Cruise Stories - Unique Fundraiser
We raised $38,000 for Breast Cancer Research from the cruise. Parrot Heads may seem to be all about the partying, drinking and dancing but we're really about doing good and having a good time. The money was raised through a variety of ways: part of the ticket cost, silent auction, raffles, poker tourneys, toenail painting...we're nothing if not creative.
But, nothing topped the LA club's efforts. Five of the guys put their mustaches on the auction block. If a total amount of donations was made, they'd all shave. As a twist, if one of the guys didn't want to shave he had to buy his way out. To make even more money, one of the guys (Scott, middle school science teacher who celebrated his 50th birthday while on the cruise) offered to shave his head for more money.
They raised $800!
We had a stylist on board who offered to do the shaving so we all gathered around the pool to watch. They'd bought a big pack of disposable razors and had a pair of clippers and a trimmer to work with.
Here's my buddy, Robert, who's the President of the LA club. He'd had his mustache since he was 21.
Terry was almost too eager to get rid of his 'stache.
By the time she got to Scott's head, the clippers and the razors were all dull. I hope he had plenty of alcohol to dull the pain because it looked like it hurt a lot.
Kinda looks like he's thinking, "What did I get myself into?" The word finally went out asking if anyone had any scissors. We had a pair in our room but someone else ran off to get theirs so we didn't think they'd be needed. The other person came back with a pair of manicure scissors! Kathy O made the run back to our room and, I must admit, our scissors saved Scott a lot of pain.
Scott's wife got in on the shaving action.
Kathy O and I almost bought out Dave's bounty. He's got a great mustache and the whole "Magnum PI" hotness about him. (Happily married to a wonderful woman, of course.) We just didn't want see the 'stache go.
Baby-faced Dave...no longer looking like Tom Selleck.
Alan had the most facial hair to remove but he gamely got in on the action.
Alan's wife, Maureen, didn't appear to be as enthusiastic about the process, however.
Alan kept the soul patch.
It was amazing how much younger all of the guys looked. I'm betting, however, that the hair will all be back by PHINS.
