CHL and Member Clubs to Support Movember
CHL Member Clubs will Help Change the Face of Men’s Health Raising Funds and Awareness for Prostate Cancer
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced a league-wide initiative with member clubs and players participating in Movember in support of men’s health and prostate cancer awareness.
During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in Canada and around the world. The annual month-long moustache growing and appreciation charity event helps raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer.
“Cancer touches all of us, either directly or through friends and family,” said CHL President David Branch. “Many of our players already had an interest in participating or have participated in this month long campaign in the past. Movember has provided us with a platform and an opportunity for the entire league to raise money and awareness for such a time worthy cause. I would like to take this time to thank Movember on the exceptional job they have done bringing this cause into the spotlight and look forward to continuing to work alongside them in the future.”
The CHL has invited all member clubs to participate in this event with many teams already planning unique initiatives in their local markets. Players will be registered with their clubs under the CHL platform on movember.com and raise sponsorship dollars by growing and grooming their moustache and encouraging monetary donations through family, friends, fans, and local sponsors.
Each player on their team will be ranked and each team as a collective will be ranked throughout the CHL. Teams will be competing for the top spot in fundraising dollars and the winner will be presented with a special Movember trophy.
Visit www.movember.com and search Canadian Hockey League and find your favourite team under the Network Leaderboard on the right hand side of the screen.
The funds raised are directed to programs run directly by Movember and men’s health partner, Prostate Cancer Canada. Together the two channels work together to ensure that Movember funds are supporting a broad range of innovative, world-class programs in line with strategic goals in the areas of awareness and education, survivorship and research.
In 2010, more than 450,000 “Mo Bros” and “Mo Sistas” came together as Citizens of Movember around the world raising more than $75 million for Movember’s global men’s health partners.
Last year in Canada 118,928 “Mo Bros” and “Mo Sistas” raised over $22.4 million for Prostate Cancer Canada.