A longtime Maryland barber who turned beard grooming into a lifeline for people in need is now getting a major boost to expand his mission.
Robert Cradle of Odenton has been named the winner of Wahl’s fifth annual Benevolent Beards Contest, earning $5,000 for himself and $20,000 for his nonprofit, Rob’s Barbershop Community Foundation. The foundation provides grooming services, hygiene products and barber training to those in need.
Wahl marked the win by bringing its Mobile Barbershop to RavensWalk on Sunday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon, offering free beard trims ahead of the Baltimore Ravens game. Wahl also celebrated Cradle at the Ravens game on 10/25 and presented him with a $25,000 prize check…