For the foundation to get off the ground, they needed to put down a pretty substantial amount of money. Fans helped them reach the magic number through their incredibly generous donations as Jase pledged to shave it all off. Everyone was very interested in seeing what their favorite Duck Dynasty boy looked like without all of that fuzz covering up his face. But it wasn’t just the fans that were excited about the prospect of seeing him bare it all.
Jase’s wife, Missy, was pretty thrilled about the beard coming off, too. When the couple had first gotten together, it wasn’t nearly as long, and she hadn’t seen him without the beard for over 7 years! Jase made the announcement that if they saw $100,000 in donations, he would shave it all off. Would they be able to make it happen?
Best Fans in the World
Cleft lips and palates can make it hard for the person who suffers from them to speak and eat, so the family made the decision to get Mia all of the surgeries that they could that might possibly make things easier for her. In 2014, the Robertson clan came together as she prepared for a bone graft surgery. But the family members weren’t the only ones who rallied.
They reached out to fans, who in turn completely amazed them with the amount of support they offered. Letters and thoughtful words on social media came pouring in, but the fans didn’t stop there. They did something truly amazing for Mia and others who suffer from the same thing.
Mia Moo
The family formed a charity that they dubbed the “Mia Moo Fund,” to raise money for cleft lip and palate research and cures. After experiencing exactly how much the condition could affect someone and their family, they wanted to do as much as they possibly could to help anyone else that was struggling with it, too.
According to the organization's website, the foundation cares about "finding resources and new technologies that will help decrease the chances of children being born with cleft lip/cleft palate and eliminating it altogether." But what exactly does the Mia Moo Fund have to do with Jase shaving his beard? As it turns out, quite a bit, actually…
The Bare-Faced Brother
While it’s become expected of the Robertson family men to keep a face full of bushy beards, not all of them choose to do so. Al, Jase’s oldest brother, kept his face bare for most of his time on the show. In fact, Al’s actually known best for being the only man in the family who doesn’t have the signature Robertson beard.
But Jase was a different story and was also known in part for his looks – beard included. Some may think that they just let their fuzz grow and grow, but Jase kept his trimmed, so it appeared just the way he and his fans liked it.
Which Kind of Person?
Superfans of the show, and of Jase in particular, had mixed feelings when Jase made the announcement that he was going to be shedding the signature facial hairstyle. After all, they may remember his famous statement about the “two kinds of people without beards.” Apparently, those two kinds of people are women and children, to which Jase said, “I am neither.”
Of course, he was just kidding around when he made the comments, but some fans could have taken it to heart. How was Jase going to feel about his new look once he took the plunge? Was he going to be happy about it, or might he regret it someday? Considering the reasoning behind why he was doing it, chances are he was very happy with his decision.