“Healthy Mo Life” raises awareness about living a healthy sustainable life
Ah, Movember – a time when those with superior follicular genetics get to sport iron clad moustaches to raise awareness and money for prostate cancer whilst filling themselves with vanity at their ability to look like “real men.”
Movember has become a right of passage for the fraternity of men on campus, and the way that students go about raising awareness for prostate cancer, and men’s health issues in general, gets more creative as each year passes.
This year, a group of University of Guelph students have banned together to create the “Healthy Mo Life” campaign here at the U of G. Their slogan, “live a healthy, sustainable life,” is the premise of the events they have planned for the month of November.
The team hosted a dodge ball tournament on Nov. 9, which gave away prize baskets for the winning team, along with the best-dressed team.
The apex of the Movember activities will happen on Nov. 22 when Healthy Mo Life will host a MOV-Talks event in War Memorial Hall, which will style itself in a similar fashion to TED Talks. Speakers were not announced at time of press release, but the talk will have a particular focus on organic farming, mental health, spiritual health, and physical wellness, among other topics.
In an effort to raise enthusiasm for MOV-talk, organizers will be having contests for best MoSista (presumably any female sporting a moustache), best team costume, lamest moustache, and best moustache.
Healthy Mo Life has its own Movember page and they are participating as a part of the University of Guelph’s network. This year, the stakes are high for the U of G as we have joined the Big Moustache on Campus (BMOC) network. The BMOC network has confirmed that Chris Hadfield, former Commander of the International Space Station, will visit the university that raises the most money. Hadfield will visit the winning campus to spend one-on-one time with the winning network and give a talk that will be open to the entire school.
In 2012, the University of Guelph raised $75,107 for men’s health initiatives, while BMOC raised over $3.2 million with just over 35,000 student participants.
The schedule and speakers for MOV-talks will be posted to the Healthy Mo Life Facebook group.
Keep sporting the moustaches and awareness loud and proud, Guelph.