In Shaving my head, I announced that I would be having my head shaved, but not my beard.
In Shaving my head (and maybe my beard), I offered to let my beard be shaved if the donations came up to $1000.
In Shaving my head, beard, and eyebrows, I announced that my head, beard, and eyebrows would be shaved, and that the next (and last) stretch goal would be shaving my chest hair. That goal was not reached, so my chest hair is intact.
Here are some photos: before, during, and after the shaving:

This is what I looked like yesterday, before being shaved.

This is what I looked like after being shaved, wearing the silly medal they gave me for raising the most money at the UCSC event.

Just after I’ve been shaved. (photo by Kishwar Shafin)

Another shot of me being shaved (photo by Kishwar Shafin)

Being shaved. (Photo by Kishwar Shafin)
I was a little surprised by how much stubble they left me—it will save me a week on growing the beard back. In the meantime, my wife has to put up with living with a stranger.
The pictures of me just after being shaved look to me more like my older brother than like me (he is naturally somewhat bald and stays clean-shaven).
I had to adjust the straps on my bicycle helmet before cycling home this evening—the helmet was a size or two too large without the hair and beard as padding.
On the walk home from dinner this evening, I noticed that I had the shadow of a stranger—I wonder who has my shadow.
With $2386 donated from 70 donors, the average donation was just over $30—it makes me feel a bit like Bernie, with lots of small donors!
Although the shaving event is over, you can still contribute to the campaign, either to express amusement at how I look, or (more importantly) to fund research into pediatric cancer, which does not get the research attention that adult cancers get from the government and major foundations.
The link for donating again:
With late donations, the total by 31 Oct 2017 was $2661 donated. Thanks, everyone!
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