Every year, for the past four years now, we set aside the razor and grow a luxuriant example of the facial foliage called a Mo: A moustache for those who are not aware of the month known as Movember. We’ve participated and raised money for Movember and Prostate Cancer Canada for a very simple reason:
One in seven men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime and a disturbing number of them will die from it.
Most of RoadDave this month will concern itself with growing the Mo, some candid photos of my mug with fur and some postings regarding that icky subject Men’s Health. You’ll laugh at the moustache and might squirm a bit at the Men’s Health stuff, but the objective is to raise awareness.
And yes, we are going to hit you up for money. Movember is about raising money to support the work done by Prostate Cancer Canada. Yes, they’re legit. They have a Charitable Donation number from the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency and they accept any amount you care to pledge on their secure website. We wouldn’t be involved if they weren’t legit and yes, we have looked at the financials to make sure the numbers add up. They do.
We Go Mo!
Would you forgive me if I don’t donate across national boundaries? I will see about shipping off some shekels to the US version. My two personal causes are breast cancer (killed my mother-in-law) and pancreatic cancer (will probably kill me, given my history).
Good luck with the facial hair. (Sorry, “Mo” down here tends to be short hand for homo, which itself is shorthand for homosexual, as in a guy, so I’ll stick with the term “facial hair”, thank you all the same.)