Since Ike Turner is no longer with us -- In advance of the American Mustache Institute's charity benefit 'Stache Bash 2008 on Saturday Oct. 25 at Lumiere Casino, St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay has declared the day "Mustache Day" in the city.
WHEREAS, appreciation of a handsome mustache knows no bounds of race, creed or color; and
WHEREAS,
the St. Louis-based American Mustache Institute (AMI) will hold ‘Stache
Bash 2008 to celebrate the mustache and to benefit St. Louis Challenger
Baseball, a local baseball league for children and adults with
disabilities; and
WHEREAS,
since its incorporation over a year ago, AMI has carved its niche as a
tongue-in-cheek facial advocacy group and has gone national, as well as
international, in a big, big way; and
WHEREAS,
it is my great pleasure to welcome everyone participating in ‘Stache
Bash 2008, and I thank each and every one of you for your support of
this worthy cause.
Now, therefore, I, Francis G. Slay, Mayor of the City of St. Louis, do hereby proclaim October 25, 2008, as:
"MUSTACHE DAY"
IN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the seal of the City of St. Louis, this 25th day of October, A.D. 2008.