Movember to take over Café Za
Community members are planning to take this Thursday, Nov. 18 in the name of the international men’s health movement, Movember.
Alfred University Graduate Student Senate is bringing the dynamic duo of mustache and November together, along with help from the Alfred community to raise money for two good causes: the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG.
The Mo Bros and Mo Sistas of Alfred will be assembling from nine until close for the twenty-one and over fundraising event of the season.
“There will be mustache drink specials all night long. $3 donation at door, all of which will go to cancer research,” said Alfred University Mo representative, Mateo Muñoz.
For those that would like to go, but may be biologically indisposed, mustaches will be available.
“If you don't have a mustache or don't want to make your own or paint one on, you can buy one for $1 at the door,” said Muñoz.
Movember was conceived from Australian inspiration augmented by a number of pints and some sincere ponderings.
The idea aimed to find a tangible representative for a good cause. As the mission solidified, the founding movement decided to emphasize cancers that predominately affect men, which resulted in the Mo Bros growing for the sake of prostate cancer research.
“Inspired by the women around them and all they had done for breast cancer, the Mo Bros set themselves on a course to create a global men’s health movement” – movember.com
Even though the original 2003 Mo Bros earned no donations, the next year Mo Bros and Mo Sistas donated $55,000 to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. From auspicious beginnings the Mo movement has grown to inspire grass roots mustache growing movements in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, Ireland, Spain, South Africa, the Netherlands and Finland, and to date, has donated $42 million to various organizations.
Save lives the Mo way with a mustache and beer to brighten your night and fund cures for another day.
For more information email augss@alfred.edu or see the official Movember website at movember.com
