Noblesville Main Street executive director keeps his Giving Tuesday word
By Sadie Hunter
With its “5K and the beard goes away” campaign, Noblesville Main Street and its members got creative for Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday.
Reaching out to the community on social media and through emails, Executive Director Chris Owens, who had been growing his beard long in anticipation of October’s Beards and Brews event, vowed to shave his face clean if Noblesville Main Street could garner $5,000 in donations by Giving Tuesday.
On the morning of Dec. 2, the organization said they had raised $5,120. The same day at 2 p.m., Owens had his beard shaved at Buck’s Barber Shop in downtown Noblesville, 29 S. Ninth St.
To see a time lapse video of the shave, visit Noblesville Main Street’s Facebook page.
