Philthy Mo in the Sun
All my dreams came true today – my ugly mug in the Sun! And they gave me €50 for the Movember campaign too. Putting Murdoch’s money to good use!
You can donate to my Movember fund directly here: Philth’s Movember Page
Please give a little. Even a Euro will do. And we take Laser. 
Ginger Tache
So the ginger tache is coming along nicely, and donations have started to roll in to the Mo Selectah’s. If you have a penny to spare, please visit my Movember donation page. It’s all in aid of a great cause.
Movember 2009
It’s that time again when the Mo’s get to separate the men from the boys all in the name of men’s health. I helped out and donated some money last year. Maybe I’ll go the whole hog this year and grow a flaming Mo? Here’s the skinny from their own site.
Movember is an annual, month-long celebration of the moustache, highlighting men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer.
Mo Bros, supported by their Mo Sistas, start Movember (November 1st) clean shaven and then have the remainder of the month to grow and groom their moustache. During Movember, each Mo Bro effectively becomes a walking billboard for men’s health and, via their Mo, raises essential funds and awareness for Movember’s men’s health partner – Action Prostate Cancer, Irish Cancer Society. At the end of Movember, a series of Gala Partés are held to thank Mo Bros and Sistas for their support and fund raising efforts.
The idea for Movember came about in 2003 when a few mates were having a beer in a small bar in Melbourne, Australia. Inspired by the women’s health movement, it was recognized that men were lacking a way to engage and actively involve themselves in their own health. During a conversation about fashion and past trends, the idea came up to bring the moustache back for one month, and in doing so, have some fun, raise a small amount of money and hopefully encourage men to talk about their health with each other.
Since this time, Movember has continued to grow each year, both in terms of participation numbers and funds raised. In its first year, 30 Mo Bros took part in Movember and last year, across the globe more than 173,000 Mo Bro & Sistas got on board, raising more than €14 million across the Movember’s men’s health partners gloabally.
I hope some of you feel like taking part too.
Movember Ireland 2009
Go to ie.movember.com and sign up. Start your own team, join a team or just donate. As usual, it’s for a good cause, but it’s a bit of fun too.
You can give 5% of your O2 phone bill to Irish Autism Action.
When I read about this I thought it was just another scam, but apparently if you are an O2 customer in Ireland and text “Autism” to 50308, O2 will give 5% of your monthly bill (less data and roaming charges) to Irish Autism Action in your county. I really can’t see the downside. I do wonder what other charities have similar deals in place that I don’t know about, but for today I’m more than happy to donate this money to IAA.
It costs you one text to 50308, and to be honest I’m not sure how much this text costs, but it’s a small price to pay to get O2 to pony up 5% of your bill and donate it to charity. There are the usual corporate terms and conditions but I don’t see anything to worry about.
So if you’re with O2 Ireland, and you’re not already using an Affinity scheme to donate to another charity, text “Autism” to 50308 and let O2 donate 5% of your bill to Irish Autism Action in your area.