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Pictured last year, Marisa Reidy, Kathleen Collins and Maureen O’Brien with Eamonn Kirby who took part in last year’s Movember Challenge for Recovery Haven. Photo by Dermot Crean
CANCER support charity, Recovery Haven, is calling on the men of Kerry to join them this November as they take their annual Movember challenge online
Current Covid19 restrictions mean that the charity will not be able to run its popular Movember event as they have done in previous years.
However, instead of abandoning this hugely successful fundraiser entirely, organisers have decided to put a call out to those interested in taking part in a virtual capacity.
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The Movember concept itself remains the same, whereby the men taking part grow their moustache or beard during November.
But instead of physically collecting sponsorship as in previous years, organisers are asking participants to set up an online fundraising page – either through Gofundme or similar platforms or simply by choosing Recovery Haven Kerry as the benefitting charity on your Facebook page.
The charity is also eager to see before, progress and after pics of your hair-growing journey which they too will share online before you shave if all off at the end of November.
Anyone interested in signing up is asked to contact Recovery Haven to register (on 0667192122 or email marisa@recoveryhavenkerry.com) and of course tag the charity on Facebook and they will share your link.
“As we try to adjust to this new, ‘virtual’ normality, we would love if the men of Kerry would consider supporting us in this campaign and help raise some much-needed funds to support cancer patients and their families across the county,” said Recovery Haven Marketing Officer, Marisa Reidy.
“Movember has been hugely important to our fundraising efforts in the past few years so we would love if people would support us again this year, albeit in a virtual capacity.”
