HUMBOLDT 鈥� The shaving of a teacher鈥檚 beard raised almost $6,100 for the St. Dominic School playground project.
Michael Kresak said the idea came right before the school鈥檚 Telemiracle fundraiser in the spring.
鈥淥ne of the parents suggested that they do something silly like this and I thought it was kind of funny,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 thought, 鈥榶ou know what, what a good way to top up our playground fundraiser that's been going on for a couple of years now.鈥欌��
The money was raised by students. The top five fundraisers got to cut a part of Kresak鈥檚 beard off.
Mikah Barrowclough-Mock, who raised $324, was one of those top five students.
鈥淚t was fun,鈥� he said when asked how it felt to cut the beard. He added the best part was to听 watch it come off.
Kresak said he thought the amount raised as absolutely incredible
鈥淚 think it's fantastic that our school came together over something as silly as shaving a beard. I think it鈥檚 great,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 just think it's a reflection of how amazing St. Dominic students and staff are to go ahead and do this in such a short period of time.鈥�
Kresak had the beard for a little over two years. His face now feels different.
鈥淸It鈥檚] remarkably cool. Remarkably cool. And I mean, cold.鈥�
