fundraising for men's Health issues....please donate

(This arrived too late for the Newsletter, and must be for November, so now is a supplement to the November issue)
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Bob Hess writes: Frankie – Is there any way you could support me in this charitable event? I was the top fundraiser with Gannett Healthcare Group last year, and I’m in the lead again this year. It’s fun for an excellent cause.

Thanks for anything. This is the email I’ve been sending out with the link to my donation page. The donations need to be made TO ME. Maybe you could do an email blast for me or something?

Bob


It's my birthday month, so it must be Movember. I’m making my annual charity fundraising appeal to colleagues.

When I was a doctoral student, I heard a lot about women's health, all well and good, and the money needed to fund research. When I asked about men's health, someone said, "No one cares." I know this was said jokingly, but I wondered.

For the second year in a row, much to the dismay of my wife, who doesn’t like hair on my face, I've decided to donate my face to raising awareness about cancers that affect men. Last year my friends, family, and colleagues donated thousands of dollars, and I was the top fundraiser in my company.

My commitment is the growth of a moustache for the entire month of Movember, which I know will generate conversation, controversy, and laughter. I grow a terrible moustache. If you visit my site , you can see what the contemplative me looked like when I had a moustache for about 30 years. When I finally shaved it off, my wife told me she never liked it. My father-in-law (with his large moustache), said, "Now, I don't trust you." So my wife won't be pleased about this, but my father-in-law will.

Anyway, I'm doing this because:

- 1 in 2 men will be diagnosed with cancer in his lifetime

- 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime.

- As a man who has been blindsided by his own prostate, this is a cause that I feel passionately about and I'm asking you to support my efforts by making a donation to support the great work of the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG.

To help, Click this link http://us.movember.com/mospace/769148/ and donate online using your credit card or PayPal account. Please be sure to Donate to Me. Donations can also be mailed in; instructions can be found at http://us.movember.com/mospace/donations.

The money raised will help make a tangible difference to the lives of others, through the world's most promising prostate cancer research and LIVESTRONG's programs that support young adults and their families battling and surviving cancer. For more details on how the funds raised from previous campaigns have been used and the impact Movember is having please visit

http://us.movemberfoundation.com/research-and-programs/.

Thank you. You can follow my month-long journey on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Drroberthess.

Bob

Robert Hess, RN, PhD, FAAN
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