Dow Corning employees' Hairy for Charity event raises $1,000

More than 40 Dow Corning employees recently used facial hair to raise $1,000 for a local cause. The second annual 'Hairy for Charity' event saw employee participants wearing added beards and mustaches to support the East Side Soup Kitchen in Saginaw County. Spurred by a light-hearted hallway conversation that turned into 2010's Hairy event, employees in the Great Lakes Bay Region decided to keep the momentum going this year. "This has been a fun way for us to work together and support our community while having fun," said Kyle Schrauben, Dow Corning business process analyst and founder of the charity event. "We look forward to continuing the tradition with donations staying local to those in need."

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