Dear Friends and Family around the world,

Today is my birthday, and I am asking for your help! Over the next 7 days (ends May 15, 11:59 pm PT), I want to raise $14,000 to support my nephew Jason, as well as 7 amazing charities in my COmmunity. Oh yeah, if we raise $14,000, much to the delight of many, I have committed to shaving my entire beard for the first time in 10 years!

Thank you for making my birthday wish come true in this time of giving I call COvember!

While I aspire to one day have $billions to give back to everyone, for now, I wanted to find a way to do my part. With the support of my fundraising partners Brawl for a Cause (thanks Matt!) and GiveButter (thanks Max and Tori!), I was able to turn a dream into a fundraiser in less than a day.

I have selected and will equally distribute donations to the below charities that are valiantly protecting the health, soul, and fabric of our COmmunities (it was an impossible choice, so please consider donating to millions of others doing incredible work). I plan to make an additional donation to the Children's Tumor Foundation to honor my nephew Jason's fearless battle with NF. Love you buddy.

GetUsPPE - Thank you to my friends and to all of you who selflessly serve our communities!

Children's Tumor Foundation - May is NF (neurofibromatosis) Awareness Month. Thank you to CTF for all that you do to help one of the most inspiring kids in the world!

Portland Audubon - Thank you for ensuring that when we can safely go back out, we will have beautiful places to enjoy.

Family Meal - Thank you to those who grow what we eat and to the PDX geniuses / restaurants that turn them into food for our soul!

MOVEMBER Foundation - Thank you for advocating for mental health and for your inspiration in support of my and many PDX families!

WorldOregon - Thank you for building the bridges that connect us with the world and for making our future brighter by developing well-rounded leaders.

Transition Projects - Thank you, now more than ever, for caring for and feeding some of Portland’s most vulnerable residents.

Portland Center Stage - Thank you for nurturing the heARTs of our COmmunity. The lights will come back up soon, and I cannot wait to celebrate with you.

Finally, for the few of you who somehow meandered to this site, my name is Miguel Sossa. I grew up in a family that made the most of what we had and always looked at how we could help others. I love our city and am proud to serve PDX as part of the Delta Air Lines family. Be well!

A Shave for a Cause!

By COvember.org

A Shave for a Cause!

For my birthday, will you please help me support 7, amazing charities? If we reach $14,000, I will shave my beard for the first time in 10 years!

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