Beard-a-thon Registration Form

Raise awareness for Autism in April during Autism Awareness Month and support MAC!

EVERYONE is invited to participate!

Important!To fully complete your registration, please click reply, fill out this form electronically and email to Marla Carlson and send in your $15 registration fee donation to your center’s office manager or mail it to: Marla Carlson, Attn: Beards, 5710 Baker Road Minnetonka, MN 55345(make checks payable to “MAC”).This fee is considered a donation towards your $100 minimum donation total. Parents/guardians of children competing may fill out this form on their behalf.

Once your registration and fee are received, you will be sent Beard-a-thon flyers to hand out to your supporters, a pledge sheet and your swag. Then it’s up to you to find others to support you and pledge their donations to you! Think outside of the box: ask your friends, family, neighbors, church community, sports team members, your barber, your hair dresser, everyone! You are welcome to “share” the following on social media: the link to the MAC website and the Facebook posts under the event page “3rd Annual MAC Beard-a-thon.” as well as the “Official Beard-a-thon Flyer” and “Official Beard-a-thon Booklet” PDF documents.

Full Name:

Phone Number:

Email:

Home Address:

If applicable- Which MAC center location are you associated with?

Chosen Competition Category:

If applicable- Team name for pledge race:

List all members in pledge race (must have 3 or more):

You are invited!

Come participate in our judging event on Friday morning April 29th at the MAC School in Eagan.

Prizes will be awarded to winners in each category as well as a “Best in Show” prize! Marla will email more information and specific time details for the competition in the coming weeks. By registering, you are automatically RSVP-ingYES to compete in this event. However, if you cannot join us for any reason, please respond here:

Pick your swag!Your choice of 1 item from list below with your registration fee! Please include your size if choosing a shirt. If you would like additional items, please specify below and include an additional $15 per item with your registration fee.

Trucker Hat (black and white, deep, flat bill, one size fits most!) Quantity:

T-shirt (Adult sizes small-XXXL, Child sizes medium-XL, crew t-shirt in light “gravel” gray) Quantity and sizes:

Long Sleeved Shirt (Adult sizes small-XXXL, crew neck long sleeve in “athletic gray”)

Quantity and sizes:

Competitor Agreement

By typing your name below, you are entering into a good-faith agreement to compete in the MAC Beard-a-thon in the month of April, to raise a minimum of $100 in donations to support the Minnesota Autism Center and unless specified above, you agree to join us at the MAC School in Eagan on the morning of Friday April 29th 2016 to compete in our judging event!

If you agree and have read the official rules below, please type your name here:

Thank you for raising awareness for Autism and supporting MAC by competing in the3rd AnnualBeard-a-thon. Beard On!

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~ Competition Categories ~

Moustache– Styling aids allowed. Judges look for curly, pointed and natural magnificence.

Partial Beard– Styling aids allowed. Classic styles include goatees, sideburns, 3 musketeers, chinnies, donegals and imperials. Judges look for sculpted and well groomed looks.

Full Beard– Full beard with some length. Styling aids allowed. Judges look for bristly, full flowing and all around epic beards.

Beardzilla–Faux beards. All materials allowed for beard artistry. Anyone can enter this category. Judges look for creativity and style. Check out the USA Women's Beard and Moustache Society for inspiration!

30 Day Sprint – Start clean shaven on April 1st and show us what you can do in 30 days! Judges look for fullness and length.

Pledge Race– This category is for the facial hair impaired… Compete as a team of 3 or more with a stache-tastic team name. Anyone can enter this category. The race is on to see which team can raise the most in donations!

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~ Official Rules ~

Everyone may participate including staff, clients, family members, and friends of MAC!

Supporters do not need to register.

Competitors entering one of the competition categories must register and raise a minimum of $100. Registration fee for competitors is a $15 donation upfront and is counted towards your donation total.

Register Today! Email Marla Carlson and you will receive a registration form to fill out as well as directions and more details. Each individual within a pledge race team must register separately.

Registration deadline for competitors is Friday April 1st

  • Get in on stylish swag! Your choice of a hat, t-shirt or long sleeved shirt. Competitors will receive one item of their choice with their registration. Anyone can request swag (one item per $15 donation) by contacting Marla.

Competitors and supporters who raise $100 or more are invited to compete for prizes in each category at our judging event on Friday April 29th at the MAC School. MAC staff who raise this amount will be released to attend the event. Families and PCA’s of children who compete may attend the event as chaperones.

All pledge race team donations must be received in full by MAC’s finance office by 8am on Friday April 29th to be counted towards the competition.

All donations will support the Minnesota Autism Center in their programming and expansion efforts.