Of
course, I’m not growing a beard this year. I’m growing a moustache. It will
barely be visible and it will look awesome. November is a great time of the
year, when men feel comfortable growing facial hair of all shapes and sizes,
and women wait patiently until their husbands, boyfriends, brothers, and
friends shave. All in the name of a project called Movember.
Movember
began in Australia, as a way to raise awareness about prostate cancer. The
logic? Only men can get prostate cancer, and only men can grow facial hair. The
rules are simple: men must shave completely on November 1st, and as
the month goes on, trim their moustaches in their favourite style. The movement
has almost reached 1 million participants, and it’s expanding fast every year.
I
grow my moustache for two reasons. First, it’s fun. Moustaches have gone out of
style since the 70s, and there is no other time of year where it’s excusable to
have hair below your nose. Every other month of the year, I miss it. I miss
fiddling with it, and I miss getting food stuck in the hair. Second, it’s for a
great cause. There are so many great charities out there, but this is one that
I feel passionately about. As a man, it’s reassuring to know that there’s a
concerted effort out there to promote health for men.
Please
take the time, and go to http://ca.movember.com/team/603461.
Donate to the Little Mountain Learning Academy Movember team. Bernard, Bill,
Jose, Mark, and Ryan will be growing moustaches as a group, and we hope you
considering donating whatever you can.
We
want to hear from you. What do you think about Movember moustaches? Are you
excited to see all the manly expressions of manliness? Or are you counting the
days until they’re all gone?
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