[BIC-announce] Only 5 Mo' days.

[Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS]

Hello again...

Movember <http://ca.movember.com/> is almost over and this year mine was
the sole moustache grown for Team McBIC'd (but with spiritual support from
Samir Das).

There are only a few more days to support this cause aimed at raising
awareness and funds for men’s health issues.  Men’s health is a cause I am
passionate about but in order to make a difference I need your help. My
commitment was to grow a moustache for the month of November and, in doing
so, raise vital awareness and funds for prostate cancer
<http://ca.movember.com/mens-health/prostate-cancer>, testicular cancer
<http://ca.movember.com/mens-health/testicular-cancer>, and male mental
health <http://ca.movember.com/mens-health/mental-health>.

I am asking you to help support my personal journey by making a donation.
The size of which isn’t important, every little bit helps Movember to
continue funding its world class programs <http://ca.movember.com/programs>.


To highlight the importance of what I am doing, take a look at these
statistics:
•    1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer
<http://ca.movember.com/mens-health/prostate-cancer> in their lifetime
•    Testicular cancer
<http://ca.movember.com/mens-health/testicular-cancer> is the most common
cance in men aged 15-29 years.
•    1 in 5 men in Canada will experience a mental health problem
<http://ca.movember.com/mens-health/mental-health> each year
•    In 2011, a total of 3728 Canadians died by suicide and over
three-quarters of these suicides were men

*If you’d like to help change these statistics, please donate
here: http://mobro.co/caramanos <http://mobro.co/caramanos>*

Cheers!
Aki

PS - Sincere apologies to those in my contact list who might receive this
multiple times.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Zografos 'Aki' CARAMANOS <caramanos at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 1:33 AM
Subject: Fwd: November 2014: McBIC'd Again?
To: BIC Announcements <bic-announce at bic.mni.mcgill.ca>


Hello BIC!

M(N)ovember <http://ca.movember.com/> is here and I was wondering if anyone
in the BIC was interested in, once again, growing some whiskers for a
cause!  29 more days  to grow a 'stache and have some fun (and/or be
laughed at).  All while at the same time, having an everlasting impact
on  men's
health by raising money and awareness regarding research and care related
to testicular and prostate cancer, as well as issues regarding men's mental
health.  Since 2003 <http://ca.movember.com/about/history>, Movember has
gone from 30 moustachioed men from Melbourne Australia to over four million
Mo-Bros and Mo-Sistas from all over the world who have raised well over
half a billion dollars!  [See here
<http://www.ted.com/talks/adam_garone_healthier_men_one_moustache_at_a_time.html>
for
a charming TED talk by one of the original Mo-Bros, moustache-farmer Adam
Garone, about how Movember started and how far it has come.]

Over the past two years, through the power of the moustache, the
Movember-moustachio'd members of Team McBIC'd (see embarrassing photos at
the current Team McBIC'd page <http://moteam.co/mcbic-d>) have raised
awareness as well as just over $3,500 to combat men's health challenges
($1,747 in 2012, and $1,774 in 2013).  I am hoping that this year we can do
even better!

I have already set up my own personal "Mo Space <http://mobro.co/caramanos>",
which is very easy to do, and am hoping that some of you will do so as
well.  I have already set up a McBIC'd team page <http://moteam.co/mcbic-d>,
which is just waiting for you to join.  The rules are simple
<http://ca.movember.com/get-involved/therules'>: basically, start clean
shaven at the start of November and grow a moustache over the course of
Movember.  I am hoping to hear back from you soon, and meet up at the end
of the month take a team picture to record our hirsute pursuit on November
30th after a month of upper-lip itch and attention.

And, for the BIC ladies, please know that you can also get involved as a BIC
Mo-Sista <http://ca.movember.com/get-involved/mo-sistas>.

Finally, I invite everyone who wants to be a part of this, moustachio'd or
not, to make a donation to me <http://mobro.co/caramanos>, or to Team
McBIC'd <http://moteam.co/mcbic-d>.

Cheers!
Mustachi-Aki
;-{)



*From the FAQ <http://ca.movember.com/faq>:*



*Movember is the month formerly known as November, where men and women
across the globe join together to raise awareness and funds for men’s
health issues. Men grow a Mo (moustache) for 30 days to become walking,
talking billboards, for our men’s health causes - specifically prostate
cancer, testicular cancer and male mental health initiatives.Men who
support Movember, called Mo-Bros, start by registering at Movember.com.
Mo-Bros start Movember 1st clean shaven, then grow and groom their Mo for
the rest of the month, raising money along the way. Women who support
Movember, called Mo-Sistas, also start by registering at Movember.com.
Mo-Sistas champion the Mo by supporting their Mo-Bros, organizing events,
leading a team.*
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