I'm not shaving for Lent.  That is, I'm growing a wild, untamed beard, which I won't interfere with in any way until Easter Sunday, 24th April, at which point, at Eastercon, I'll get rid.  The aim of the exercise is to get you good people to sponsor me, to the tune of £1000, going towards Shelter, the UK charity that helps the homeless.  Any fun comments you post here I'll repost on my blog, and if you want to promote anything like that, as long as you give a reasonable sum and it's a reasonable thing to promote, I'll repost that too. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity. Please give a beardy man some cash to help the homeless.