Choptober

What is Choptober?

In a nutshell, Choptober is an annual fundraising event where people grow their sideburns ("chops") for charity during the month of October.

Choptober was created by Jeremy Mould and Seton Lillas: a couple of Kiwi lads who wanted to start a locally owned and run fundraiser where all profits would go straight to Kiwi charities.

Right, so it's about fundraising. Which charities are involved?
Choptober 2011 is all about supporting those charities that supported the people of Christchurch during the recent spate of earthquakes.

For the 2011 campaign Choptober is supporting:

Christchurch City Mission
The Salvation Army
Cholmondeley

How does Choptober work?
People who are keen to participate in Choptober ("Chop Growers") can register through www.choptober.co.nz. During registration they will be asked to nominate one of our charities as the charity they wish to support.

Come October 1st, participants start growing their chops and recruiting friends, family, colleagues and even complete strangers to sponsor them.

Who can participate?

Anyone and everyone! If you're keen to support Christchurch charities then Choptober is for you.

You can participate by growing your chops, and/or by sponsoring someone who's growing theirs.

Growing sideburns isn't just for the blokes...we want all the women of New Zealand to take part too. Ladies can sculpt their hair to simulate sideburns, or use our patented fake sideburns (Chopsticks) to create the desired look.

Ok, I'm keen to participate. What should I do next?
"Chop Growers" can register to take part at http://www.choptober.co.nz/Register. You'll find everything you need to know about Choptober on this website.

To keep up-to-date with the latest Choptober news and become part of the community you can:

Join our facebook group @ www.facebook.com/choptober
Follow us on twitter @ www.twitter.com/choptobernz