Movember in Vancouver

It's officially November, a month of more rain, shorter days and moustaches. Dubbed Movember, November is the month to grow a wicked moustache and support the campaign for prostate cancer and men's health awareness.

Movember was started by a group of Australians in 1999, when they came up with the idea of growing moustaches for charity in the month of November. Since then, this moustache-growing phenomenon has spread across the globe, and the Movember Foundation has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for men's health.

You too can support Movember in Vancouver by growing a moustache, donating to the Movember Foundation or participating in Movember events across the city.

On November 28, Canadian charity group Movember and Sons will be hosting the Official Movember Gala Parté at the Commodore Ballroom. Bring your moustache (real or fake) and dress in your moustache-matching attire for a chance to win some fabulous prizes and support a great cause.

If you can't make it to the gala, treat yourself to a milkshake at a Denny's restaurants in Vancouver. Denny's will donate 50 cents from each milkshake sale in November to the Prostate Cancer Foundation BC.

To register and participate in Movember, or for more information about the Movember Gala Parté, visit the Movember and Sons website.