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Beards for freedom.... beards for justice... beards for good...  beards for charity!

Beards in May = Goodness to the World.

Beard Aid Founding Member, Evan Michaels, has nominated Cancer Research as Beard Aid's chosen charity in memory of his father.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2312778242

http://picasaweb.google.com/Beardaid

Some questions that have arisen since the idea originated?

Q. Why?

A. Its for charity.

 

Q. Who is eligible?

A. Anyone.

 

Q. Are girls excluded?

A. No. Some were approached during the original concept stage, however details can’t be released until the HR meetings are concluded.

 

Q. "I only grow 2mm of stubble a year. What can I do?"

A. We extend our sympathy. You can do one of two things. Either go to your local pharmacy for some sort of hormones or something; or have a sneaky head start now.

 

Q. What are the rules?

A. From the morning of the 1 May, you need to start growing some sort of beard/ moustache/ MASSIVE side burns or some other significant facial hair. ‘Flavour savers’ (a 1cm square patch located under the lips) do not qualify.

 

Q. What happens at the end of May?

A. On May 31st all participants must submit beards to Facebook for inspection by the Beard Aid executive team.

 

Q. I already have a beard. What can I do?

A. Good question. You have a variety of options: Shave it off and start again; change it considerably (go from a beard to a moustache for instance); be more creative…

 

Q. Why not just unrestricted facial hair growth during May?

A. Good point, and one raised by some members of the organising sub-committee. The reason why the hair needs to be styled is because we have a number of high profile clients coming into the office throughout May, and looking at a bunch of hairy Neanderthals may put them off.

 

Q. I’m an information junkie/ nerd/ geek/ billy-no-mates. Is there any other information I can get?

A. Sure, we have setup a Facebook group called Beard Aid (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2312778242) I’m sure a MySpace page will appear in due course.

 

Next step:

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Cancer Research UK

Cancer Research UK

Charity Registration No. in England and Wales 1089464, Scotland SC041666

Cancer Research UK is the world's leading charity dedicated to beating cancer through research. We are fighting cancer on all fronts, finding new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat it to save more lives. We are entirely funded by the public. With your help, we can ensure more people beat cancer.

Donations 165

Better late than never....

Donation by Ollie Kneen on 26/06/07

£75.00

+ £21.15 Gift Aid

Good effort on the beards!

Donation by Fabio on 16/06/07

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Matthew Cannon on 11/06/07

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Evan. Heres a small contribution to your cause

Donation by Ian Taylor on 07/06/07

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Matt and welcome to the family!

Donation by Valerie & Jon on 05/06/07

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Bradley - very impressive

Donation by anonymous on 04/06/07

£36.00

+ £10.15 Gift Aid

Congratulations on the money that you guys have raised.

Donation by LM on 02/06/07

£30.00

+ £8.46 Gift Aid

I get mocked for my bad facial hair, leave, and it becomes a craze!Well done all(& twonk for trying)

Donation by anonymous on 02/06/07

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Asshhhh longggg ashhh itssshhh faw a good-hiccup-causssshhhh....

Donation by Random Drunk People at Frieda B on 01/06/07

£90.00

+ £25.38 Gift Aid

Donation by Priya Mavjee on 01/06/07

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Shanil on 01/06/07

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done, beardy weirdy Eddie

Donation by Tim Cotton on 01/06/07

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by moomin on 01/06/07

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Well Done Ifty!! I didn't believe it until I saw it.. the bearded wonder :)

Donation by Rhuksana Ahmed on 01/06/07

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done the Beardy Wierdies!

Donation by Ben Nicholas on 31/05/07

£100.00

+ £28.21 Gift Aid

Keep the beard Tony

Donation by Nilesh on 31/05/07

£150.00

I salute the beards

Donation by P Bayliss on 31/05/07

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

We like it!! let's have a photo Andy

Donation by Len & Janet on 31/05/07

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Well done Bradley

Donation by Sara & Philip Ellis on 31/05/07

£50.00

+ £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done to everyone (well, the men!)

Donation by Charlotte Witheridge on 31/05/07

£20.00

Maybe we could have some fun load-testing beards?

Donation by Mobster on 31/05/07

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Marina on 31/05/07

£5.00

Can legs be included!

Donation by Maria on 31/05/07

£25.00

+ £7.05 Gift Aid

Well done all - superb effort!

Donation by Jenks on 31/05/07

£20.00

+ £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by DG on 31/05/07

£10.00

+ £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£4,604.41
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£4,604.41
  • Gift Aid£1,146.44

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