During Movember (the month formerly known as November) I’ll be growin a filthy pool cleaner Mo in order to raise money for awareness of male depression and prostate cancer.

The facts:

• Depression affects 1 in 6 men…Most don’t seek help. Untreated depression is a leading risk factor for suicide.
• Last year in Australia 18,700 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 2,900 died of prostate cancer - equivalent to the number of women who die from breast cancer annually.
• Men are far less healthy than women. The average life expectancy of males is 5 years less than females.

To sponsor my Mo please go to http://www.movember.com/au/donate, enter my registration number which is 131917 and your credit card details. If you’re not up with all this Interwebs jazz, you can sponsor by cheque made payable to the “Movember Foundation” clearly marking the donation as being for my Registration Number: 131917. Please mail cheques to: PO Box 292, Prahran VIC 3181.

All donations over $2 are tax deductible.

The money raised by Movember is donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue - the national depression initiative, which will use the funds to create awareness, fund research and increase support networks for those men who suffer from prostate cancer and male depression.

In addition to all this, I’ll be getting my license at the end of Movember, meaning that for the next five years, my license will have a filthy pool cleaner Mo on it. You know it’s a worthy cause.

Thanks everyone.