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MOVEMBER!
Tags: movember, philanthropy, men's health
This November the NIC challenges each of you to help spread the word for prostate and testicular cancer awareness by growing a MOUSTACHE (or supporting a man that’s growing one, for you ladies)! Why?? It’s the Movember Movement!
What is Movember?
Movember is an annual, month-long awareness campaign for men's health issues - specifically prostate and testicular cancer. The tool for this campaign is none other than the moustache. Movember challenges men to grow out their moustaches during the month of November, all the while raising money and awareness for men's health issues.
Is it silly? Absolutely. But what isn't silly is the 47 million dollars that Movember has raised globally (funds benefiting The Prostate Cancer Foundation and The Lance Armstrong Foundation)-- making it the world's largest charity event for men. Not to mention the awareness and education that has been done regarding prostate and testicular cancer!!
Why does the NIC support Movember?
Movember is an organization that raises awareness and funds for men's health issues, something many of our individual organizations already support. In fact, a few NIC organizations are already participating in Movember! If done right, Movember can show undergraduates how simple it is to raise awareness for a cause- which can be a great structure to use for their chapter philanthropy.
If your organization wants to get involved as well check out the detailed marketing plan attached with a clear message of how to get involved and what to do once you do get involved. There are ideas for raising awareness on their website, not to mention videos and facts to use as well. For more information visit: http://us.movember.com/about/ or contact Katie Thiele: katie@movember.com.au
