Join me and grow a mo for Movember
Tomorrow is November Movember 1st and to help raise awareness and money for prostate cancer research, I’m growing a “mo” or a moustache. Join me and together we can spread the word about prostate cancer awareness and see which Building Camelot reader can grow the best moustache. Also, check out Cory’s blog, A Good Husband, because he’s growing a mo next month.
What is Movember?
Movember is a month long charity event to raise money for prostate cancer research…the ladies have the month of October and us guys now have the month of Movember! Here’s some more info from the official Movember website:
“At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants, known as Mo Bros, then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their Mo (Australian slang for moustache), raising money and awareness along the way for men’s health and the fight against prostate cancer.“
What are the objectives of Movember?
Movember is not just about growing a cool moustache, it’s about helping men everywhere understand the importance of getting checked out for prostate cancer. Here are the official objective from Movember.com:
“The objective of Movember is to improve the state of men’s health. Movember achieves its objective by:
1. Generating awareness surrounding men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men
2. Raising funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation so they may better achieve their goals and improve the state of men’s health
3. Changing the way men think about, discuss and treat their own health issues“
Why a moustace for Movember?
It’s all about awareness and getting me to go see their doctor since more men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer than women with breast cancer: it is estimated that in 2008, 186,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, compared to the 182,000 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed non-skin cancer in men and the second cause of cancer death after lung cancer.
Here’s more from the official Movember site:
“Part of the answer is a lack of awareness about the very real health issues faced by males. Also contributing to the problem is an attitude of having to be tough “real men” and men’s reluctance to see a doctor about an illness or to go for regular medical check ups.
The aim of Movember is to change this attitude, make men’s health fun by putting the Mo (moustache) back on the face of fashion and in the process raise some serious funds for key men’s health issues.
The key men’s health cause for Movember 2008 in the US is:
Prostate Cancer: we proudly support the Prostate Cancer Foundation (www.prostatecancerfoundation.org) because 1 in 6 men will get prostate cancer and in 2008, more than 28,000 men in the US will die from the disease. “
What can I do to help?
If you’re a regular BC reader, you can support me by donating to the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation by clicking here. If you want to join my team, you’ll need to register first and use the following details to join:
1. Captain’s Registration Number: 1780736
2. Captain’s Email Address: dtwainright at gmail dot com
I hope to see you there and of course, sign up for email updates (no spam!) or subscribe to my RSS feed so you can keep up with my progress! And remember, you don’t choose the moustache, it chooses you!
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