{"id":3165,"date":"2013-11-12T16:50:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-12T14:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fastlandstois.wordpress.com\/?p=1495"},"modified":"2013-11-12T16:50:20","modified_gmt":"2013-11-12T14:50:20","slug":"grow-hope-and-donate-a-dime-or-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kahlbom.com\/index.php\/2013\/11\/12\/grow-hope-and-donate-a-dime-or-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow hope and donate a dime..or two."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In November each year, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.movember.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Movember <\/a>inspires millions of budding mustaches around the world.<br \/>\nMen and their &#8220;Mo\u00b4s&#8221; raise money for , and raise awareness of , prostate and testicular cancer and mental health.<br \/>\nIt is ,as an independent global charity, Movembers vision to have a lasting impact on men&#8217;s health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HOW IT WORKS<\/strong><br \/>\nMovember challenges men to grow mustache for 30 days in November , and thus change their appearance and the perception of men&#8217;s health.<br \/>\nIn October, registering all Mo Bros at Movember.com , and November 1 they start &#8211; with shaven faces &#8211; a 30-day trip towards \u00a0growing a Mo .<\/p>\n<p>The rest of the month, these selfless acts and generous men that we call Mo Bros are living billboards for 30 days.<br \/>\nBy growing mustaches increasing the awareness of the often neglected issue of men&#8217;s health when their Mo leads to relevant conversations wherever they go .<\/p>\n<p>A crucial part of being a Mo Bro &#8216;s about raising money for the benefit of men&#8217;s health.<br \/>\nMo Bros donate their face, and in the same way as when you participate in a charity race , they ask family and friends to sponsor their effort.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Movember is not just for men .<\/strong><br \/>\nThe women of Movember are called Mo Sistas . They play a crucial role in Movembers success, by supporting and encouraging the men in their lives to participate.<br \/>\nMo Sistas registering also Movember.com and participates in the same way as men by raising funds and awareness. In short, it makes Mo Sistas all that Mo Bros do, just without a Mo . More about <a href=\"http:\/\/se.movember.com\/get-involved\/mo-sistas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mo Sistas HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"svid12_3cc0297e141bdcded1a3e7d\">\n<p>I had myself a chat with <a href=\"http:\/\/b.static.es-cdn.net\/images\/13832114_220x220_0,30_168x168.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Johonnie Bj\u00f6rklund <\/a>who is envolved in Movember:<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 168px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/b.static.es-cdn.net\/images\/13832114_220x220_0,30_168x168.jpg\" width=\"168\" height=\"168\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Johnnie Bj\u00f6rklund &#8211; here sporting a full beard. Tr\u00e9s manly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201d<strong>What is Movember?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Movember is a global movement where both men and women donate their faces and time to become a living speakers corner to raise money for prostate and testicular cancer as well as mens metal health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why are you involved in Movember?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I have always had a dream to wear a\u00a0mustache\u00a0without the hassle from the ol\u00b4ball and chain. No&#8230;all jokes aside, isn\u00b4t always a good idea to get\u00a0involved\u00a0in men\u00b4s health?<br \/>\nThe office where i work, The Swedish Pensions Agency in Visby, has created a team on www.movember.com and <a href=\"http:\/\/se.movember.com\/team\/1233217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">our team name is Pension Team.<\/a><br \/>\nAll money raised over the website as well as cash-received will be accounted for here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Why do you want us to get involved?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I reckon this campaign is an easy and good way to 1) look like a total sap 2) raise almost $152 000 000 for research and other projects around the world.<br \/>\nA small effort well worth it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Are you growing a mustache?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Ofcourse. Om sporting a &#8221; Undercover brother mustache&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/orangeriet\/images\/18.3cc0297e141bdcded1a3e8c\/1384262623956\/Movember.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"svid12_3cc0297e141bdcded1a3eb2\">\n<div id=\"Text1\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>If you were granted 2 wished for november 2013, what would they be?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1) That all of us received a double salary paycheck<\/li>\n<li>2) That all employees at The Swedish Pensions Agency register<a href=\"http:\/\/se.movember.com\/team\/1233217\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> @ www.movember.com and donates a dime of two to our team.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I doubt i am alone in my deep admiration of the\u00a0commitment\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Movember Visby Team.<br \/>\nIt shall also be said that they art the most dashing of all gentlemen my dark blues has ever set its gaze upon.<\/p>\n<p>Do something for all the wonderful men around you and get involved!<br \/>\nYou never know who gets that diagnosis tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>\/ Lena Ahlstedt Kahlbom<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1499\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1499\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1499 \" title=\"Movember Team Visby\" alt=\"MovemberVisby\" src=\"http:\/\/fastlandstois.files.wordpress.com\/2013\/11\/movembervisby.jpg?w=640\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Movember Team Visby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In November each year, Movember inspires millions of budding mustaches around the world. Men and their &#8220;Mo\u00b4s&#8221; raise money for , and raise awareness of , prostate and testicular cancer and mental health. It is ,as an independent global charity, Movembers vision to have a lasting impact on men&#8217;s health. 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