of Josh’s mustache but you heard that sexy Julian Mocine-McQueen is growing like there’s no tomorrow and you want more of that action
#4 – you’ve got a special affiliation with Vermont, renewable energy, gardens, or cork boards
#3 – Madeleine AND her mom are mustaches sponsors
#2 – Although you know you can’t legally help a six year old boy grow his own mustache, you know you can do the next best thing – support the education of that six year old that will help them to gain the confidence needed to grow his own mustache well before it’s socially acceptable
#1 – I’ve asked you three times nicely..
A huge thanks to all those who have already sponsored this year! Please do me a favor and invite 5 friends to this group.
