Movember: Jay Unmasked!

On November 1st men worldwide will join together to change their daily appearance, but most importantly, to change the face of Men's Health, by creating awareness and raising funds for prostate cancer research as they grow a moustache for Movember.

The moustache becomes the symbol for men's health, the means by which awareness and funds are raised for prostate cancer. 

Think of it like the commitment to run or walk for charity, instead Mo-bro's commit to growing a moustache for 30 days.

The rules of Movember are pretty simple.

1) Mo-bro's start Movember 1st clean-shaven and then grow a moustache for the entire month.

2) For the entire month of Movember each Mo-bro must grow and groom a moustache according to the following rules:

• There is to be no joining the Mo to the sideburns; that's a beard.
• There is to be no joining of the handlebars on the chin; that's a goatee.
• A small complementary growth under the bottom lip is allowed

Admittedly I didn't start last year off according to Rule #1, as I began with beard and finished (and continued throughout the winter months) with a full beard. This year however I will begin Movember by adhering strictly to the rules of the cause.

This means that I will be beardless for the first time since 2005.

A beardless Jay, that's kind of a big deal, seeing as how I haven't been without some fashion of beardage for 5 years.

It also happens to mean that I haven't seen my true face in just as many years. And what's funnier to think of, is most of the friends I've made in the past years haven't seen me sans-beard, ever! Which means come Movember 2nd I might have less friends than I started with on Movember 1st.

I'm not a very photogenic person. Hell the standard picture I use of myself is at least three years old by now.

I suppose the challenge then, will be for my friends to try and catch photographs of a beardless Jay in the wild, perish the thought.

While Movember only officially kicks off in two weeks, I wholeheartedly encourage my fellow bro's to join in on the cause and brandish your best attempt at an homage to Tom Selleck and other moustachioed men who have rocked the Mo with pride and awesomeness in the past.

The Canadian campaign, last year, was the second largest in the world with Mo Bros and Mo Sistas coming together to raise $7.8 million for Prostate Cancer Canada.

You can learn more about Movember by visiting the official Movember Canada website at http://ca.movember.com/.

Here's a short promo video that was made last year that sums up the heart of what Movember is all about:



- J