{"id":3176,"date":"2010-10-29T14:59:28","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T18:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/2010\/10\/14\/"},"modified":"2010-10-29T14:59:28","modified_gmt":"2010-10-29T18:59:28","slug":"prepare-yourself-movember-is-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themagicalbuffet.com\/blog1\/?p=3176","title":{"rendered":"Prepare Yourself, Movember is Coming!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two years ago my friend Will Hobbs<\/a>, an artist whose work you may recognize from this very website, brought Movember to my attention. With it\u2019s commitment to men\u2019s health issues and swaggering attitude I decided then that each year I would dedicate one post to bring attention to this spunky international fundraising organization.<\/p>\n

What is Movember? (from the Movember United States website<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Movember challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men\u2019s health by growing a moustache. The rules are simple, start Movember 1st clean-shaven and then grow a moustache for the entire month. The moustache becomes the ribbon for men\u2019s health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for cancers that affect men. Much like the commitment to run or walk for charity, the men of Movember commit to growing a moustache for 30 days. <\/p>\n

The idea for Movember was sparked in 2003 over a few beers in Melbourne, Australia. The plan was simple \u2013 to bring the moustache back as a bit of a joke and do something for men\u2019s health. No money was raised in 2003, but the guys behind the Mo realized the potential a moustache had in generating conversations about men\u2019s health. Inspired by the women around them and all they had done for breast cancer, the Mo Bros set themselves on a course to create a global men\u2019s health movement. <\/p>\n

In 2004 the campaign evolved and focused on raising awareness and funds for the number one cancer affecting men \u2013 prostate cancer. 432 Mo Bros joined the movement that year, raising $55,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia – representing the single largest donation they had ever received.<\/p>\n

The Movember moustache has continued to grow year after year, expanding to the US, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Spain, South Africa, the Netherlands and Finland. <\/p>\n

In 2009, global participation of Mo Bros and Mo Sistas climbed to 255,755, with over one million donors raising $42 Million US equivalent dollars for Movember\u2019s global beneficiary partners. <\/p>\n

The funds raised through Movember\u2019s US campaign benefit the Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and LIVESTRONG, the Lance Armstrong Foundation.<\/p>\n

The success of Movember can be directly attributed to the more than 627,000 Mo Bros and Mo Sistas who have supported our cause since 2003. Movember is sincerely grateful for their efforts and appreciates all they do.<\/p>\n