Stiff upper lips

Mustaches vs. Cancer contest is now in its third year

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(Thursday, Nov. 11) Phraseslike “Get your ‘stache on” and “Grow a rug on your mug!” are some of theslogans of the Mustaches vs. Cancer Charity, which is midway through its annualdrive to collect donations for the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center inNew York City.

It’sa fund-raiser and a contest. Competitors with names like Sir Stachelot,PutzStachio and Mr. Tickles post their photos on the Mustaches vs. Cancerwebsite (www.mustachesvscancer.org)and visitors are invited to donate dollars to their favorites. Some, likeTroopK3087, have collected over $1,000; others are still waiting for theirfirst dollar.

“Thisis our third year doing this,” says founder and coordinator Stefan Turkula. “Incollege, my friends and I grew mustaches for fun. I was working at the MemorialSloan-Kettering at the time and I kept thinking about how you could grow amustache as a job: you know, have people give money for someone growing amustache to keep them going. I also thought it’d be pretty funny to see guys intheir 20s to 30s growing mustaches, ‘cuz it’s not exactly a fashion statementanymore.”

Thenumber of contributors and competitors has increased each year. According tothe website, the first two competitions brought in over $75,000 in donations.The contest concludes Nov. 28.

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