{"id":19359,"date":"2013-11-10T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-11-10T11:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=19359"},"modified":"2013-11-09T12:41:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T17:41:00","slug":"even-i-can-embrace-movember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/?p=19359","title":{"rendered":"Even I can embrace &#8216;Movember&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\">While not normally a big facial hair fan, raising male cancer awareness is worthwhile<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>By Kelly Hockenberry<\/strong>, <em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\">Columnist, The Times<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/UTKellyRev2Column.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-19360\" style=\"margin: 4px;\" alt=\"UTKellyRev2Column\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/UTKellyRev2Column-250x300.jpg\" width=\"175\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/UTKellyRev2Column-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/UTKellyRev2Column-83x100.jpg 83w, https:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/UTKellyRev2Column.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/a>Moustaches are everywhere!\u00a0 From home d\u00e9cor to women\u2019s fashion, moustaches are riding the wave of popularity and the month of November is especially significant because of www.movember.com!<\/p>\n<p>I have to admit that generally, I am not a huge fan of a moustache (or any facial hair, for that matter) BUT for the Movember charity, I am a wholehearted supporter!<\/p>\n<p>What started ten years ago in Melbourne, Australia as a means of raising awareness for prostate and testicular cancer has grown into a movement spanning 21 countries and including over 3 million participants.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Now, to be clear, this is a MOUSTACHE-growing only club.\u00a0 No beards.\u00a0 No goatees.\u00a0 The founders believe that a moustache generates the most buzz and gets the conversation started most efficiently.\u00a0 Educating men about living beyond cancer and staying mentally healthy are two critical goals of this mission.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Kelly1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-648945 alignleft\" alt=\"Kelly1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unionvilletimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Kelly1.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>You can participate individually, start a team or join an existing team.\u00a0 Women are encouraged to join in the fundraising effort, too!\u00a0 (no, we are not supposed to grow a moustache\u2026.which, beyond age 35 becomes a real issue\u2026but, that\u2019s a topic for another article, I suppose.)<\/p>\n<p>The website lists a ton of great events (golf tournaments, bar crawls, poker games) designed to raise money and to have an \u201ceverlasting impact on the face of men\u2019s health\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>I say, embrace the goofiness of a moustache!\u00a0 Buy some wax, twirl the ends, wear a bowler hat and rescue women off some train tracks\u2026all the while helping a very worthy cause!<\/p>\n<p>Get out there and grow some facial hair, fellas!\u00a0 Happy Movember Weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While not normally a big facial hair fan, raising male cancer awareness is worthwhile By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times Moustaches are everywhere!\u00a0 From home d\u00e9cor to women\u2019s fashion, moustaches are riding the wave of popularity and the month of November is especially significant because of www.movember.com! 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