[TheList] [OFF TOPIC] Movember, for men's health

Mon Nov 19 10:12:49 AEDT 2012

Hi all Scanner enthusiasts 

Please make a donation to either me or my team to support men’s health in
New Zealand

http://www.mobro.co/Radionutter

During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of
moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in New Zealand and around the world.
The aim of which is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health,
specifically prostate cancer and depression in men.

http://nz.movember.com/uploads/images/Home/About%20Movember/ABOUT_3.jpg

On Movember 1st, guys register at Movember.com with a clean-shaven face and
then for the rest of the month, these selfless and generous men, known as Mo
Bros, groom, trim and wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery.
Supported by the women in their lives, Mo Sistas, Movember Mo Bros raise
funds by seeking out sponsorship for their Mo growing efforts.

Mo Bros effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of
November and through their actions and words raise awareness by prompting
private and public conversation around the often ignored issue of men’s
health. 

At the end of the month, Mo Bros and Mo Sistas celebrate their gallantry and
valor by either throwing their own Movember party or attending one of the
infamous Gala Partés held around the world by Movember, for Movember.  

http://nz.movember.com/uploads/images/Home/About%20Movember/line.gif

The Movember Effect: Awareness & Education, Survivorship, Research
The funds raised in New Zealand support equally the two biggest health
issues men face – prostate cancer and depression. The funds raised are
directed to programmes run directly by Movember and our men’s health
partners, the Cancer Society of New Zealand and the Mental Health Foundation
of New Zealand. Together, the three channels work together to ensure that
Movember funds are supporting a broad range of innovative, world-class
programmes in line with our strategic goals
<http://nz.movember.com/about/vision-goals/>  in the areas of awareness and
education, survivorship and research. 

For more information on the programmes we are funding please visit the
following:
Cancer Society of New Zealand <http://nz.movember.com/about/beneficiary1> 
Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand
<http://nz.movember.com/about/beneficiary2/> 
Awareness  <http://nz.movember.com/about/awareness> & Education
Global Action Plan <http://nz.movember.com/about/global-action-plan/> 

http://nz.movember.com/uploads/images/Home/About%20Movember/line.gif

Movember - a global movement
Since its humble beginnings in Melbourne Australia, Movember has grown to
become a truly global movement inspiring more than 1.9 Million Mo Bros and
Mo Sistas to participate with formal campaigns in Australia, New Zealand,
the US, Canada, the UK, South Africa, Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands,
Spain, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and the Czech Republic. In addition,
Movember is aware of Mo Bros and Mo Sistas supporting the campaign and men’s
health cause across the globe, from Russia to Dubai, Hong Kong to
Antarctica, Rio de Janeiro to Mumbai, and everywhere in between.

No matter the country or city, Movember will continue to work to change
established habits and attitudes men have about their health, to educate men
about the health risks they face, and to act on that knowledge, thereby
increasing the chances of early detection, diagnosis and effective
treatment. 

In 2011, over 854,000 Mo Bros and Mo Sistas around the world got on board,
raising NZD 156.1 million.

http://nz.movember.com/uploads/images/2012/About%20Movember/2012_Funds_NZD%2
81%29.jpg

Big steps have been taken towards changing attitudes and habits relating to
men’s health around the world but there is still much to be done to catch up
with the women’s health movement. Via the moustache, Movember aims to
fulfill its vision of having an everlasting impact on the face of men’s
health, by continuing to spark conversation and spread awareness of men’s
health each year.

Regards

Mike Barnes [ZL3TMB]

PO Box 218

Christchurch 8041

Mobile       +64 21 679 479

Email          <mailto:Mike at Barnes.net.nz> zl3tmb at ihug.co.nz

Webpage  <http://www.barnes.net.nz> http://www.hamradio.co.nz

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