No-Shave November

You've probably seen men going a bit hairier than usual in November. Why? Some say No-Shave November, others say Movember. What's the difference?

If you have men in your life who have struggled with other ailments, including mental health issues, grow the ‘stache or get out and push yourself to show them you care. Whether you have a strict dress code at work, have a partner who doesn’t like the look or feel of facial hair, or you hate the itch of growing hair, that doesn’t mean you can’t do your part to fight for the men in your life. For Movember, the rules are to ensure that everyone is dedicated to being good sports by starting in the same place and conducting themselves admirably. Get people to support you and raise money with your sweat and hard work. If you or anyone you know has had prostate cancer, ditch the grooming and donate the money to No-Shave November while growing a wicked-awesome face mane. In 2006, the four co-founders established an official Australian charity, the Movember Foundation, and adopted the slogan “Give Prostate Cancer a Kick in the Arse.” Today, the group focuses on all men’s health, physical and mental, and have created the official tagline “Changing the face of men’s health.” Undeterred, the two founders convinced 30 of their friends to join them in bringing the mustache back. Of course, in the early 2000s, only Tom Selleck and Sam Elliot were allowed to wear lip rugs without the ridicule of their friends. [sign up to participate](https://no-shave.org/participate/), you can create a competition between you and your fellow No-Shavers to get your community involved. The point is that you want to collect as much as possible. In 2007, the Chicago-based patriarch of the Hill family, Matthew Hill, succumbed to colon cancer. While it may look like they’ve decided that grooming is no longer necessary, they very well may be making a statement of solidarity to a man in their life suffering from cancer.