Movember is the leading global charity changing the face of men’s health. They exist to stop men dying too young by tackling some of the most complex health issues facing men today – mental health, suicide, prostate cancer, and testicular cancer.
Southampton RAG (the Student Union’s fundraising body and volunteer network) invite you to join their University of Southampton Movember Network this year.
The campaign is so much more than growing moustaches, and anyone can be involved. It’s about supporting all men to lead healthier, longer lives.
This year, there’s a University of Southampton Movember Network, a student-staff community working together to raise money and awareness for Movember. The Network also competes against other universities in the UK to raise the most. In 2022, we raised £28,292 as a university, and placed in 19th position across all UK universities.
Southampton RAG have introduced a staff team that will allow University staff to compete against both one another and student groups – but most importantly to increase campus-wide awareness and fundraising for this amazing cause.
How can you get involved?
There are plenty of options to get involved…
- GROW A MO
Even if you can’t grow a showstopper, don’t worry: the worst moustaches start the best conversations.
- MAKE A MOVE
Run or walk 60kms over the month of Movember. That’s 60kms for the 60 men we lose to suicide each hour, every hour, across the world.
- HOST A MO-MENT
Rally a crew and do something fun. Hosting is all about having a good time for a good cause.
- MO YOUR OWN WAY
A choose-your-own-adventure challenge, epic in scope and scale. You set the limits and chase them down.
What do I need to do next?
Southampton RAG want as many Mo Bros and Sisters throughout our community to join their network – whether you’re participating as an individual or as a team, whether you’re growing, moving, hosting or mo-ing your own way!
By joining the network, you can see where your fundraising ranks compared to other teams within the University, and where Southampton ranks with other universities in the UK, with the aim of raising as much money as possible for a great cause.
If you have any queries, please contact Becca Harris or Carys Robbins, your official Movember Ambassadors, or email [email protected]
Head to the Southampton RAG team page to find out more and to sign up.