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A no-longer-furry fundraiser

News Photo by Alyssa Ochss At left, Brad Somers, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Alpena, gets his beard shaved after losing a Big Beards for a Big Cause fundraiser. Eric Peterson, owner of the Fresh Palate, started the fundraising challenge to benefit the club’s Open New Doors Capital Campaign to fund the revitalization of the former Catholic Central High School. Peterson lost to Somers and shaved his beard, then Peterson challenged Alpena’s Jack Davison, who raised $5,000 to keep his beard —and force Somers to shave his.
News File Photo Brad Somers, executive director of the Boys and Girls Club of Alpena, is seen in this News file photo. He’ll shave his beard at 5 p.m. today after losing a Big Beards for a Big Cause fundraising challenge.

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