The start of moustache season is here and the North American Hockey League (NAHL) and the Movember campaign is calling on all men and women to “Shave the Date: Movember 1.”
Movember participants like those in the NAHL are hosting local events
across the US on Movember 1 to kick off the moustache movement to change
the face of men’s health.
This
year, the North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced that for
the second straight season, it will be a part of Movember with their own
campaign involving all 24 teams and the over 550+ players in the
league. The
NAHL Movember campaign is all about bringing back the moustache, having
fun and doing it for a serious cause; men's health, specifically
prostate and testicular cancer initiatives. Last season, the Odessa
Jackalopes raised the most funds of any NAHL team.
Here is how it works… as the official rules of
Movember state, all Mo Bros (NAHL players), once registered, must begin
clean-shaven on the 1st of Movember and grow just a moustache (no
beards, no goatees) for the 30 days of November. For
the rest of the month, these selfless and generous men groom, trim and
wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery. Also supported by the
women in their lives, Mo Sistas, the NAHL and their Movember Mo
Bros raise funds for awareness for their Mo-growing efforts. Mo Bros
effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of
November.
By joining one of the NAHL teams, fans will
automatically be a part of the their team’s NAHL Network page which is a
great way to connect with the other teams and individuals and keep up
to date with the other Movember Moustache merchants. Fans are also encouraged to tweet pictures of their Mo's (mustaches) to @NAHLHockey
Participation is really simple - men and women register at Movember
to grow or support the Mo. Once registered, Movember participants
recruit friends, family and colleagues to donate to their Mo- growing
efforts. In 2012, Movember US saw more than 209,000 Americans growing
and supporting the Mo, raising $21 million for men’s health to combat
prostate and testicular cancer. Donations
to your favorite team will accumulate under each teams account. The
team with the most funds raised will win a team prize package from
Gongshow Gear. Although Mo Bros don’t begin to grow until Movember 1st,
October is the most important time for Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to
register. To follow/donate to your favorite team, click their link
below:
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
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