Movember - whatever you grow will save a Bro!

Whatever you grow will save a Bro!

Sorry guys, it’s a sad fact but men’s health is in crisis. Men are dying on average 5 years earlier than women, and for largely preventable reasons.

Movember are the leading charity that are changing the face of men’s health. The charity currently funds more than 1,250 men’s health projects around the globe with over 6.8million people participating in fundraising.  

How Movember aims to make a change:

-       Give men the facts

-       Change behaviour for the better

-       Create services that work for men

-       Unite the brightest minds

-       Listen to the community and advocate for men

How it started vs How it’s going:

How it started: 2003 – 2 mates Travis Garone and Luke Slattery discuss recent fashion trends and the sharp decline of the moustache. Inspired by a friend’s mother who was fundraising for breast cancer awareness, they decide to make the campaign about men’s health and aim to fundraise for a prostate cancer charity. The 1st Movember has 30 guys willing to take up the challenge.

How it’s going: 2021 – The idea has grown (along with their moustaches) and they now focus on 3 main elements of men’s health: mental health and suicide, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. They now have 21 participating countries, 6.8m participating Mo bros and Mo Sisters and over 1,250 men’s health projects funded.

The Facts:

1.     Mental health and suicide prevention

-       Globally on average 1 man dies by suicide every minute of every day.

-       In the UK the rate of male suicide is alarmingly high where 3 out of 4 suicides are by men.

2.     Prostate cancer:

-       Most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in the UK

-       1.4million men are diagnosed every year in the UK.

-       1 in 8 men in the UK will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

3.     Testicular cancer:

-       Most common cancer in young men.

-       Odds of survival is over 95% which is great but some men require long term treatment related side effects which can severely compromise their quality of life.

How to take part:

Grow a moustache

What style do you fancy? The wisp? The trucker? The connoisseur? The rockstar? Check the movember style guard and take your pick…just make sure you follow the 4 four rules below:

-       RULE ONE: Once registered at movember.com each Mo Bro must begin the 1st of Movember with a clean shaven face.

-       RULE TWO: For the entire month of Movember each Mo Bro must Grow and groom a moustache.

-       RULE THREE: Don’t fake it. No beards, no goatees and no fake moustaches.

-       RULE FOUR: Use the power of the moustache to create conversation and raise funds for men’s health. RULE FIVE Each Mo Bro must conduct himself like a true gentleman.

Move for Movember (Run or walk 60km throughout the month of November)

Don’t fancy growing a moustache? No problem!

Globally, one man takes his own life every minute, of every day. This Movember, we’re asking you to make your Move – for them. Commit to walking or running 60kms over the month. That’s 60kms for the 60 men we lose each hour, every hour – the men who should still be here today. You don’t have to be an ultra-athlete, or own the latest kicks. Move is simpler than that. Put one foot in front of the other, and you’ve already made a start.

-       Sign up at Movember.com

-       Chip away at 60kms in the month of November – take it slow, hit it fast, run solo, run with others…run it however you want!

-       Call on friends, family and anyone who can hear you to make a donation

Host your own Mo-ment

Growing a moustache or running/walking not your thing?...no problem! Whatever your ‘thing’ is then use that to fundraise! Video gaming tournament? Trivia Night? Games night?

Head over to Movember.com for a simple step by step guide on how to host your own Mo-ment event.

Head over to movember.com for full guides, styles, information, rules and to sign up!

This may be focused on men’s health but the facts apply to us all, awareness and education are key and we may be saving ourselves, husbands, fathers, sons or friends.

All information has been taken from the movember website so be sure to head over to https://uk.movember.com/ for all the information you could wish for! The website is easy to use, extremely informative, will shock you with facts and stories but it will save lives.

Get fun with it and grow a moustache, host events or do some exercise! Just please please please spread the word!

Peace and love!

Roberto Salvati