As females, we are well aware that October serves as Breast Cancer Awareness month. We are walkers in the The Susan G. Komen Foundation 5Ks, we are viewers of television shows that incorporate the awareness initiative into their programming, we are friends, daughters, sisters, relatives of someone who is currently fighting, has fought and won, or unfortunately have fallen victim to this awful disease.
But our battle with the Big C is not gender specific- and often times the male counterpart is left unnoticed. But since 2003, over $100 million has been raised in Prostate Cancer Awareness by the Movember movement. I first came to hear about Movember last year when a male friend showed up to a party with an unusual growth on his upper lip. I kid you not, he looked as if he belonged on a 1970s porn set. After a few jabs, and all kidding aside, he explained why he wasn't shaving for the entire month of November, and how this movement is growing in popularity and generating a multitude of awareness and money for the disease. Learn more about how Movember came to be here.
This year, TOMS shoes is doing its part in the Movember movement by offering a limited edition of its Classic shoes. If you are not aware of TOMS shoes, it's a wonderful start-up company based in Santa Monica, that offers a one-for-one program- for each pair of shoes purchased one pair is donated to a child in need in underdeveloped countries. Unfortunately, the limited edition ladies sizes have sold out (go ladies!) but the shoes are unisex and male sizes are still available. If life didn't find me unemployed right now, I'd definitely be snatching up a pair of these. And who doesn't love some mustache paraphernalia? More information can be found on the TOMS website.
But our battle with the Big C is not gender specific- and often times the male counterpart is left unnoticed. But since 2003, over $100 million has been raised in Prostate Cancer Awareness by the Movember movement. I first came to hear about Movember last year when a male friend showed up to a party with an unusual growth on his upper lip. I kid you not, he looked as if he belonged on a 1970s porn set. After a few jabs, and all kidding aside, he explained why he wasn't shaving for the entire month of November, and how this movement is growing in popularity and generating a multitude of awareness and money for the disease. Learn more about how Movember came to be here.
This year, TOMS shoes is doing its part in the Movember movement by offering a limited edition of its Classic shoes. If you are not aware of TOMS shoes, it's a wonderful start-up company based in Santa Monica, that offers a one-for-one program- for each pair of shoes purchased one pair is donated to a child in need in underdeveloped countries. Unfortunately, the limited edition ladies sizes have sold out (go ladies!) but the shoes are unisex and male sizes are still available. If life didn't find me unemployed right now, I'd definitely be snatching up a pair of these. And who doesn't love some mustache paraphernalia? More information can be found on the TOMS website.
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