The first week of this annual competition raising money for worthy causes in Talbot County has concluded and the challengers have been spotted around the area….with week-old beards.
The Spy is getting an inside look from one of the competitors and clearly interest will grow along with the beards between now and January 20th next year when the winners of the competition will be announced. You will find all the details on the group’s site – CoverYourChin.com.
Co-founders Adam Theeke summed up the effort earlier this year, saying, “if you are going to grow a beard competitively you might as well do it for a good cause.”
The competition raised over $20,000 last year and Theeke hopes to beat that number in 2018.
The competition began on October 20th, but there is still time to enter.
Contestants compete in multiple categories: Best Existing Beard, Best Moustache, Best Partial Beard, and Best Full Beard. And, most importantly, there also will be a Grand Prize awarded to the contestant who has raised the largest amount of financial donations in his name.
You can make your contribution online by going to the site where you can also associate your contribution with any one of the contestants. You may also designate to which of four charities you would like your contribution sent.
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