Movember Begins

Oh hey guys, how's it going? When you look at this face you probably think a number of things:
1. How do I get to look as good as that without paying for plastic surgery?
2. That's a pretty sweet 'tache, and it works well with the fluffy beard type thing you're growing. You totally look your age and not younger!
3. Those glasses really suit you and I'm glad you didn't bother combing your hair before taking the photo as it looks like you just got off a broom... Because you're British and Harry Potter is British too. Are you guys friends?
But if you know me, you probably think "Oh god, it's that asshole, here to talk some more bollocks" and that'd be exactly right too. Because right now I'm getting ready to take part in MOVEMBER!

See, I Moustache You a Favour... Movember involves me shaving all my facial hair off and then growing a pretty sweet moustache throughout the month of November, and it's all with the hopeful purpose of raising awareness of Testicular Cancer and Prostate Cancer. Money is raised through kind sponsorships, that goes towards cancer research.

There's this long list of facts and statistics provided by the Movember site right here: http://uk.movember.com/mens-health/ including:
• While not as common, men can get breast cancer. In 2008 about 341 new cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosed among men and about 69 men died from the disease.
• The most common cancer in the UK for men is prostate cancer and for women breast cancer.
• In 2008 5,584 men were diagnosed with skin cancer (malignant melanoma) and 1,121 men died from the disease.
• An estimated 2.8million people have diabetes and 850,000 do not know it.

As someone who's Uncle died of cancer, and has seen many loved ones be claimed by cancer, I'd like to contribute towards countering it. My friend Stuart invited me to join his team, so that's what I have done. Together we will shave.

So what can you do? You can share the following page with people, sponsor me, receive regular updates, advise me on a tash to go for, or just smile if you see me on the street. All the rest of the information'll be at this link:
http://mobro.co/jondbarker

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[itsjustinleon]

A great cause!