This is the month formerly known as November for me. Yes, I am part of the Movember movement. For those who don’t know about Movember, you can go here to find out more. The short form is this: Men are never taught about men’s health issues like prostate cancer. One in six men will have some form of prostate cancer that could easily kill them and is just as easily detected with a simple blood test.
To raise money for, in Canada, Prostate Cancer Canada, many thousand men grow a Mo, as in Moustache and ask their friends, family, acquaintances and random strangers for donations to Movember. Before you get all concerned, yes, Prostate Cancer Canada does have a CCRA Charitable Tax number which means donations are tax deductible. Movember and PCC are legit, otherwise I wouldn’t be involved.
How can you help? Ahh, now that is a good question. This link leads directly to the team that I’m on: BOC-ITS. The other folks you see there are all colleagues and co-workers who happen to believe that 4,400 men dying of prostate cancer is wrong. Your actual help can be in the form of a donation. Or, if you want to join, hey, we’re one big tent, so come on in and raise some money for Movember.
The nice thing about Movember is you don’t even have to be a man to join. Mo-Sistas are just as important and just as welcome as the Mo-Brothers.
So, if you know someone who is a male of the species and you care about them, I’ll ask you to donate.
Yes, there will be pictures later, after this facial foliage grows in a little more. Thank you.
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