Ok, this post is primarily for the guys. However, if you think that your boyfriend or husband is interested, do spread the love. This is the month of Movember (I did not spell wrongly) and the MO is back. It means guys will grow a moustache (not beard or goatee) for 30 days in November to raise awareness of health related issues like Prostate or Testicular cancer.
This year, they got the help of Fandi Ahmad, Nazri Nasir and team up with Gillette to kick start the month long event. Check out the Press Release for more details. If you still do not understand what is Movember, check out the About Movember below.
If you are ready to get involved, skip everything and head to the link below.
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Press Release
Singapore’s Footballing Sons Fandi Ahmad and Nazri Nasir shaves-in to do their part for prostate cancer and men’s health
Singapore, November 1, 2014 – Singapore’s favourite sons Fandi Ahmad and Nazri Nasir teamed up with Gillette today to kick start the beginning of the month of Movember at Robinsons The Heeren.
Movember is an annual month-long charity initiative in November that encourages men to grow a moustache (Mo) to create conversation and raise both awareness and funds in support of often-neglected men’s health issues, such as prostate and testicular cancer.
Male supporters start off the month with a clean shave-in, before growing a Mo while raising funds over the course of thirty days. The funds raised in Singapore goes towards the Singapore Cancer Society, in the areas of awareness and education, survivorship, research and health aid for men living with prostate cancer. To-date, Movember has raised over $166 million in funds to support prostate cancer research and men’s health programmes globally.
Greg Rafferty, Head of Movember Asia Pacific said, “Today marks a significant launch for Movember and the support that we have received from our partners including Gillette has been tremendous. We are pleased to have Fandi Ahmad on-board as a Movember ambassador, who is befitting of this year’s Made in Movember theme, and I have no doubts he will be able to touch the hearts of the community and inspire them to sign up for Movember and raise the profile of men’s health.”
Supporters of Movember and local football fans at the launch event were treated to a memorable sight of footballing icons Fandi Ahmad and Nazri Nasir taking part in a live shave-in to kick off Movember. A life-sized artistic portrait of Fandi was concurrently shaved to lead and motivate new registrants in a big way to do their part for Movember.
“I’m thrilled to be part of a meaningful and worthy initiative like Movember to help highlight the importance of men’s health and the risks of prostate cancer,” shared Fandi Ahmad, ambassador of Movember and friend of Gillette. “Aside from championing the cause, growing a moustache in style can be made easy for all male participants with Gillette as the official shavecare partner.”
Fandi added, “I haven’t grown out a Mo in a very long time, so it’ll be quite a challenge not shaving for 30 days!”
In its third year, the Movember campaign finds its roots in all things Singaporean, celebrating the spirit of familiarity and national identity through a movement run by locals, for locals.
Register for Movember Singapore at sg.movember.com or follow Facebook.com/MovemberSingapore.
About Movember
Movember began in 2003, when brothers Adam and Travis Garone and friend Luke Slattery decided to bring the moustache back into fashion for a month. They convinced 30 friends to grow a Mo for the 30 days of Movember, formerly known as November.
Surprised by the amount of fun they had and the many conversations created by their Mo’s, Adam, Travis, Luke, and JC Coghlan (one of the 30 friends) came together to make their Mogrowing an annual, official charitable endeavor for prostate cancer. Inspired by what the women in their lives were doing for breast cancer, Adam, Travis, Luke, and JC felt that the moustache was the perfect hairy ribbon for men’s health. From there, Movember has grown into the world’s largest non-government funder of prostate cancer research, with official campaigns in 21 countries including Australia, New Zealand, USA, Canada, UK, South Africa, Ireland, Finland, Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Czech Republic and now Singapore and Hong Kong.
To date, over 1.13 million Mo Bos and Mo Sistas have raised $166,355,200 to change the face of men’s health.
About the Singapore Cancer Society
Established in 1964, Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) is a self-funded voluntary welfare organisation which is dedicated to minimising the impact of cancer in Singapore through the provision of cancer treatment subsidies, financial and welfare aid to needy cancer patients, home hospice care services for terminally-ill cancer patients, as well as rehabilitation support programmes for recovering cancer patients and cancer survivors. In addition, the Society also provides free cancer screening services and promotes cancer awareness and prevention through its public education and community outreach programmes. Annually, the SCS helps more than 1,000 needy cancer patients and reaches out to more than 50,000 individuals through its cancer screening, public educational and community outreach programmes.
To find out more about SCS, please visit: www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg.
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