Stachetember is drawing to an end...

Just a quick shoutout to the Stachetember blog, where some considerably more socially conscious chaps are doing something worthy with their facial hair.

Witness:

"Stachetember is a fundraiser for United Way of Metropolitan Chicago. All funds generated will go towards improving lives in the Greater Metropolitan Chicago community by investing funds in health and human service programs that show results in areas like, improving access to healthcare, crisis recovery, affordable housing, economic self sufficiency, and educational development.

In addition to being one of the easiest ways to give back to the community, Stachetember gives Chicago guys, and maybe even some ladies, the chance to send an unmistakable message, and that message is you can't stop a man (or woman) with a moustache."

Any votes out there for making this thing a pale ghost of that effort?

Their rules are solid. Here's a modification:

1. All participants must start with a cleanly shaven mug on October 1, the first day of Stachetober.

2. No hair on the chin. It's not Goateeober. The flavor savor soulpatch on the lower lip has been ruled out.

3. No regulation moustache will be connected to sideburns. Then it's Beardtober. Beards are for Youks.

Judging will happen at Tacoween 2007...Saturday Oct. 27. Deets to come.

Finally, in one more shameless bit of blog-borrowing (what can I tell ya, I'm blogstipated), here's some priceless words of wisdom on what to call yourself: Stache Daddies and Stache Mommas. Witness:

At the start of [Stachetoberfest] you have to be clean shaven, not a little stubbly, not sporting a shaggy beard, clean shaven. [Stachetoberfest] participants (henceforth known as Stache Daddies) have one month to grow their super sweet moustache in whatever style they chose, and of course to raise the sponsorship cash to get you and all your friends into Stachetoberfest.

Even though it is likely we will have more participating Stache Daddies than Stache Mommas (our lovely ladies of Stachetober), ladies still hold an important role in this process, recruit, recruit, recruit. Ladies, don't miss an opportunity to express how dashing and manly these sweet new staches make your men look, and how can everyone express what a great benefit the Stache is to the community at large? By donating early and often.

What does the Stachetoberfest commmunity think? Fundraising? Rules? Party?