Movember (the month formerly known as November) is a moustache growing charity event held during November each year that raises funds and awareness for men's health.

At the start of Movember guys register with a clean shaven face. The Movember participants, known as Mo Bros, have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their Mo, raising money along the way to benefit men's health, specifically prostate cancer and male depression. 

Movember culminates at the end of the month at official Gala Partés, Mo-Office and Mo-Town parties where Tom Selleck and Borat look-a-likes battle it out for their chance to be the Man of Movember.

While growing a Mo is left to the guys, Mo Sistas (ladies who support their guys or just love Mo's!) form an important part of Movember by recruiting Mo Bros, helping to raise funds and attending the highly anticipated Gala Partés.

But it' s not all fun and games, so why the extreme behavior? Part of the answer is a lack of awareness about the very real health issues faced by males. The good old "she'll be right" attitude and a reluctance to see a doctor about an illness or for regular medical checks also contribute to the problems.

The aim of Movember is to change this attitude, make men's health fun by putting the Mo back on the face of fashion and in the process raise some serious funds for key men's health issues.

Through the fantastic efforts of the Mo Bros, Mo Sistas and the generosity of the Australian public Movember has raised over $24 million dollars in its four years as a formal fundraiser. It has also significantly increased awareness of prostate cancer and depression in the community, and is continuously working to change the attitude men have about their health. The funds raised by the Movember campaign are donated to The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue: the national depression initiative so that they may reach their aims of improving the state of men's health.

Testimonials from the Movember website:

Ashley (via e-mail): "Much respect for all the outstanding work you guys have done to date. Almost single handedly you have made it 'cool to care'." 

Harry (via e-mail):  "I have been diagnosed with Prostate Cancer this year at age 43. Movember has given me and my friends and work colleagues a fantastic avenue to raise awareness about this cancer and mental illness at work and in our community while having fun at the same time. Thank You."

Don’t forget to check out www.movember.com for everything you want to know about the month of mo!

go to: www.movember.com