Showing our
veterans
they aren’t
alone.
Winter of the Beard is dedicated to supporting local Michigan military veterans struggling with mental health issues, such as PTSD, by ways of volunteerism and fundraising
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Who We Are
We are a nonprofit organization established in 2014 for the purposes of growing beards (not required), having fun (required), and raising money for veterans while doing so. We will donate the first $1000.00, known as the Brian Smith Memorial Grant, every year to a local Michigan veteran service organization in need. Past recipients have included Stiggy’s Dogs, and Victory Gym Veterans Health Club. We plan to raise money by offering Winter of the Beard membership packages, Events, Grants, and our Facebook photo scavenger hunt. The Winter of the Beard photo challenges start in late autumn, and run until mid-winter.
Memberships
$10
Gets you a plastic winter of the beard membership card and entered in the photo scavenger hunt
$20
Gets you a plastic winter of the beard membership card and entered in the photo scavenger hunt and a winter of the beard bottle opener
$40
Gets you a plastic winter of the beard membership card and entered in the photo scavenger hunt and a winter of the beard bottle opener and tshirt
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