As most of you know, this is my umptheenth year participating in the annual "Mustaches for Kids" fundraising campaign for Children's Hospital (DC).  Well - it's actually my 6th year and their are only 4 other original fundraiserers from the first year so I feel like a veteran.  I'm extremely proud of the fact we started with 9 "growers" (13k raised) and we are now up to over 40 charity loving fools and raised a total of 55k last year.

Children's Hospital is the equivalent of my favorite charity back home (as well as millions of others across the nation) - St Jude's (with a close 2nd to Arkansas Children's Hospital - Woo Pig). 

Our fundraiser (and mustaches) began this year on Nov. 10th and my stache is now almost 3 weeks old.  Our "best stache" competition is this Friday 12/09 and the cut-off for on-line donations (that count toward my total in the competition) will be 7:00 that afternoon.

That stud you see on the right is actually not Hulk Hogan - it's just me.  I layed off the weights for a few months before our "stache bash" contest just so I could resemble him a little bit.  I didn't want to get to big - or I would have ripped my costume before the competition started (because I am so massively built)  - which would have been unfair to my competitors.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11543550@N02/sets/72157628198262783/  (last year's photos)

http://www.m4kdc.org/ 

for all those that would like to donate and PROVE THAT YOU ARE THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE AT HEART - feel free to donate to this wonderful organization. 

Here is the link to see where i stand with my competitors as far as fundraising.  I plan on my name getting to the top of that list shortly.

http://www.firstgiving.com/CNMC/m4kdc/fundraisers

Thanks again to all - and remember - its for the kids.

Spank