November is over. Guys, time to pick up your razor. Gals, you can kiss your men without being tickled.
Participants of the Movember movement, known as Mo Bros, grow a mustache for the month of November to raise funds and awareness for men’s health issues, specifically prostate and testicular cancer.
Fittingly, their slogan is:
Changing the Face of Men’s Health.
Movember isn’t limited to just humans, though.
Numerous passenger jets joined the movement last month. British Airways, Virgin, Qantas, WestJet, and many other airline companies were all seen sporting neat (and some not so neat) mustaches in support of Movember.
The cause is close to the hearts of many of the airlines.
The late British Airways CEO Lord Colin Marshall suffered from prostate cancer and passed away this past July, while Qantas CEO Alan Joyce discovered he had developed an aggressive form of prostate cancer in early 2011, but was able to beat it due to early detection.
Movember reports that 854,000 participants raised $126.3 million USD in 2011. Check back with Movember in a couple weeks to see how much money was raised in 2012.
In the meantime, Movember has released a guide, “Saying Goodbye to Your Mo”:
- Put on some calming music – Tunes that you and your Mo have enjoyed together over the last month.
- Trim back any longer hairs with scissors or an electric trimmer.
- Lather up generously
- Start from the outside and work your way in.
- Wash it down with warm water.
- Remember he will be back next year.
In the other news, your Mo could potentially get you free cocktails, if you know the right spots (for those of you 21 and over).
