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MoVember
MoVember
In 2004, a group in Melbourn Australia organized an event where 30 men would grow a mustache for 30 days in order raise awareness for prostate cancer and depression in men. This group would later become the Movember Foundation Charity.
The Movember Foundation has since raised $174 million worldwide after spreading to South Africa and Europe and reaching North America in 2006. In 2010, participants in the United States alone raised over $7.5 million. In 2012, 1.1 million people signed up to participate and raised upwards of $95 million.
DaisyDaze Resident, the granddaughter of a prostate cancer victim, spent time in SL asking people if they knew about MoVember and overwhelmingly the answer had been “No”!
Opening up this group, and this photo challenge this November (2014) will hopefully be the start of greater awareness in our little community. Take the time to slap on a ‘stache, shoot a selfie (or one of a friend) and post it on your page and to our little group (make sure to tag it Movember) … and then, when someone asks “why the stache?”, you can be part of the Movember Movement yourself !
And PLEASE tell all your male friends to get checked.. early detection is critical (starting at 50 and then again at 55, 60, and 70)
MoVember
MoVember
In 2004, a group in Melbourn Australia organized an event where 30 men would grow a mustache for 30 days in order raise awareness for prostate cancer and depression in men. This group would later become the Movember Foundation Charity.
The Movember Foundation has since raised $174 million worldwide after spreading to South Africa and Europe and reaching North America in 2006. In 2010, participants in the United States alone raised over $7.5 million. In 2012, 1.1 million people signed up to participate and raised upwards of $95 million.
DaisyDaze Resident, the granddaughter of a prostate cancer victim, spent time in SL asking people if they knew about MoVember and overwhelmingly the answer had been “No”!
Opening up this group, and this photo challenge this November (2014) will hopefully be the start of greater awareness in our little community. Take the time to slap on a ‘stache, shoot a selfie (or one of a friend) and post it on your page and to our little group (make sure to tag it Movember) … and then, when someone asks “why the stache?”, you can be part of the Movember Movement yourself !
And PLEASE tell all your male friends to get checked.. early detection is critical (starting at 50 and then again at 55, 60, and 70)