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Wednesday, 22 October 2008 |
I see Mo people. Movember (the month formerly known as November) is an annual charity event held during November.
At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants, known as Mo Bros, have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their Mo, raising money along the way to benefit men's health - specifically prostate cancer and male depression.
Movember culminates at the end of the month at official Gala Partés, Mo-Office and Mo-Town parties where Tom Selleck and Borat look-a-likes battle it out for their chance to be the Man of Movember.
While growing a Mo is left to the guys, Mo Sistas (ladies who support their guys or just love Mo's!) form an important part of Movember by recruiting Mo Bros, helping to raise funds and attending the highly anticipated Gala Partés.
But it' s not all fun and games, so why the extreme behavior?
Which ever way we look at it, men are far less healthy than women. The average life expectancy for men is five years less than for women. The obvious question is why? Men lack awareness about the very real health issues they face. There is an attitude that they have to be tough - "a real man" - and are reluctant to see a doctor about an illness or go for regular medical checks.
Movember aims to change these attitudes and make men's health fun by putting the Mo back on the face of fashion and in the process raise some serious funds for key men's health issues, including:
Prostate Cancer: because every year 2,900 Australian men die from prostate cancer and over 18,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Depression in Men: because one in six men experience depression at any given time but most don't seek help. | | Team LAN Mo have been participating in Movember since 2005 and has racked up some serious loot in the name of charity...and some serious tash's in the name of fun. So please help us out and make our dodgy Mo's less dodgy by sponsoring them for a little bit o cash. Remeber donations over $2 are tax deductable. You can sponsor us individually or as a team by clicking on any of the names (as they register) below: Team LAN MoCaptained by: David (jeeberz) Morris Mo Bro'sLeighton (OutbackBob) Weymouth See also 'The Mo-torcycle Diaries ' Mark (46) Belgre Dan Mcmahon Aaron (ferret) Moffat Brett (lj) duell Rowan (Robbo) Petz in spirit only (lost his Mo-jo) Garry (Grooove) Kurnof Jason (free_mugabi) Hinchcliffe Max (iceman) Russell Mo Sista'sSally (Salbadal) Morris Justine (J-Diddy) Morris | Former Man of Movember: Robbo |
Here are some previous years Mo entries. Keep an eye out over the month of Movember for updated pics of your favorite Mo-ticipants |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 28 October 2008 )
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