Please Support Me – Movember

I have decided to join a global movement that is bringing much needed attention to prostate cancer.  I’m doing this by growing a Moustache this Movember, the month formerly known as November. My commitment is to grow a moustache all November and I am hoping that you will support my efforts by making a donation.  The funds raised go directly to Prostate Cancer Canada.

What many people don’t know is that 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer to afflict Canadian men with 25,500 diagnosed and 4,400 dying from the disease each year.

Facts like these have convinced me I should get involved.

To make a donation, you can either:

•    Click this link http://ca.movember.com/mospace/178895/ and donate online using your credit card or PayPal account , or
•    Write a cheque payable to ‘Prostate Cancer Canada’, referencing my Registration Number 178895 and mailing it to: Prostate Cancer Canada, 145 Front Street East, Ste. 306, Toronto, ON M5A 1E3, Canada.

All donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Prostate Cancer Canada will use the money raised by Movember for the development of programs related to awareness, public education, advocacy, support of those affected, and research into the prevention, detection, treatment and cure of prostate cancer.

For more details on how the funds raised from previous campaigns have been used and the impact Movember is having please go to http://ca.movemberfoundation.com/research-and-programs/.

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That is the official wording that Movember provides for those participating.  However I’d also like to add a personal touch as well.  Some guys at work mentioned to me that we should take on this charitable event and would challenge one of our partners to see who could raise the most money.  At first I asked questions but than when I realized it was for Prostate Cancer I said I would be involved.

Some of you may know that I lost my uncle Alvin Burch to prostate cancer back on November 7, 2002 at the young age of 51.  Through all of the hard times any time you saw my uncle he kept a smile on his face and a positive attitude, which is unbelievable given the circumstances.  So this will be in memory of him as well.

If you can, please do support me by clicking here: http://ca.movember.com/mospace/178895/

On the lighter side, it will be interesting to see if I can even grow a moustache and considering the rules it could be pretty funny.  As such, I will regularly post an updated picture of the growth on this blog and on my Movember page.

Additional information about this event can be read by clicking the following links:

Movember Rules

Mo Style Guide

What Sort of Man Grows a Mo

Men’s Health Road Map

http://ca.movember.com/mospace/178895

Thank you very much!

~ by burchmanu on October 30, 2009.