Stephen here.
We are currently in
Movember (the month formally known as November) And myself and my colleagues at Bluetongue Entertainment (Team name; ”GAME MO-VER’) are heavily engaged in the stressful task of each growing a Big Moustache for charity.
What is it in aid of I here you ask? Well it’s to raise awareness of the generally shocking state of men’s health. As a rule us men do not take as good care of ourselves as we should, and frequently will sit on a problem for months if not years, shrugging it off out of male bravado.
A few facts.
1: Women are on average likely to live 6 years longer then Men
2: Prostate cancer kills 2700 men yearly in Australia alone. This figure is actually higher than breast cancer in women (2661 deaths in 2004,including 20 males). Yet due to the consciousness raising efforts for breast cancer it is more widely recognised as a problem. It’s time Prostate cancer got the same recognition.
3: Male depression is a chronically poorly diagnosed symptom, mainly due to male bravado and the need to be ”strong’, yet is affects many men, and they suffer with it when they could be getting the much needed help.
Movember is all about raising the public awareness of these facts and also raising money to help fund research into prostate cancer and also help fund work in battling male depression.
How are we doing this? Simple we are starting clean shaven and growing the best groomed MO we can in the month. 3 days in our team is already up to $190. But we need to raise more. As much as we can, and that is where you good people come in.
I need you to sponsor my MO.
My good friend Mel has already got the ball rolling for me with a sum of $30 but I know with your generosity I know We can push that clean over the $100 mark and beyond (thus earning my ticket to the grand gala at the end of Movember where all eligible MOs will fight it out for the honour of being hailed ”The Mo of Movember’.
To sponsor me
CLICK HERE. And enter your details.
(if that link don’t work go here
Movember - Movember and enter my rego which is
19912)
I have a MO-Log ( a blog for the month of Movember) which you can find
HERE follow my progress during this month.
Just remember The research in to Prostate Cancer and Male depression may well benefit you at some point in the future (or someone you know, if you are not in the possession of a Prostate your self!), so please be as generous as you can.
Also pass this message on to all your friends (workmates, employees, random strangers . ) urging them to help out. Even if they don’t donate then the consciousness raising you will do in this act is just as important.
I humbly thank you for ANY help you can give in this matter.
Yours, Getting hairier by the minute.
Stephen Rushbrook.
(aka Ohnhai)
More info is available at
www.movember.com.au
Movember is proudly grown by Motorola, Polaroid, Remington and VB.
Movember is proud partners with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue - the national depression initiative.
(note: all prices are in $AUS. *Tax laws may be different depending on your country of residence)
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