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During the month of November Movember, I was participating in a charity event to raise awareness, as well as funds, for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

As a reminder, Movember is an initiative to raise awareness for men’s health issues and as a Mo Bro, my participation required me to grow a Mo…a ’stache…a flavor saver…a soup-stainer…well, I think you get the idea by now. Needless to say, my wife, who absolutely opposes facial hair, agreed that it was for a good cause so she would learn to live it with it, but only for the month.

Thank You For The Support

Now, as I mentioned, part of this initiative was to raise funds for the charity selected to represent your home country (as this is an international event). During the month of Movember, I was able to raise $225 for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

In addition, I made a few donations of my own - supporting Gary Jones and the team at BlueFur as well as our very own Mo Sista, Andrea.

Raising $225 for a worthy cause is great, although I had hoped it would have been a little more. Only one person from the world of my secret identity donated to the cause, even though I offered up some free advertising for anyone that donated. Even more disappointing was the lack of support from my family, as only my one cousin supported the cause with a donation.

Last but not least, I also need to give a quick thanks to Sara from Suburban Oblivion, as she was rockin’ the ’stache in support of my participation with Movember.

Show Me The Mo

Now, as some of you might remember, I decided to rock the full on beard as opposed to just the ’stache. When I shared the announcement of being named one of the 40 top bloggers, you caught the first glimpse of the beard.

Well, here is another quick shot of how the beard was looking as Movember came to an end.

As the month went along, I have to say that I began to like the beard. Now some of you might say it looks bizarre to have a full beard and a shaved head, but I was diggin’ that as well. Plus, when I took the Harley out for a ride, I think the beard really completed the whole biker image.

With Movember coming to an end, I wasn’t quite ready to say goodbye to my new friend. So last night I took out the trimmer and hacked away at the beard until I came up with…

And to keep Michael Kwan company in the group of people who have mastered the trick of making their eyes disappear during pictures, here is another shot.

Before it is all said and done, I am planning to trim this up a little more to rock the fu manchu for at least a day or two. Then it will be goodbye to the facial hair until next year.

Wrapping Up And An Announcement

As a result of raising over $200 during Movember, I have received two complimentary tickets to the Gala Party being held in Chicago. This is a huge bash to celebrate Movember and thank everyone for their work in raising awareness and funds to support men’s health.

One of the sponsors of Movember, Canadian Club Whisky, has been gracious enough to donate a few prizes for me to give away as well. So be sure to stay tuned, as I will be giving the goods away in the next few days.

Thanks again to everyone for their support, although next year I’d like to see a few more people growing a ’stache with me!