Join us in raising awareness and funds for men's health issues for the month of Movember.

Movember is a global movement to raise awareness surrounding men's health, with a particular focus on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health. The Movember Foundation funds various projects surrounding early detection initiatives as well as suicide prevention, and ultimately aims to improve health outcomes for men around the world. Your donation to this Fund will help directly support The Movember Foundation's mission to improve men's health on a global scale through research, programming, and awareness campaigns, with an emphasis on open conversation and destigmatization.

About Sponsored by LifeConnections Fitness Center, the 11th Annual LifeConnections Turkey Trot 5k Fun Run/Walk will take place on the Coyote Creek Trail near Cisco Building 7 Parking Lot. Employees and contractors are invited to harness the Cisco spirit by participating in the 5K and support the greater community. This year we will be raising funds for the Movember Foundation for Mens Health Awareness and Second Harvest Food Bank. Funds raised will be matched (employees only) by the Cisco Foundation. Please take a moment to read about the charities selected. Thank you for your participation in making this great event a success. Fees/Donation: $10 Your donation supports Movember Foundation The Movember Foundation is the global charity raising funds and awareness for men's health. Every Movember we challenge men to grow and women to support a moustache, commit to move, or host an event, all of which raise vital funds and awareness for men's health. We want to help men live longer, healthier and happier lives through investing in these key areas: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. Since 2003, we've empowered over 5 million men and women to join the global men's health movement. Through the moustaches grown, the connections created and the conversations generated, we've raised over $911 million and helped fund over 1,250 vital men's health programs in more than 20 countries.

Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's suicide. The goal of Movember is to "change the face of men's health."By encouraging men (whom the charity refers to as "Mo Bros") to get involved, Movember aims to increase early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments, and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths.

Howdy Partners, It's Mo-vember time and we're wrangling support for men's health! Grow a ‘stache, donate a dash, and let’s lasso in some funds for a vital cause. Please find it within you to donate. Else I'll have let these whiskers roam free as the wild mustangs for nothin'... every nickel counts. Happy trails and hearty thanks!

"Mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer – we’re taking them all on. Since 2003, Movember has funded more than 1,250 men’s health projects around the world, challenging the status quo, shaking up men’s health research and transforming the way health services reach and support men." https://us.movember.com/about/foundation

WHY GET INVOLVED? Men are dying before their time. Using the moustache as the driving symbol of the movement, MOvember focuses on the three key areas; prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health/suicide prevention. MOvember aims to increase early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments, and ultimately reduce the number of preventable deaths. MOvember Foundation encourages men to be aware of family history of cancer and to adopt a healthier lifestyle. https://us.movember.com/#:~:text=get%2Dinvolved/moustaches

Movember supports world class men’s health programmes that combat prostate and testicular cancer and mental health challenges. Men’s health is in crisis. Men are dying on average 4.5 years earlier than women, and for largely preventable reasons. A growing number of men – around 10.8M globally – are facing life with a prostate cancer diagnosis. Globally, testicular cancer is the most common cancer among young men. And across the world, one man dies by suicide every minute of every day, with males accounting for 69% of all suicides. Movember is uniquely placed to address this crisis on a global scale. We fund groundbreaking projects all over the world, engaging men where they are to understand what works best and accelerate change.

The charities below were suggested by employees from SunPower sites around the world.