I hadn’t realized it had been quite this long since I last posted on here… oops.
I have decided to start writing an essay about my experiences this year with the Southsiders, Vancouver Whitecaps FC’s independent supporters group. Not sure how long it will take, or if you’ll be interested in reading, but it’s been a really interesting experience personally and I thought I would share. So keep an eye out and check back soon as we are also coming up soon on Movember, which I expect to be bigger than ever this year.
The current edition of Movember is in full swing and we, as a team, are on our way to beating our mark from last year of $550, but I have a feeling we may land a little short. This being said, I am very thankful to those who have already donated and to those of you who have also been extremely supportive. I am asking now that if you’re able to, please make a pledge of whatever you can. As an incentive, I have made a little video to entice you into supporting me! A full, month long version will be coming out in the first week of December, but in the mean time, please donate here and enjoy:
I have decided, once again this year, 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 do one of the following:
• Click this link and donate online using your credit card or PayPal account ,
• Write a cheque payable to ‘Prostate Cancer Canada’, referencing my Registration Number 18779 and mailing it to: Prostate Cancer Canada, 145 Front Street East, Ste. 306, Toronto, ON M5A 1E3, Canada, or
• Give me cash that I can in turn donate to myself, for which I will show you a receipt.
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 click here.
Last year, Movember was an interesting month for sure, it started off slow, but quickly started to grow out of control. Overall, my team raised $550, and I was pretty happy about that, so this year I’d like to at least match that!
I took a photo everyday during the month and made a little stop-motion video to remember the month by, so here you go. But before you check it out, remember to donate by clicking HERE!
Thankfully, it’s December, which means Movember is over! It was an interesting month for sure, it started off slow, but quickly started to grow out of control. Overall, my team raised $550, and I’m pretty happy about that! Thursday night was the Movember Gala Parté at Fortune Sound Club, in Chinatown. It was a lot of fun and before I went to it I was pretty hesitant about participating again next year, but seeing everyone else there who was a part of the movement was really gratifying and pretty hilarious too.
I took a photo everyday during the month and made a little stop-motion video to remember the month by, so here you go. But before you check it out, if you haven’t donated yet and would still like to, you can do so HERE! before December 9th! Thanks again to all those who donated and supported me this past month!
I have reached the half-way point of Movember, and to date, my team has raised $335. I’m pretty happy that we’ve done that well so far, but I’d really like to make it to $500.
This month has been interesting so far. Only once before have I let my beard grow out (for three months), and that was in Lethbridge, so I didn’t care what people thought of me. I shaved my beard into a moustache, to see what it looked like and then promptly shaved that off too. So to have just a moustache for a whole month has been a bit of an experience. I really wish more people I knew were doing it as well, for moral support, because I really want to shave this thing off, but I know that once December rolls around, I will be happy to have made it, and just as happy to shave this greasy stache off. I’m so happy that Movember doesn’t lead into Mocember.
I’m really looking forward to the Gala Parté on the 26th at Fortune Sound Club, where I’ll get to meet my fellow Mo-Bros. It’s bound to be a good night. Now what you’ve been waiting for, this is a photo of me taken just a little while ago, if you feel sympathy for me, or want to help change the face of men’s health, please Donate here!
Fall is definitely here, and I’m happy about that. I like this time of year and all the things that go with it, the copious amounts of food that is soon to be consumed at dinners and which we already got a glimpse of at Thanksgiving. I like bundling up and wearing scarves. I like when it rains in the city, to a point. I like drinking warm drinks and as annoying as it can sometimes be, I like when my glasses fog up. Last year’s fall was really great and I’m hoping this year will be the same, full of parties and friends, and this year, moustaches!
And I really hope scenes like this are just around the corner:
As the days of October fade and we close in on November, it is becoming more and more clear that this Movember thing is really going to happen. I don’t think I originally thought this through all that much, but it’s too late to go back now. All I know is that it’s going to be a long month, but at least I’ll have a good conversation starter, that going on the idea people will still approach me while I sport a stache. Seriously though, I’m happy I’m doing this and I think it’s a good cause that deserves attention. I’m also thankful for the support I’ve gotten so far and grateful for the donations, and I really hope it keeps coming!
