movember

tiss the season. not for jingle bells or greeting cards or evergreens laden with tacky ornemants and bright lights. tiss the season for… moustaches. that’s right, movember is here! the month formerly known as november is now dedicated to growing facial hair on the upper lip. moustache november. be it a ned flanders-esque push broom, a curly waxed gunslinger, or the classic sleaze attributed to salesmen of the traveling or used car variety, all manner of lip hair welcome. why, you ask? what is the reason for this scruffy season? movember is a moustache growing charity event held during november each year that raises funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer. changing the face of men’s health you could say. all monies raised support the Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada.

if you want to support my efforts you can (1) donate online using your credit card or PayPal account, or kick it old school and (2) write a cheque payable to the ‘Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada’, referencing my Registration Number 1895961 and mailing it to:

Prostate Cancer Research Foundation of Canada
Attn: Movember
145 Front Street East
Suite 306
Toronto Ontario M5A 1E3

Did you know:

– every year around 24,700 canadian men are diagnosed with prostate cancer and about 4,300 die of the disease, making it the number one cancer threat to canadian men.
– 1 in 7 men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime.
– all men over the age of 40 are potentially at risk and should talk to their doctor about the disease and early detection. Prostate cancer is 95% curable if detected and treated early

grampa wiebe, clean shaven in his later years... but you should have seen his chops!

on a personal note, my very own grampa wiebe died from cancer that originated in his prostate. he was a vibrant man with enviable facial hair (most of the time). my son’s middle name was his first. arthur.

i’ll keep you, good readers, up to speed on my moustache growing endeavour and the response of my good wife to the whole ordeal.

peace.