Hillsdale Police Say Goodbye To ‘Good Cause’ Beards

HILLSDALE, N.J. – After a month of growing beards for a good cause, members of the Hillsdale Police Department were treated to complimentary shaves Tuesday morning.

Evan Vidal, owner of the Shave Bar in Hillsdale, shaves an officer.
Photo Credit: *Zoltan Horvath*

Hillsdale officers had been growing facial hair throughout November.
Photo Credit: *Zoltan Horvath*

The Shave Bar donated complimentary shaves to officers.
Photo Credit: *Zoltan Horvath*

More than a dozen Hillsdale officers participated in the campaign.
Photo Credit: *Zoltan Horvath*

The Hillsdale PBA raised $2,090 for Mayday Missions during its No Shave November campaign.
Photo Credit: *Zoltan Horvath*

Lauren Kidd Ferguson

12/05/2017 12:17 p.m.

More than a dozen officers grew full beards and mustaches as part of the department’s and the Hillsdale PBA’s No-Shave November Campaign to raise funds for Mayday Missions, a Westwood-based non-profit that assists families of law enforcement, EMS and firefighters in need.

“We are donating $2,090 to Mayday Missions,” a bearded Officer Ryan Norton said, as he stood in the Shave Bar in downtown Hillsdale, waiting for his turn for a shave.

The organization is currently supporting Joey Bulger of Westwood who is fighting Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. The boy is the son of River Vale Police Sgt. Chris Bulger and his wife Lauren, a social worker.

Norton said last year the PBA raised money for No-Shave.org, and “this year we decided to bring it closer to home.”

Hillsdale Police Capt. Sean Smith said that the officers aren’t able to keep facial hair all year long. But “we step outside our rules and regulations for a good cause.”

Evan Vidal, owner of the Shave Bar, was happy he and his staff could give back.

“We like to support a good cause, especially one that has to do with our local police department,” he said.

For more information on Mayday Missions, CLICK HERE.

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