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gregoryulrich Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2006 Posts: 192 Location: Venice, CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:05 pm Post subject: It's Moustache Season with Movember! |
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I've recently become involved with a really great organization called Movember. Movember encourages men to grow moustaches in order to raise awareness and money for men's health issues. It's a great organization with a novel approach to creating dialogues around prostate cancer and mental health, issues most men find uncomfortable to talk about.
I've started a team called Air Cooled Mos for anyone in the air cooled VW community who wishes to participate. It's free to join and it isn't necessary to solicit donations if you don't want to. It's enough to sign up and participate by growing a moustache during the month of November. Or you can donate to our team
Here's a little info on Movember. Last year we raised $126M. 82% of the money raised in the U.S. goes directly to fund our Men's Health Partners, The Prostate Cancer Foundation and LiveStrong, the Lance Armstrong Foundation. In the U.S. out fundraising(8%) and administration costs(2%) total 10%. International best practice standards typically run 15-25% for similar organizations so we're well below that.
I'll be posting more info as the days roll by. If you have specific questions please consider posting them to the site rather than PM'ing me so I can get more relevant information out there for everyone.
Rock out wit yer Mo out! _________________ 1979 California Edition Riviera |
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norcalmike Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2005 Posts: 4784 Location: Marina, CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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Im growing a beard for Shasta, does that count? |
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maximan1 Samba Member
Joined: January 07, 2008 Posts: 1354 Location: Anaheim, California
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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Movember? Try Novembeard. Mustache March. Fuzzy February. _________________ 1978 Transporter, 2.0L FI |
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Buenos Diaz Samba Member
Joined: May 01, 2006 Posts: 57
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Don't discriminate, you gotta include Armpit April for the ladies. _________________ 1967 21 Window Bus
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Culito 11010101
Joined: December 07, 2006 Posts: 5863 Location: Columbia Missourah
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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maximan1 wrote: |
Movember? Try Novembeard. Mustache March. Fuzzy February. |
I always grow a beard in the winter, then do March Mustache Madness!!! _________________ Copyright CJ Industries, Inc.
'64 standard w/2.0L type 4
'62 bug
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...dont pay no attention to Culito,he's a cornhole.. |
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flemcadiddlehopper Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2011 Posts: 2332 Location: Kelowna, BC. Canada.
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Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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I did it last year with a full on Fumanchu. Although I think it made me look more like the Biker from the Village people, Or a seventies porn star.
I thought the beard thing would work for it too...nope, just a 'stache.
I guess as far as an awareness thing a mustache is easier to grow than it would be say, walk around with your finger up your ass.
Gordo. _________________ Everybody Dies....Some Never Live.
Retrograde Garage. Vintage Aircooled, and others. |
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gregoryulrich Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2006 Posts: 192 Location: Venice, CA
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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 11:04 am Post subject: |
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norcalmike wrote: |
Im growing a beard for Shasta, does that count? |
Depends. For the mountain or the refreshing beverage?
Beards are great but the moustache has sort of fallen out of favor as of late and is unusual enough so that it is a great vehicle (pun very much intended) to get people talking.
At the heart of it we're all about having fun so there's no reason not to get into your 70's porn star alter ego. Driving around in your ACVW just completes the image _________________ 1979 California Edition Riviera |
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babysnakes Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2008 Posts: 7104
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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 3:49 pm Post subject: |
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If we grow 'em, can we advertise free rides? |
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gregoryulrich Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2006 Posts: 192 Location: Venice, CA
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Posted: Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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babysnakes wrote: |
If we grow 'em, can we advertise free rides? |
It's not just a moustache. It's a chair. _________________ 1979 California Edition Riviera |
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gregoryulrich Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2006 Posts: 192 Location: Venice, CA
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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Today's inspiration _________________ 1979 California Edition Riviera |
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norcalmike Samba Member
Joined: May 14, 2005 Posts: 4784 Location: Marina, CA
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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Is that Glenn Ring in the 70s?
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babysnakes Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2008 Posts: 7104
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Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:24 pm Post subject: |
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gregoryulrich wrote: |
Today's inspiration |
From Wiki.
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Other species named after Zappa include the Cameroonese spider Pachygnatha zappa, so named because a marking on the female's ventral surface resembles the Zappa mustache. |
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gregoryulrich Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2006 Posts: 192 Location: Venice, CA
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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:34 pm Post subject: Movember Men's Health Partners |
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MOVEMBER MEN'S HEALTH PARTNERS
PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION - The Prostate Cancer Foundation uses money raised by Movember to fund research that is accelerating the discovery of better treatments and ultimately a cure for prostate cancer.
LIVESTRONG - LIVESTRONG uses the money raised by Movember to fund programs that address the unmet needs of male cancer survivors and their families. Programs will help men navigate the best treatment option, support them through treatment and help their quality of life post treatment.
Last year Movember raised $15 million for the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG
My goal is to get 10 Samba members to grow moustaches and raise $20 each. Please click the AIR COOLED MOS link below for more info. _________________ 1979 California Edition Riviera |
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ccpalmer Samba Member
Joined: September 17, 2006 Posts: 3850 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 6:18 am Post subject: |
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Great cause; just sorry it has to be connected with livestrong... ugh. _________________ '71 Westy |
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gregoryulrich Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2006 Posts: 192 Location: Venice, CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:11 am Post subject: |
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ccpalmer wrote: |
Great cause; just sorry it has to be connected with livestrong... ugh. |
You mean Lance Armstrong? Livestrong has great initiatives which is why we partnered with them. Not Lance. _________________ 1979 California Edition Riviera |
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ccpalmer Samba Member
Joined: September 17, 2006 Posts: 3850 Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2012 8:28 am Post subject: |
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gregoryulrich wrote: |
ccpalmer wrote: |
Great cause; just sorry it has to be connected with livestrong... ugh. |
You mean Lance Armstrong? Livestrong has great initiatives which is why we partnered with them. Not Lance. |
Didn't Lance start Livestrong? I may be wrong - and once again the cause is great _________________ '71 Westy |
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gregoryulrich Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2006 Posts: 192 Location: Venice, CA
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gregoryulrich Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2006 Posts: 192 Location: Venice, CA
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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_________________ 1979 California Edition Riviera |
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crukab Samba Chef
Joined: December 13, 2002 Posts: 6114 Location: Vermont
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:03 am Post subject: |
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Foster's Lager is advertising Movember on it's oil cans....... _________________ Tom
My Pops:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=604100&highlight=
I know you will always be with me, rest in peace with no more pain. 8/13/14.....
In the yard right now:
'51 Dodge 5 window truck
'65 Bug
'66 Singlecab
'82 Rabbit Truck Diesel from CALI
'86 Doublecab W/T
'91 Vanagon carat/wolfsbrg.Tiico
'88 Dodge Ram pickup
'11 Jetta Wagon |
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flemcadiddlehopper Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2011 Posts: 2332 Location: Kelowna, BC. Canada.
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:00 pm Post subject: |
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So.....who's growing a 'stach?
I cheated a bit and grew a couple weeks of a goatee then shaved it down to a thin creeper lookin' thing.
my goal is to raise more money than last year, $50.00 .
gordo. _________________ Everybody Dies....Some Never Live.
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