MOVE FOR MOVEMBER 2015! The BBA are backing the men’s health charity Movember again this year but for the first time it’s not all about growing a moustache. MOVE is the new initiative from the world’s leading men’s health organisation. The month long fundraising festival has a new way of raising vital cash for the most pressing causes: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health and physical inactivity. “We want Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to challenge each other to MOVE every day of Movember. 30 MOVEs in 30 days. How you MOVE each day is up to you.” Sarah Coghlan, head of Movember UK. “Whether it’s a workout one day, a quick jog at lunchtime the next, an hour at the ping-pong table, or an epic bike ride, no MOVE is too big or small. Just sign up at Movember.com and commit to MOVE for men’s health.” You can now be sponsored to Move every day of Movember in addition to or as well as growing a moustache. So we’re asking the benevolent barbers of the UK - who raised a stunning £15,000 last year for Movember – to beg, steal or borrow an exercise bike for their shop window and keep up perpetual motion this Movember! Mike Taylor, Director of the British Barbers Association, is leading the way by vowing to ride from Bournemouth to Bangkok, all from the relative comfort of his Bournemouth shop: “I’ve supported Movember in my role with the BBA and in the shop and will always grow a mo, but by encouraging my staff and customers to take part in a MOVE challenge as well, we can raise more funds and have some fun doing it. It’ll also be a good talking point and raise interest in the charity. The target for the BBA this year is to raise £20,000 for Movember through moustaches and moving!” The Movember Foundation is a global charity raising funds and awareness for men’s health. These funds deliver breakthrough research and support services to help men live happier, healthier and longer lives. The Foundation is responsible for the sprouting of millions of moustaches around the world in November when men become walking talking billboards for men’s health. Mo Bros start the month clean-shaven, and then grow and groom their moustache all month long. The Movember journey began in 2003 with a few mates in a pub in Melbourne, Australia. The goal was simple – to create a campaign promoting the growth of the moustache among like-minded people and have fun along the way. The movement is about real men growing real moustaches, talking about real issues to help change the face of men’s health. Since 2003, five million have joined the Movember men’s health movement around the world and raised £400m, funding over 1000 programmes through impact investments that focus on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health and physical inactivity. Funds are directed to men’s health programmes which are shaped by Movember’s vision to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health with programme areas focusing on awareness and education, living with and beyond cancer, staying mentally healthy and research. Programmes are delivered by the Movember Foundation and its men’s health partners in each country. Further information about how Movember’s funds are invested can be found at Movember.com | 
