we first made our mustache on a stick© over 5 years ago. it all started because stephen can't really grow one of his own (it's sad but true). naturally, he dreamt of all the staches he wish he could grow and started carving them from wood. one day, i came home to find his collection and immediately said "stephen, put those on a stick"...
...the rest is photo booth history. we've made hundreds, probably over a thousand and still love seeing photos of them in use!
now, looking dapper isn't the only reason to grow a mustache or pose for a photo with one of ours. recently, stephen met with one of the fellas from movember, a campaign to raise awareness about men's health (specifically cancer) and wanted to get involved! so we're sharing our classic mustache on a stick with as many people as we can and asking them to get involved too.
what is movember?
no matter the city or country, movember strives to change established habits and attitudes men have about their health, to educate men about the health risks they face, and to act on that knowledge, thereby increasing the chances of early detection, diagnosis and effective treatment. since its humble beginnings in melborne australia, movember has grown into a global movement inspiring more than 1.1 million mo-bros and mo-sistas to participate.
on november 1st, you can register at movember.com with a clean-shaven face. for the rest of the month selfless and generous men, known as mo-bros, groom, trim and wax their way into fine moustachery. supported by the women in their lives, mo-sisitas, mo-bros effectively become walking, talking billboards for the 30 days of november. through their actions and words they raise awareness by prompting private and public conversation around the often ignored issues of mens health.
so... now it's your turn to get involved. make sure you and/or your favorite fella registers by clicking the link below:
all month long we'll be introducing you to more than 15 blogs who are helping us raise awareness about this great project by hosting a mustache on a stick giveaway. if you know someone who's looking for a faux stache to help support their mo-bro tell them to visit our shop - from now until november 30th we'll be donating 100% of the profits from our mustache on a stick to movember.
need a little more inspiration... movember has plenty! check out their favorite styles below and some of the members finest staches here.
my husband is doing the movember thing at work. i'm looking forward to seeing it progress over the next 30 days.
Posted by: brandeye | October 31, 2011 at 02:57 PM
So proud of you for doing this! My boyfriend did Movember last year and only just manages to grow a moustache after a few weeks, I should have bought one of yours to help!
Posted by: Trudy Florence | October 31, 2011 at 01:35 PM
This is so great!! I am going to share this post with everyone I know to raise awareness : )
Posted by: Kelly | October 19, 2011 at 05:20 PM
My friend has participated in Movember for the past few years, great to see you guys teaming up with this cause in such a fun way!
Posted by: Amy | October 05, 2011 at 06:36 PM