Movember - it was for a good cause, remember?

Well, all that whisker burn suffered by the female population of NZ when their menfolk decided en masse to grow moustaches for 'Movember' wasn't for naught. The NZ Herald reports that...

The hirsute month of "Movember" - when 11,000 men grew moustaches - raised more than $700,000 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Barry Young, president of the foundation, said the Movember campaign raised the profile of men's health issues and prostate cancer in particular. Prostate cancer kills 600 men a year.

Thanks to all those who chipped in with some cash.

And the winner of our very own Movember contest will be announced in the next podcast (should be online tomorrow - Thursday - some time).

The Dropkicks - Episode 35

The Dropkicks have lunch at Chow, and between miso soup and assorted rice dishes discuss: Sevens Rugby; South Africa v. World XV; Beleagured NZ Knights; Athlete and Dick of the Week; and more...

Download Episode 35.

The Dropkicks - Episode 33

The latest podcast is now up!

Direct to you from the floor of Triple T's new abode, because he has no furniture, the Dropkicks bring you more rugby and sporting action than you can shake a stick at. From around the world: Rugby World Cup qualifiers; November Internationals; Athlete of the Week; a new inductee into the Sporting Hall of Infamy; the Movember Competition and a Last Word...

Episode 33 (right click, save target as...)

Movember

UPDATE: The 'Guess the Mo' competition is now online. Click here to enter.

Tena Koutou,
Today is the first of Movember and as such it is the first day of life for our new moustaches. We'll be growin 'taches for the entire month (the month formerly known as November). But why am we telling you about it? Prostate cancer and money.

Basically there is a formal sponsoring system through the (completely above board) Movember website. By sponsoring a 'tache you not only make a statement about men's fashion but also about health. and to make it sweeter all donations over $5 are tax deductible!!!

How do you do it?

• Go here
• enter "the dropkicks" into the team name box
• then pick which of us you want to sponsor and your credit card details. (Again the site is completely above board)

The money raised by Movember will be used to create awareness and fund support networks for those that suffer from prostate cancer.

You can also track our mo's progress (and the progress of my 'tache teammates) here on the blog (eventually, the photos will be up very soon).

Cheers
The Dropkicks

ps. This post is basically us asking for your hard-earned money, and we do feel a little stink for doing it, but it is for a good cause dammit!

pps. below are some bad stats about men's health.

Male health is a major issue, did you know:

• Men are far less healthy than women. The average life expectancy of males is 6 years less than females.
• Every year in New Zealand about 600 men die of prostate cancer – about the same as the number of women who die from breast cancer.

More info is available at www.movember.com.au

Movember is run in partnership with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand.

Thanks to Rugby Pioneers for the photo