Movember

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A group of men displaying moustaches for Movember.

Movember (a portmanteau word from moustache and "November") is an annual, month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of prostate cancer and other male cancer and associated charities. The Movember Foundation runs the Movember charity event, housed at Movember.com.[1] The goal of Movember is to "change the face of men's health."[2]

By encouraging men (which the charity refers to as "Mo Bros") to get involved, Movember aims to increase early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments, and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths. Besides getting an annual check-up, the Movember Foundation encourages men to be aware of any family history of cancer, and to adopt a healthier lifestyle.[3]

Since 2004, the Movember Foundation charity has run Movember events to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues, such as prostate cancer and depression, in Australia and New Zealand. In 2007, events were launched in Ireland, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Spain, the United Kingdom, Israel, South Africa, Taiwan, and the United States.[4][5]

It has spread from Australia to South Africa, Europe, and North America.[6][7] As of 2011 Canadians were the largest contributors to the Movember charities of any nation.[8][9] In 2010, Movember merged with the testicular cancer event Tacheback.[10]

In 2012 the Global Journal listed Movember as one of the top 100 NGOs (non government organization) in the world.[11]

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History[edit]

Origins[edit]

Seven Nightly News aired a story in 1999 featuring a group of young men in Adelaide, South Australia who originated the name "Movember" and the idea of growing moustaches for charity during the month of November.[12] In the news report, members of the Adelaide-based "Movember Committee" explained how they came up with the idea for Movember one night in the pub. The group started with 80 men from Adelaide and interstate, and aimed to raise money for the RSPCA through selling T-shirts in what they termed "Growing whiskers for whiskers".[12] The committee remains uninvolved with the wider Movember movement and claims to have coined the term "Movember" in 1999.[13]

In 2004, an unrelated group in Melbourne, Victoria organised an event where 30 men would grow a moustache for 30 days in order to raise awareness for prostate cancer and depression in men.[14][15] This group would later become the Movember Foundation charity.

The Movember Foundation has since raised $174-million worldwide,[16] after spreading to South Africa and Europe, reaching North America in 2006.[6][7] In 2010, participants in the United States alone raised over $7.5 million.[17] In 2012, 1.1 million people signed up to participate, raising upwards of $95 million.[18]

The Moscars[edit]

The charity launched The Moscars in 2010, an online global user-submitted video contest that helps Movember participants showcase their involvement in the movement. [19] Submissions cannot be longer than 4 minutes each, and prizes can be won in several categories.

In 2012, head judge Stan Lee awarded the Moscar to South Africa's comedy duo Derick Watts & The Sunday Blues for their video, "The Movember Song", a parody of Carly Rae Jepsen's hit "Call Me Maybe".[20]

International Man of Movember[edit]

The International Man of Movember is chosen from 21 national winners all over the world to wear the crown and be the face of Movember for a whole year. Each national Man of Movember winner is voted in at that particular country's main Gala Parté, held at the end of November, by both judges and fans.

The very first champion was Mark Knight from London in 2010. South Africa's Anton Taylor won the title in 2011, and in 2012 it was Chris Thwaites from New Zealand who won the coveted sash.[21]

Controversies[edit]

In November 2007 at Scots College in Wellington, New Zealand, several graduating students were banned from end-of-year prizes for growing moustaches and the college threatened to ban a senior student from their NCEA examinations (official secondary school qualification) for growing a moustache during November.[22]

In 2007, the Movember Foundation events were featured on Australian tabloid current affairs program Today Tonight, which accused the foundation of spending a disproportionate amount on running costs and high salaries for its directors.[23] The financial summary of the Australian 2008 Movember campaign listed campaign costs (administration and fundraising) as being 8% of the total amount raised.[24][25] In 2007, campaign costs were listed as 9% of total amount raised.[26]

Partners[edit]

Movember.com[edit]

In 2011, Google Chrome partnered with Movember to create a video. The video featured real participants, and how they utilize the web and Movember.com to raise awareness and funds for the cause. The video generated well over 1.1 million views. It featured the Handsome Furs song "Repatriated." [27][28]

In 2010 and 2011, Movember partnered with TOMS to create limited edition Movember shoes for those participating.[29]

In 2011, Qantas supported Movember by painting a moustache and "Movember.com" on one of its airplanes.[30]

In 2011, The world's largest sandcastle Mo was built on Bondi Beach, in Sydney, New South Wales.[31]

A 2012 Movember video featuring Parks and Recreations star Nick Offerman was one of the top 10 most watched charity videos of the year, with 1.9 million views.[32]

Ambassadors[edit]

Many high-profile sports people, celebrities, and dignitaries have supported the Movember Foundation, including Australian World Champion surfer Mick Fanning;[33] author, columnist, and presenter Samantha Brett;[34] Today sports presenter Cameron Williams; ex-Big Brother housemate Ryan Fitzgerald; Queensland cricket all-rounder Andrew Symonds; and several AFL players.[35] NHL "tough guy" George Parros, alongside Bill McCreary[disambiguation needed], shaved his mustache to participate in the 2010 Movember event.[36]

In 2009, many of the Australian rugby union team players were seen sporting moustaches during the Autumn Test Series.[improper synthesis?] 2009 F1 World Champion Jenson Button started his support for Movember by showing off his blond moustache at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.[improper synthesis?]

In 2010, some of the Montreal Canadiens were seen sporting moustaches during the month of November, with a video appearing on the Canadiens homepage, thus confirming the worldwide spread of Movember.[37]

2011 Movember Ambassadors included Foster the People,[38] Morgan Spurlock,[39] George Parros of the Anaheim Ducks,[40] Snoop Dogg,[41] Kevin Connolly,[42][43] Brody Jenner,[44] Matt Leinart,[45] Bloomberg TV's Matt Miller,[46] Mr. Clean,[47] UFC Lightweight Champ Frankie Edgar,[48] and Philip Bloom.[49]

South Africa's ambassador for Movember is rapper Jack Parow.

Movember is regularly supported by sporting organisations and celebrities in New Zealand, with names such as national rugby captain Richie McCaw[50] actively involved in supporting the charity.

Charities[edit]

Since 2004, the Movember Foundation charity has used Movember to raise awareness and funds for men's health issues in Australia and New Zealand. Monetary proceeds go toward the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, the Cancer Society and Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, and Beyond Blue.[51]

In 2007, the Foundation launched campaigns in Canada (funds raised go to the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada), Spain (FEFOC), the United Kingdom (Prostate Cancer UK), and the United States (the Prostate Cancer Foundation and the Livestrong Foundation).[51] In the US, Movember's men's health partners are The Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG.[52][53]

In 2008, the Movember Foundation started the event in the Republic of Ireland. The beneficiary in that country is Action Prostate Cancer, an initiative of the Irish Cancer Society.[54]

A non-foundation Movember event has been held in the Cayman Islands by a "MOvember Committee" since 2006. The event has been sponsored by CML Offshore Recruitment and raises funds for the Cayman Islands Cancer Society.[55]

Similar events[edit]

Since the Vietnam War era, US Air Force members worldwide have participated in Mustache March, where Airmen grow mustaches in defiance of facial hair regulations. The popularity of Movember as a charity has inspired other annual facial hair growing contests across the world, such as No Shave November.[56][57] Such events are not affiliated with Movember, and are not registered charitable foundations,[58] although some smaller events have been held to raise money or awareness for different charities.[59][60]

Some college students have confused the facial hair contest, No Shave November, with the charity event, Movember.[61] No Shave November is not affiliated with any philanthropic organizations.[62] The facial hair growing contest No Shave November has participants not shaving at all for the month.[58] Unlike Movember, No Shave November does not raise funds for testicular and prostate cancer research and allows participants to grow facial hair other than moustaches.[56] Both men and women participate in the month-long event, with men abstaining from shaving their beards, and women their armpits or legs.[63] In 2010, a website was mounted explaining the rules of the event, including #1 "No shaving in November and #2 "No shaving in November.[64]

See also[edit]

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