It’s the 23rd of Movember and that means that we are now in the home stretch…

It’s been a great month so far, with moustaches all over the city of Toronto… and the world.

The last week has been pretty darn good to me. Last Saturday I hit the Marlies game with friends and saw some pretty alright hometown hockey. Sunday I hit the CFL Eastern Conference Final, and while the Tiger-Cats broke my heart with their 2nd half performance against the Argos, I’m glad that I was there.

At work I got some interesting news regarding staffing, new projects and an unexpected monetary show of appreciation for my work.

And on the blog there has been a bunch of traffic from the Green Arrow fangirls who really, really, really want Oliver and Felicity to be together on CW’s Arrow.

On the Movember front, The Moustache Growers Union Local 416647 has had a run, our current fundraising total is $1517. 5 of our members have cracked the $100 mark – and Rannie has topped the $600 barrier in his 1st year as a Mo Bro.

AND there’s still more to come!

• On Monday night at Yonge Dundas Square, Rannie will be hosting #Avatarcamp, Movember Edition to raise more funds. Come down to the square and have your photo taken to use where ever and how ever you want. A donation of $10 is suggested. Check the event page for more info: #Avatarcamp Movember Edition.

• Also on Monday, Mo Bro Michel will be hosting MoMonday at The Pilot with a portion of the proceeds going to his campaign and the team. MoMondays is where people come to get inspired, entertained and transformed by other people’s stories. It’s the perfect blend of heart, humour and happiness! And just for Movember, they’ve got a great line-up of speakers just itching to shave — I mean ‘share’ — their story with you!

• On Thursday at the Winchester Kitchen & Bar we will be hosting Movember Challenge Karaoke Toronto #MoChaKaTO for the 4th year. I know that I’ve told you all about it already, so today I’ll just tell you some of the things we’re giving away in the raffle.

☞ 2, $50 gift certificates from the Winchester.
☞ 3 personal training sessions with Dallas Price and Rock Fitness.
☞ A “Night In” pack with gift cards for free pizza and beer.
☞ Gift cards for free hair update and maintenance services from Mazz Salon.
☞ Some sassy artsy awesome cross stitch from our good friend Emily.
☞ Fresh baked tasty goods from Mo Sista Jess.
☞ A José Bautista autographed baseball.
☞ 3 VIP cards from Jason Rolland that will give the winner front-of-the-line access to the karaoke rotation for a year.
☞ An original Movember themed print from our new friend D’Andhra and DE’BA Designs.
☞ MORE!

Raffle tickets will be on sale right from the start of the night – 3 for $5, 7 for $10 OR any person in the bar’s arm length for $15 – so when you get to the Winchester, start looking for the person with the longest arms. You don’t even have to know them to use them!

I’m excited and nervous for Thursday. Every year we have a great turn out and an amazing night. But every year I’m anxious and nauseated until the first few people arrive. And then the first 2 or 3 challenges are issued and people start to buy raffle tickets… and then I start to feel better. So please, come early and make that happen for me!

If you have any other fundraising ideas, prize donations or other awesome things that you think can help The Moustache Growers Union Local 416647 in our Movember fundraising efforts, please let me know!

And if you would like to make a donation to my moustache, you can do that by clicking right here: mobro.co/phjoshua

Stay Awesome!

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Joshua Murray

creator of content, daddy blogger, writer, coffee drinker, fan of the Batman. proud mo bro. prouder dad.