UpHouse Takes Movember 2024
This November, the boys at UpHouse are coming together for an important cause—Movember. Some of us will be growing moustaches, some will be getting active, and all of us are committed to raising awareness and funds to support men’s* mental and physical health.
Movember is a global movement that shines a spotlight on critical health issues affecting men, including prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health, and suicide prevention. It’s a month where people everywhere come together in creative ways—often by growing moustaches—to start conversations and raise funds for a worthy cause.
The time for these conversations is now:
- Around 10.8 million men worldwide live with a prostate cancer diagnosis.
- Testicular cancer is the most common cancer among young men globally.
- Every minute, a man dies by suicide somewhere in the world, with men making up 75% of all suicides in Canada.
By supporting the Movember foundation, we’re helping fund programs and research improving men’s mental and physical health. Movember’s full list of programs is inspiring, and we’re excited to contribute to their important work.
Our team has set a fundraising goal of $1,500 this Movember. With your support, we hope to make a meaningful impact!
How we’re doing it
There are a few different ways people can participate in Movember, and we’ll be doing doing a mix:
Grow a Mo — Our Grow a Mo team has started Movember clean-shaven and will grow out their moustaches all month, helping raise funds and awareness and start conversations.
Our Grow a Mo Team: Sam, Jay, Evan, Matt, Joel, Lionel and Shayan
Move for Mental Health — To honour the 60 men lost to suicide globally every hour, our Move for Mental Health team is committing to 60km of activity over the month.
Our Move for Mental Health Team: Nic, Brennen, Evan, Tomer and Alex
The boys on Day 4 of Movember (Shayan, Matt, Jay, Lionel, Sam and Evan).
How can you help?
But we can’t do it alone, and we need your help. Check out our team page to donate—every contribution helps us get closer to our goal. Aaaand we’ve come up with some creative fundraising incentives.
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For every donation of $100, we’ll do a TikTok dance for you
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For every donation of $150, one of our bros will take a whipped cream pie to the face
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When we hit our halfway point, Matt will shave half his face
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When we hit $1,000, Alex will do an ice bath
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When we hit our goal, two of the guys will lip sync for their lives
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If we reach $500 above our goal, Sam will bleach and buzz his hair
Additionally, UpHouse will match any donation up to $1,500.
Thank you for supporting UpHouse as we rally for Movember!
*The term “Men” has been used throughout this largely to refer to AMAB people, but our trans bros are also impacted by these issues, disproportionately when it comes to mental health. The Movember foundation is committed to the inclusion of trans men and non-binary folks, and some of their programs are specific to communities of trans men and queer folks. You can find more info on these on their website or this article from 2019.
