I have joined in with Movember! A click on the image below will take you to my MO space where you can donate, track my progress and learn more about Movember.
My clean shaven start!
During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of
moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in the UK and around the world.
The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health,
specifically prostate cancer and testicular cancer.
Once registered at movember.com each Mo Bro must begin the 1st of
Movember with a clean shaven face. For the entire month each Mo Bro must
grow and groom a moustache. There is to be no joining of the mo to the
sideburns (that’s considered a beard), there’s to be no joining of the
handlebars to the chin (that’s considered a goatee) and each Mo Bro must
conduct himself like a true gentleman.
A Mo Sista is essentially a woman who loves a Mo. An individual that is
dedicated to supporting the Mo Bros in her life through their moustache
growing journey; whether it be a friend, colleague, family member or
partner. These inspirational women are committed to raising awareness of
men's health issues and much needed funds for men's health along the
way.
Mo Bros effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days
of November and through their actions and words raise awareness by
prompting private and public conversation around the often ignored issue
of men’s health.
At the end of the month, Mo Bros and Mo Sistas celebrate their Movember journey throwing their own Movember parties or attending one of the Gala Partés held around the world to stand tall and celebrate the moustache.
The Movember Effect: Awareness & Education, Survivorship, Research
The funds raised in the UK are directed to programmes run directly by
Movember and our men’s health partners, Prostate Cancer UK and the
Institute of Cancer Research. We work with these partners to ensure that
Movember funds are supporting a broad range of innovative, world-class
programmes in line with our strategic goals in the areas of awareness
and education, survivorship and research.
Movember - a global movement
Since its humble beginnings in Melbourne, Australia Movember has grown
to become a truly global movement inspiring more than 1.9 Million Mo
Bros and Mo Sistas to participate with formal campaigns in Australia,
New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK, South Africa, Ireland, Finland, the
Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and the Czech Republic. In
addition, Movember is aware of Mo Bros and Mo Sistas supporting the
campaign and men’s health causes across the globe, from Russia to Dubai,
Hong Kong to Antarctica, Rio de Janeiro to Mumbai, and everywhere in
between.
No matter the country or city, Movember will continue to work to change
established habits and attitudes men have about their health, to educate
men about the health risks they face, and to act on that knowledge,
thereby increasing the chances of early detection, diagnosis and
effective treatment.
In 2011, over 854,000 Mo Bros and Mo Sistas around the world got on board, raising GBP 79.3 million.
Big steps have been taken towards changing attitudes and habits relating
to men’s health around the world but there is still much to be done to
catch up with the women’s health movement. Via the moustache, Movember
aims to fulfil its vision of having an everlasting impact on the face of
men’s health, by continuing to spark conversation and spread awareness
of men’s health each year.
