OHL Guelph Storm

Storm and Skyline Square off in a Movember 'MO' Grow Off

Published on October 31, 2011 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Guelph Storm News Release


Guelph, ON- This November, Guelph Storm players will face-off in an epic battle off the ice, a battle of the moustache or "MO" against their longtime community partner and presenting sponsor, Skyline, to raise awareness for Movember.

Movember is an annual charity event staged in the month of November designed to change the face of men's health (figuratively and literally). Men across Canada and all over the world - called "MO Bros" - are encouraged to grow a moustache during the month to help raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer. Everyone starts from a clean shaven state on November 1st and works towards growing the best MO in town in time for the final MO showdown on November 30th. It's the MO Bros themselves that become men's health advocates for the month and are literally walking and talking billboards for 30 days. Women can also join in the fun by signing up as "MO Sistas" to help encourage their MO Bros in their cause.

"Awareness and education alters behavior and mind-sets; it gradually breaks down barriers, starts conversation, removes stigmas and brings about real change. Movember wants men to take responsibility for their health, prevent illness by leading a healthy lifestyle and understand the symptoms and signs in both themselves and others so they can appreciate when and how to seek help if needed." - movember.com

A group of Storm players will compete against the three founders of Skyline and their staff who make up the "Skyline MOs", to raise local awareness around men's health in the community and beyond.

"We are very excited to be participating in this great campaign as I'm sure we have all been affected by cancer in some way, in this case specifically men's cancer, and this is our chance to put the spotlight on this issue. We encourage all local businesses to put a MO team together and take the challenge with us" says Martin Castellan, Co-Founder of Skyline and Team Captain of the Skyline MOs.

"Movember is a great opportunity for our team to support a worthy cause and it's a fun way to bring awareness to cancers affecting men. I look forward to seeing what kind of moustaches our guys can grow. We encourage all fans to join in not only by donating, but by becoming active participants as well" says Storm Assistant Captain Kyle Pereira.

Fans attending Storm games during the month of November can look forward to fun "Movember" activities over the next few weeks.

For more information about Movember, please visit the official campaign website, Movember.com. If you would like to support the "Storm MOs" and the "Skyline MOs", please go to GuelphStorm.com to make a donation and see weekly update photos on the MO growing progress of each of the teams.

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