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My story

 

Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

Well I did it as you can see! 

The £1,000 required was raised, so I shaved 25 years of facial fuzz off on Friday the 20th of November. As you can see from the photo, the beard is well and truly gone.  Although we are still short of my target of £2,000  (If I don't get to £2,000 then the dog gets shaved as well as me! See the other photos) , so I still need more people to sponsor me.

A video of the event is now up onYou Tube. Click on this link www.youtube.com/ianmarrow

With any luck I'll get some more videos and pictures of the event up soon.

We were having a discussion at work about what we could do to raise money for Children In Need this year.  All the usual Fancy Dress, Sponsored Walk/Run/Crawls came out before somebody suggested that I shave my beard off.

I was reluctant to do it, having spent 25 years carefully nurturing and grooming my fuzz.  I was also looking forward to a lucrative retirement, once my hair turned completely white, as a Department Store Father Christmas.

So not wanting to do it, I said only if they could raise £1,000 thinking that they would never get anywhere near that amount.  Unfortunately it has almost been reached after about a week of fund raising around the office, so I've decided that if it is going to happen I'd raise my sights and try to get up to £2,000.

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So please dig deep and donate now.

Seems to have grown back pretty quickly! Donation by Jonathan Wickens 29/01/10  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

As an occasional beard wearer I greatly admire your courage in giving up the beard. Cantratulations! Donation by Steve CANT 10/12/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Wow - Uncle Ian!!! Where are you going to keep your lunch crumbs now? Good work - hope you make it to the £2k!! Donation by Nikki 09/12/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

OMG - you look about 10 years younger!! Donation by Vicki Stansfield 26/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

I hope you reach your target. Great to see the "After" pictures, and I hope the dog is unscathed! Donation by Janice Hutton 20/11/09  

Donation by Rachel Harrison 20/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Well done Ian, you're a braver man than I! Donation by Paul Chapman 20/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Can't wait to see the 'after' pictures. Donation by Marion O'Brien 20/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

What a shame to lose such a fanstatic IT credential. I am truly humbled by your hairy length :o) Donation by Jonny G 20/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Stephen Garner 20/11/09  

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Donation by Angela Waters 20/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good Luck!! Donation by Victoria Williams 20/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Kev Etherington 20/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Judith Nuttall 20/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Donation by Neil Conway 20/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hope you've got plenty of moisturiser ! Donation by Julie Jackson 19/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by tom syratt 19/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Duncan Edwards 19/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All in a good cause! Donation by Owen Lennard 19/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All in a good cause! Donation by Peter Ainge 19/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 19/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Go, Ian!!! Can't wait to see the piccies when you're all done! And what a great amount you have already raised!! Sue, (ex-Ventura) Donation by Susan Sykes 16/11/09  

I never thought I would see the day.......... Go Ian! Donation by Suzanne McKay 16/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Hope you get your revised target, all the best from Wigan Athletic's fans site cockneylatic.co.uk Donation by Jayt (http://www.cockneylatic.co.uk) 14/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Please don't count this towards saving the dog. Donation by Graham Huntington (SSS) 11/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

OMG!!its going to seem so improper seeing your naked chin! and you can't shave Poppy thats just wrong....i'm not sure whose braver you or Cath...lolxx Donation by wendy holloway 10/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Good luck with the fund raising Ian Donation by worbo 06/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Good luck Ian. Plasters and moisturiser at the ready! Donation by Jonathan Buttrick 06/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hi Ian. Nice one. Great idea. Please excuse me if i dont recognize you next time, Cheers, Andy. Donation by andy cowden 06/11/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Donation by Louise Flanagan 05/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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