Annika's Christmas wish/Cut off my gnarly beard
I’m raising funds for RMHC Toronto.

Ends: December 31, 2020
Final Update: Blown away by all of this support, thank you everyone! Took a little time off this initiative with Christmas craziness, but want to finish this strong now! The waxing idea will be scrapped for now after finding out it might not be the best idea for your face, but I have a new idea that will be the ultimate finale. If we reach our final goal, I have asked Annika to design something that I will get tattooed onto my chest. Yep, you read that right. I even have a photo of her preliminary design posted below for a reference. You might be asking why I would do it, and that is a fair question. First off, I think this is something worth remembering, and what better reminder? Also, I have raised the stakes each time and this is probably the furthest I am willing to go. We are only $80 away, so if we get to the final goal, I will open it up and see what our final total will end up being. Thanks for the support everyone! UPDATE: We reached the goal quickly (I should have known, I know some amazing people!) So I am adding an additional target. If we reach $1000 I will do a polar bear dip as well on January 1st. Hopefully this will help soothe the razor burn :) My daughter Annika mentioned to me that she wanted to do something nice over the holidays, and then followed up with wanting to help sick children who are in hospitals over Christmas. From someone who is only 6 years old, it showed a level of caring and kindness that inspired me to help her make that happen. So now that we had an idea of what we wanted to do, how could we sweeten the pot to make it more interesting? I have been growing a beard for a few months because it's 2020 and my face is covered up most of the time anyway, so why not? Well, if we are able to reach our target of $500, which would cover a weeks stay for a family with a child in hospital, I will let my daughter cut my beard off. We will even live stream it if anyone wants to watch it happen as well.


Donation History
December 31, 2020
Guy M donated
$50
December 31, 2020
Micheala & Gia I donated
$50
December 30, 2020
Bob K donated
$30
December 29, 2020
Susie Hegan - RE/MAX donated
$500
A wonderful charity to pick, especially at this time of year. Great job Annika
December 28, 2020
Barb M donated
$25
December 27, 2020
Anonymous donated
$50
December 24, 2020
Holly C donated
$25
Great idea!!! We used Ronald McDonald house a lot when I was sick as a child, so very happy to donate!!
December 23, 2020
Carissa G donated
$25
December 23, 2020
Emilie W donated
$50
Bravo Annika and Andrew!!!!!!
December 23, 2020
Jessica R donated
$25
December 23, 2020
David H donated
$25
December 22, 2020
Adrian H donated
$100
December 22, 2020
Rachel G donated
$50
December 22, 2020
Beth C donated
$25
December 22, 2020
Rachael S donated
$20
December 22, 2020
Ian P donated
$60
December 22, 2020
Sara D donated
$25
Good job Annika and Andrew
December 22, 2020
Matt C donated
$50
I think if we get to the 1000 goal, there should be some waxing of the beard...a la Steve Carell's chest hair
December 22, 2020
Nancy F donated
$50
December 21, 2020
The H donated
$100
Looking forward to the recorded polar bear swim!
December 21, 2020
Carolyn B donated
$100
Congratulations Annika and Daddy!
December 21, 2020
Jenni H donated
$25
December 21, 2020
Ryan W donated
$25
Great work Annika and dad!
December 21, 2020
Jeff G donated
$25
December 21, 2020
Heather J donated
$15
December 21, 2020
Bob S donated
$100
Way to go Andrew and Annika. Your beard had a Joe Thornton vibe to it. Minus the grey.
December 21, 2020
Ian C donated
$25
December 21, 2020
Simon J donated
$50
December 21, 2020
Laconic Design donated
$50
Cheering on Annika! A great cause!
December 21, 2020
Whitney B donated
$50
December 21, 2020
Teresa A donated
$25
True Christmas spirit! Good job.
December 21, 2020
Heather B donated
$50
December 21, 2020
Jayne s donated
$50
Yay Annika!!!
December 21, 2020
Corrie W donated
$25
December 21, 2020
Samantha I donated
$50
December 21, 2020
Terry K donated
$25
Less about the kids and more about ridding the world of that beard
December 21, 2020
Derrick H donated
$25
Awesome idea Annika! Your dad's beard is gross!