InnoVergent is participating in Movember for the first time to help raise awareness for men’s health; more specifically raise awareness for men’s prostate and testicular cancer. Movember’s tagline is changing the face of men’s health, which appropriately describes the challenge of altering your appearance by growing a moustache for 30 days. All of the male employees at InnoVergent are growing out their moustache throughout the month of November to support the cause.
According to the official Movember website, Movember originated in 2003 in Melbourne, Australia, and has grown to become a global movement inspiring more than 3 Million people to participate across 21 countries worldwide. People even support Movember and men’s health causes in other parts of the world, from Moscow to Rio de Janeiro, and everywhere in between. In 2012, over 1.1 million people around the world joined the movement, raising USD $147.0 million. In the United States alone, over 209,000 people raised $21.0 million for the cause.
Some of the goals of the Movember campaign are the following…
Movember will encourage men to grow moustaches with a community to support them by creating an innovative, fun and engaging annual tradition that results in:
- Funds for men’s health program investment
- Conversations about men’s health that lead to:
- Greater awareness and understanding of the health risks men face
- Men taking action to remain healthy
- When men are sick they know what to do and take action
If you are interested in participating in Movember, you can learn more here. If you want to donate to a great cause you can do so here. Every little bit helps!
