Hey all! 

Thanks for visiting Johan's Movember Challenge page! 

The purpose of this challenge is two folds:

- To raise awareness about men's health, especially risks of prostate and testicular cancer. 

Since its humble beginnings in Melbourne, Australia, Movember has grown to become a truly global movement inspiring more than 1.9 Million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to participate with formal campaigns in Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK, South Africa, Ireland, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and the Czech Republic. In addition, Movember is aware of Mo Bros and Mo Sistas supporting the campaign and men’s health causes across the globe, from Russia to Dubai, Hong Kong to Antarctica, Rio de Janeiro to Mumbai, and everywhere in between. 

No matter the country or city, Movember will continue to work to change established habits and attitudes men have about their health, to educate men about the health risks they face, and to act on that knowledge, thereby increasing the chances of early detection, diagnosis and effective treatment.

Feel free to visit http://uk.movember.com for more info.

-To raise funds for cancer research- in memory of our dearest friend Nadine, who passed away just a few days before Movember started.

Movember is a great initiative to raise funds for any charity, not just men's health. We have decided that, this year, we will donate all our funds to cancer research, as Nadine was someone who had the most amazing impact on anybody she met, and was taken far too young because of Cancer.

So how can you help?

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving – they’ll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they’ll send your money directly to the charity and make sure Gift Aid is reclaimed on every eligible donation by a UK taxpayer. So it’s the most efficient way to donate - I raise more, whilst saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

So please dig deep and donate now. Plus I (Elsa) will post very embarrassing pictures of Johan as his Mo grows throughout the month!

 

Thank you all so much for your help!

 

Johan & Elsa

 

PS: Make sure you watch the Movember creator, Adam Garone's video to learn more about this project:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQvbKfEKLMI