Mo Bro
In 2003 a group of enterprising young Australian lads met over a few beers in Melbourne and came up with Movember, an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, aka “Mo”, during November, with the aim of raising funds and awareness for men’s health issues.
Since its conception the Movember Campaign has spawned across the world raising millions of dollars, with New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom, America, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Netherlands, Spain and South Africa also participating in Movember to assist their own unique beneficiary partners.
The Movember Australia campaign is where Aussie Mo bros, ably supported by their Mo sistas, become walking advertisements with their own unique ever growing mos in toe, raising funds for:
1. The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
“Each year in Australia, close to 3000 men die of prostate cancer - equal to the number of women who die from breast cancer annually. Around 18,700 new cases are diagnosed in Australian every year.”
2. beyondblue: the national depression initiative – an independent, not-for-profit Australian organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders.
“Around one in eight Australian men suffer from depression at any given time.”
At the end of Movember, Gala Partés are held around the world to give thanks to the multitude of “Mo Bros and Sistas” who teamed up to raise awareness and funds for men’s health. Once celebrations are over, the mos disappear until the following Movember when it starts all over again. If you didn’t join up this year, please consider doing so next year!
With enough said already, please follow the links to aid in this great annual event, and, seeing that Movember is almost at an end, this is my Mo! A flash back to the 1970’s for me, with no hint of the Afro that I wore during that time – What do you think of this incredible reincarnation?
Since its conception the Movember Campaign has spawned across the world raising millions of dollars, with New Zealand, Ireland, United Kingdom, America, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Netherlands, Spain and South Africa also participating in Movember to assist their own unique beneficiary partners.
The Movember Australia campaign is where Aussie Mo bros, ably supported by their Mo sistas, become walking advertisements with their own unique ever growing mos in toe, raising funds for:
1. The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia
“Each year in Australia, close to 3000 men die of prostate cancer - equal to the number of women who die from breast cancer annually. Around 18,700 new cases are diagnosed in Australian every year.”
2. beyondblue: the national depression initiative – an independent, not-for-profit Australian organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders.
“Around one in eight Australian men suffer from depression at any given time.”
At the end of Movember, Gala Partés are held around the world to give thanks to the multitude of “Mo Bros and Sistas” who teamed up to raise awareness and funds for men’s health. Once celebrations are over, the mos disappear until the following Movember when it starts all over again. If you didn’t join up this year, please consider doing so next year!
With enough said already, please follow the links to aid in this great annual event, and, seeing that Movember is almost at an end, this is my Mo! A flash back to the 1970’s for me, with no hint of the Afro that I wore during that time – What do you think of this incredible reincarnation?
Yes, a poor excuse for a Dennis Lillee mo (a former great Australian cricketer and still a legend) but it was the best I could do considering I only shave once in a blue moon.
To be continued...
