About
Mustaches for Kids is a volunteer-run organization started in Los Angeles in 1999 to help the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to granting the wishes of children with terminal or life-threatening illnesses.
Each year, participants (“Growers”) raise money by growing sweet, sweet Mustaches between Thanksgiving and Christmas. They shave their faces, except for the Mustache, a minimum of one time per week. The Growers solicit donations from friends, family, co-workers, and people in the community. At the end of the Growing Season, Mustaches for Kids hosts a Mustache Contest where the facial hair is evaluated by an independent panel of judges, and one Mustache is declared to be the “Sweetest.”
Over the past eight years, Mustaches for Kids has spread across the world, a steady expansion that is not unlike the measured, deliberate growth of a Mustache. Mustaches for Kids has enjoyed the efforts of an impressive number of Growers who, collectively, have raised over $300,000 for various children’s charities.
For its inaugural year, the Detroit Chapter will be growing for DonorsChoose.org, a webite that lets teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn. Its a simple way to provide students in need with resources that our public schools often lack. Individuals can then choose projects to fund based on their interests, location or by which of our Growers’ stache inspires their generosity. Want to get involved? Email us at m4kdetroitatgmaildotcom.
