Each year Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in Australia and around the world, with the sole aim of raising vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men.
Men sporting Movember moustaches, known as Mo Bros, 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.
Supported by the women in their lives, Mo Sistas, Movember Mo Bros raise funds by seeking out sponsorship for their Mo growing efforts. The rules are simple; register online at Movember.com and start the month of Movember clean shaven, before growing a Mo.
Money raised in Australia is shared equally between programs targeting prostate cancer and male depression. Funds are committed to our men’s health partners, the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue – the national depression initiative and the Movember Foundation. Together, the three channels work to ensure that Movember funds are supporting a broad range of innovative, world class programs in the fields of research, education, support, and awareness.
We on Dunk Island have participated in Movember for 3 years running and this year had what was our most successful fundrasing with a total of $4,726 raised to the cause. We had raffles with fantastic prizes donated from some our local businesses including skydiving, white water rafting and even jungle surfing.
We had several fundrasing activities througout the month which included a boys only fishing trip out to the reef with Alistair Pike our local fishing guide from Mission Beach, but our real winner was our end of Movember Masquerade Party which had our resident musician Matt Zarb playing. What a hit and what a night! If anyone is ever thinking about a wow function the Jetty Cafe is the place to do it…. Tiki torches surrounded the tables which were on the sand, fish and chips, fairy lights in the trees and a magic sunset – could you ask for anything more??
Thank you again to the local businesses who assisted the fundrasing efforts – it was very much appreciated.
If you would like to know more about Movember or even to donate to our team, please follow this link.. link http://au.movember.com/mospace/666052/
Each year Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in Australia and around the world, with the sole aim of raising vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men.
Men sporting Movember moustaches, known as Mo Bros, 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.
Supported by the women in their lives, Mo Sistas, Movember Mo Bros raise funds by seeking out sponsorship for their Mo growing efforts. The rules are simple; register online at Movember.com and start the month of Movember clean shaven, before growing a Mo.
Money raised in Australia is shared equally between programs targeting prostate cancer and male depression. Funds are committed to our men’s health partners, the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue – the national depression initiative and the Movember Foundation. Together, the three channels work to ensure that Movember funds are supporting a broad range of innovative, world class programs in the fields of research, education, support, and awareness.
We on Dunk Island have participated in Movember for 3 years running and this year had what was our most successful fundrasing with a total of $4,726 raised to the cause. We had raffles with fantastic prizes donated from some our local businesses including skydiving, white water rafting and even jungle surfing.
We had several fundrasing activities througout the month which included a boys only fishing trip out to the reef with Alistair Pike our local fishing guide from Mission Beach, but our real winner was our end of Movember Masquerade Party which had our resident musician Matt Zarb playing. What a hit and what a night! If anyone is ever thinking about a wow function the Jetty Cafe is the place to do it…. Tiki torches surrounded the tables which were on the sand, fish and chips, fairy lights in the trees and a magic sunset – could you ask for anything more??
Thank you again to the local businesses who assisted the fundrasing efforts – it was very much appreciated.
If you would like to know more about Movember or even to donate to our team, please follow this link.. link http://au.movember.com/mospace/666052/
