826DC’s month of May has been a rather exciting one (or should we say, a hairy one) since it began with the start of the Moustache-a-Thon 2010 which came to its final stretch just this past week. All month long, daring and eager 826DC’s volunteers grew moustaches, both organic (real) and prosthetic (fake), to raise money for the center’s mission of free writing workshops and tutoring sessions for DC’s students. Each grower’s progress (and donations) were measured weekly, and together we raised over $8,000!
On June 1 even the Washington Post joined for the annual Moustache-a-Thon Awards, given to various growers of distinction. The real victors were DC school students, of course, but here are our volunteer’s award-winning ‘staches:
See additional photos of the event here.