Evan's Blog " Why I'm growin a stache... Movember Madness!"

I have to admit, I think I'm pretty cool with my two week old fumanchu (sort of) stache. Nobody else seems to think so, my family think I'm a bit strange, and my kids have been making fun of me on a daily basis. Even my staff and friends have been taking shots at me over the last couple of weeks. I'm holding up pretty well so far, we will see who is laughing at the end of November! I'm supporting MOVEMBER this year, Movember is in support of Prostate Cancer Research , and basically one grows a stache, becomes a " MOBRO" and raises money through donations to support research. In 2011, over 25,000 Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer ( 4100 will die), it is estimated that 1 in 7 men will be affected by prostate cancer in their lifetime, and it is the most common type of cancer for men, also more men in their 40's are been diagnosed. I'm certain that these numbers are equatable to men in the United States as well. The good news is that 90 percent of the prostate cancer cases can be cured if detected early. The bad news is that there are no symptoms in the early stages.  In both my personal and professional life I have been affected by prostate cancer. I have seen what it can do to men, to families, and to myself. That's why this unique fund raising idea, and the donations it garners, are important to me, and to so many others. Cancer sucks, and the more we can do to stop it and cure it  are positive moves. There are so many other fundraising cancer events, all are great and serve an important and lifesaving function for many. We need to keep supporting these events, and each other! Guys over 40, get checked, girls, make them do it! Guys, think of your families, your friends and yourselves. If you are so inclined, grow a stache ( the good thing about MOVEMBER is that you only have to keep the
 stache from November 1 to November 30) Although, I may keep mine...... just my thoughts.

 If you need a good laugh, my Movember space can be found at  http://mobro.co/evanjstrong