Oberlin, Ohio – The Oberlin College athletics staff has elected to join the fight against cancer by joining the “Movember” movement.
The Mo, slang for moustache, and November come together each year for Movember.
Movember challenges men to change their appearance and the face of men's health by growing a moustache. The rules are simple, start Movember 1st clean-shaven and then grow a moustache for the entire month. The moustache becomes the ribbon for men's health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for cancers that affect men. Much like the commitment to run or walk for charity, the men of Movember commit to growing a moustache for 30 days.
The funds raised through Movember's US campaign benefit the
Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) and
LIVESTRONG, the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
The PCF uses the money raised by Movember to fund research that is accelerating the discovery of better treatments and ultimately finding a cure for prostate cancer. One such program is the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center's research, which has recently made a significant breakthrough. They identified 24 different kinds of prostate cancer and how aggressive each is. This should enable scientists to soon be able to answer the agonizing question facing men with prostate cancer: does their cancer need immediate treatment, and if so what is the best treatment, or can it be left alone?
LIVESTRONG uses the money raised by Movember to fund important programs to support young adults and their families battling and surviving cancer.
Each week members of the athletics staff will have their pictures taken and posted online so supporters from across the world can see those Mo's grow!
The athletics staff is asking that everyone join our team,
Yeo Mo's. When we say everyone, we do mean everyone' student-athletes, fans, parents, alumni, friends, etc. We could use everyone's support in fighting this great cause. To join our team and to make online donation, visit our team page here
http://us.movember.com/mospace/978646/.
