Hi all
Just a general question - is anyone here planning to support Movember? In terms of background this the text of an email I just sent around to guys in the finance team in my office:
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Hi All,
During Movember (the month formerly known as November) I'll be growin a Mo. That's right I'm bringing the Mo back because I'm passionate about changing men's health and the fight against male depression and prostate cancer. Why...
Depression affects 1 in 6 men...Most don't seek help. Untreated depression is a leading risk factor for suicide.
Last year in Australia 18,700 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 2,900 died of prostate cancer - equivalent to the number of women who die from breast cancer annually.
Men are far less healthy than women. The average life expectancy of males is 5 years less than females.
This is not just a shameless grab for donations (as I am sure you will all get plenty of other shameless grabs for your cash) but also just to warn people that for most of Movember I will be sporting a more grizzled face than usual and if you are planning to bring small children or people of a nervous disposition onto the floor I wanted to give you fair warning so that they are not too scared by the grumpy old man with the scary hairy face!
The money raised by Movember is donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue - the national depression initiative, which will use the funds to create awareness, fund research and increase support networks for those men who suffer from prostate cancer and male depression.
More info is available at
Movember - Grow a Mo.
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This is quite a big thing for some of my former colleagues and timing has never been good for me (I had my first meeting with my Asia boss last Movember so it was not appropriate to trun up unshaven.
Anyone else doing this?
I am planing to make an animated gif of the growth which I might post here :0
Cheers
S
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