Canadians Take Lead in Movember Fundraiser

Broke Radio Guy poses with "the animal" at his Toronto home. He is one of many Canadian men taking part in Movember

You may have noticed a lot more facial hair in Canada these past few weeks.  And no, it’s not because of the cooler temperatures.

Thousands of Canadian men have embraced Movember, growing and even naming their new face wares.  I have heard “Caterpillar”, “Handlebar Hank” “Flanders” and even I lovingly call mine “The Animal”.

They are doing this in the spirit of raising awareness and funds for Prostate Cancer.

The Movember race to grow a mustache and raise funds for Prostate Cancer, was started by a group of men in Australia 7 years ago.  Aussies have been winning the fundraising competition since… until this week.

Canadian Men (Mo-Bros) and their female counterparts (Mo-Sistas) have jumped into the lead having raised over 11 million dollars to date, surpassing Australia’s by 1 million.

A social media blitz is partially responsible for the increased awareness of Movember. You will find Facebook Pages in addition to posts on personal profiles.  Hash tag #Movember is one of the biggest trends right now on Twitter.  And of course there is always the official Youtube page featuring some brazen videos.

On the other hand, maybe it’s because nothing is bigger than a hockey mustache… and us Canadians know hockey.  Other professionals taking part include bankers, lawyers, accountants, police officers, firemen and even the occasional radio producer.

Way to go Canada.  Let’s lead the world this Movember.

You can make a donation to Broke Radio Guy’s personal Movember campaign or simply rate his MoSpace here:  http://ca.movember.com/mospace/566832/

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