Published 16:13 IST, October 28th 2019
No Shave November: Here's more about the popular movement
No Shave November is an initiative to focus on men’s health. It aims to create awareness about the scourge afflicting men in the form of testicular cancer.
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-Shave vember is an initiative to focus on men’s health. It aims to create awareness about scourge afflicting men in form of testicular, prostate, and colon cancers. Stop shaving for entire month of vember to grow facial stubble in solidarity with cancer patients who lose it post-rapy. Donate amount saved by t using shaving gear to proclaim in harmony that you care.
genesis of -Shave vember
birth of this endeavour around millennial year, w a movement, is credited to both -Shave vember Foundation and Movember Foundation. former has its roots in USA while latter is in Australia. Though hemispheres apart, both espouse a common mission for supporting initiatives in cancer research, awareness, and prevention of cancer in general and in men in particular. In past decade, through ir concerted, collaborative efforts, -Shave vember has yielded millions of dollars for cause, and, above all, has transformed it into a global movement to show that we all care.
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concept of -Shave vember
It is a very simple idea. Men need to forgo shaving during -shave month-long campaign in vember and influence ors to take te and join. idea is to donate whatever is saved by t using shaving gear or visiting salons for grooming and lend support to cancer research, prevention, and education. By t using your shaving gear, your participation is visible.
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Ways to make most of -Shave vember:
But is growing facial hair eugh? t unless you can evoke an animated conversation. Social media can be your means to propagate what you practice. Raise awareness and funds – both crucial to campaign. Let people at your workplace kw reason you are growing a beard. Get m interested and join cause. Shop for souvenirs marketed by foundation for benefit of cause. And above all show to silent sufferers – y are t alone; world is with m.
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-Shave vember is a great way to express commonality with individuals suffering from testicular, prostate, and colon cancer. It drains individual and family emotionally. All se creep in silently. If growing your beard is t backed up with real intent to inform, educate, and build a corpus, your efforts are only superficial. Sharing -Shave Month facts with all your associates, friends, and social acquaintances is a great way to increase awareness and eng in conversations. Growing facial hair with -Shave vember is your privilege; transform it into your compulsion by generating discussions on cancer. Getting ors to join and donate to cause is primary intent, which will someday help realise dream to eradicate curse that ails humankind.
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11:50 IST, October 28th 2019