No shave November has arrived! Put away those razors. What’s that, you ask? It’s the annual event is a monthlong endeavor in which participants forgo grooming to raise awareness for cancer. Funds that would normally go toward monthly hair maintenance are instead donated to cancer foundations. No-shave november is a nonprofit organization created in 2009. The movement has spread nationwide and more than $12 million has been raised for cancer organizations.
There’s another group working to promote men’s health in the month of november. Mo-Vember, a combination of mustache and November works in similar fashion to raise money for a variety of men’s health initiatives. In its nearly 20 years, Mo-Vember has funded more than 1,200 men’s health projects around the world. The idea is to grow a mustaches for 30 days. They have raised one billion dollars for suicide prevention since 2003. They also encourage members to run or walk 60 miles during the month for the 60 men lost to suicide every hour.
