Movember

I was talking to my friend Laura from Australia, whom I met in Europe this past winter,
and she was excited to learn about No Shave November because her brother is participating in something very similar.

The name of the event is Movember, and here is the description from their website.

Movember (the month formally known as November) is a charity event held during November each year.

At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants known as Mo Bros then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache and along the way raise as much money and awareness about male health issues as possible. Movember culminates at the end of the month at the gala parties. These glamorous and groomed events will see Tom Selleck and David Boon look-a-likes battle it out on the catwalk for their chance to take home the prestigious Man of Movember title.

From the sounds of it, Movember seems to be Australian based, and from their website it appears that the event has spread to a few other countries.

I think a charity focus is a really great way to do the whole facial hair thing, in fact, that might even be a possibility for No Shave November in the future. I would encourage everyone to donate, and if you do decide to sponsor someone, you could even sponsor Laura's brother.

The address for the site is http://www.movember.com/
The address to donate is http://www.movember.com/uk/sponsor/
Laura's Brother's rego number is 6993