By Delayna Earley
The Island News
The time has come once more for the Battle of the Beards, where three local businessmen with epic facial hair battle for the community’s support in deciding who has the best beard in Beaufort for 2025.
The event, which is hosted by The Helianthus Project and Power Washing Man, is a fundraiser to raise money to support Esther’s House, which is a refuge for children who have been victimized by human trafficking.
The contestant who raises the most money winner of the event will get to keep their beard, but the losers have their beards shaved right then and there.
This is the second year for the event, and this year the event is being held at Brody’s Bar and Grill on Lady’s Island. The event will begin at 5 p.m. and will go until 8 p.m. on Friday, June 20.
The three contestants in the 2025 event are Geoff Cunningham with Hail Logistics, Isaiah Martinez with Landscape Workshop, and Jesse Klausman with Jesse’s Tree Service.
The nonprofit hopes to raise $8,000, which is the goal they almost reached in 2024 when John Hazel won over Connor Cave with Power Washing Man and Tim Green with ServPro.
All proceeds from the event will go directly to Esther’s House.
Delayna Earley, who joined The Island News in 2022, formerly worked as a photojournalist for The Island Packet/The Beaufort Gazette, as well as newspapers in Indiana and Virginia. She can be reached at delayna.theislandnews@gmail.com.
