Shock Join Movember Movement to Support Men's Health, Fight against Prostate Cancer

The Spokane Shock have joined the Movember movement to support men's health and the fight against prostate cancer. During the month of November, the Shock will be raising awareness and funds for men's health issues, specifically prostate and testicular cancer initiatives as a part of the Movember campaign.
The funds raised by the Movember campaign are directed to programs run directly by Movember's partners, the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG Foundation.
Together, the three channels work together to ensure that Movember funds are supporting a broad range of innovative, world-class programs in line with the strategic goals set forth in the areas of awareness and education, survivorship and research.
To join the Shock's Movember team, visit www.mobro.co/spokaneshock today!
OVERVIEW OF MOVEMBER (taken from http://us.movember.com/about/)
During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men's faces, in the US and around the world. With their Mo's, these men raise vital awareness and funds for men's health issues, specifically prostate and testicular cancer initiatives.
Once registered at www.movember.com, men start Movember 1st clean shaven. For the rest of the month, these selfless and generous men, known as Mo Bros, groom, trim and wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery. Supported by the women in their lives, Mo Sistas, Movember Mo Bros raise funds by seeking out sponsorship for their Mo-growing efforts.
Mo Bros effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of November. Through their actions and words they raise awareness by prompting private and public conversation around the often ignored issue of men's health.
At the end of the month, Mo Bros and Mo Sistas celebrate their gallantry and valor by either throwing their own Movember party or attending one of the infamous Gala Partés held around the world by Movember, for Movember.
MOVEMBER - A GLOBAL MOVEMENT (taken from http://us.movember.com/about/)
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 cause 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.
In 2011, over 854,000 Mo Bros and Mo Sistas around the world got on board, raising $126.3 million USD.