Growing a mustache for Movember are, from left, Dan Gilbert, Bart Ross, Will Shultz and Donovan Tinsley. Renee Shultz, center, has been supporting her husband's facial hair and his fight against prostate cancer and raising awareness for prostate cancer.
Will Shultz is 62, and he had never grown facial hair before this month. There's a reason behind the mustache he now displays.
WHERE: Beef O'Brady's, 4810 S. Florida Ave., Lakeland
WEB: Donate to a local team at: http://us.movember.com/mospace/network/clashofthestache
Shultz, a Lakeland resident, is taking part in Movember, a worldwide effort to raise both money and awareness about prostate cancer. Shultz was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September 2010.
"I asked him why he's doing it, and he said, ‘I'm doing it for you,'" said his wife, Renee Shultz. "I said, ‘Good, then I'm going to post your picture on my Facebook page.'"
Renee Shultz has been using her Facebook page and other means to raise money as a member of Higgin's Heroes 2.0, a local team participating in Movember. Higgin's Heroes is engaged in a friendly fundraising competition with two other local teams, What the Buc and Bacon Rocks, under the banner the Clash of the Stache.
Movember originated in Australia in 2003 and has spread to the United States and several other countries. Organizers say nearly 450,000 people participated last year, generating $80.7 million in donations.
The funds go to programs run directly by Movember and its partner organizations, the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG, the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer (excluding skin cancer) among American men, according to the American Cancer Society, with one in every six men eventually diagnosed. Though prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among American men, the disease has a high survival rate if detected early.
Movember asks men to begin November cleanly shaven and then allow mustaches to grow throughout the month. Those who register at the organization's website (www.movember.com) and pledge to raise funds are known as Mo Bros, and women who support the cause are called Mo Sistas.
Will Shultz's cancer had spread beyond his prostate by the time it was detected, Renee Shultz said. But she said her husband is receiving treatment and doing well.
As if her husband's diagnosis were not enough, Renee Shultz has another personal connection to the disease. She said her grandfather was diagnosed with prostate cancer 11 years ago. The cancer was detected early, and her grandfather is still alive.
Shultz made a Movember push on Nov. 11, when she pledged to donate $11 to match anyone who gave that much or more and announced it on her Facebook page.
In connection with the campaign, a gala event will take place Thursday at 7 p.m. at the South Lakeland Beef O'Brady's. The restaurant will donate 10 percent of proceeds to Movember from any diners who request it.
Higgin's Heroes consists mainly of employees at Badcock Corporation's headquarters in Mulberry. Bacon Rocks is a team created by Bart Ross, vice president of By Design Technologies.
Ross said the Clash of the Stache adds to the enjoyment of taking part in Movember.
"It's friendly razzing of one another, not only from the mustache perspective but also whose individual teams are raising the most money but also to the personal level," Ross said. "It's all for fun, to increase awareness and ultimately the bottom line is to raise funds, which go to all kinds of things."
Another local team, What the Buc, is headed by Derek Fournier, who hosts a radio show of the same name devoted to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The show airs Tuesday and Thursday nights and Sunday mornings and can also be heard online at www.whatthebuc.net.
Fournier, whose team has 12 registered members, has been promoting Movember through his show. Fournier operates the Lakeland consulting business Plain Sight Strategy Group.
"A lot of us are type-A people, so normally we're trying to be really competitive with one another," Fournier said. "But as long as people are donating to one team we don't care. We just want people to donate."
[ Gary White can be reached at gary.white@theledger.com or 863-802-7518. Join his discussion of books at www.facebook.com/ledgerlit. ]
Polk Men Grow Mustaches for Prostate Cancer Awareness
Growing a mustache for Movember are, from left, Dan Gilbert, Bart Ross, Will Shultz and Donovan Tinsley. Renee Shultz, center, has been supporting ...
Will Shultz is 62, and he had never grown facial hair before this month. There's a reason behind the mustache he now displays.
Shultz, a Lakeland resident, is taking part in Movember, a worldwide effort to raise both money and awareness about prostate cancer. Shultz was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September 2010.
"I asked him why he's doing it, and he said, ‘I'm doing it for you,'" said his wife, Renee Shultz. "I said, ‘Good, then I'm going to post your picture on my Facebook page.'"
Renee Shultz has been using her Facebook page and other means to raise money as a member of Higgin's Heroes 2.0, a local team participating in Movember. Higgin's Heroes is engaged in a friendly fundraising competition with two other local teams, What the Buc and Bacon Rocks, under the banner the Clash of the Stache.
Movember originated in Australia in 2003 and has spread to the United States and several other countries. Organizers say nearly 450,000 people participated last year, generating $80.7 million in donations.
The funds go to programs run directly by Movember and its partner organizations, the Prostate Cancer Foundation and LIVESTRONG, the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer (excluding skin cancer) among American men, according to the American Cancer Society, with one in every six men eventually diagnosed. Though prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death among American men, the disease has a high survival rate if detected early.
Movember asks men to begin November cleanly shaven and then allow mustaches to grow throughout the month. Those who register at the organization's website (www.movember.com) and pledge to raise funds are known as Mo Bros, and women who support the cause are called Mo Sistas.
Will Shultz's cancer had spread beyond his prostate by the time it was detected, Renee Shultz said. But she said her husband is receiving treatment and doing well.
As if her husband's diagnosis were not enough, Renee Shultz has another personal connection to the disease. She said her grandfather was diagnosed with prostate cancer 11 years ago. The cancer was detected early, and her grandfather is still alive.
Shultz made a Movember push on Nov. 11, when she pledged to donate $11 to match anyone who gave that much or more and announced it on her Facebook page.
In connection with the campaign, a gala event will take place Thursday at 7 p.m. at the South Lakeland Beef O'Brady's. The restaurant will donate 10 percent of proceeds to Movember from any diners who request it.
Higgin's Heroes consists mainly of employees at Badcock Corporation's headquarters in Mulberry. Bacon Rocks is a team created by Bart Ross, vice president of By Design Technologies.
Ross said the Clash of the Stache adds to the enjoyment of taking part in Movember.
"It's friendly razzing of one another, not only from the mustache perspective but also whose individual teams are raising the most money but also to the personal level," Ross said. "It's all for fun, to increase awareness and ultimately the bottom line is to raise funds, which go to all kinds of things."
Another local team, What the Buc, is headed by Derek Fournier, who hosts a radio show of the same name devoted to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The show airs Tuesday and Thursday nights and Sunday mornings and can also be heard online at www.whatthebuc.net.
Fournier, whose team has 12 registered members, has been promoting Movember through his show. Fournier operates the Lakeland consulting business Plain Sight Strategy Group.
"A lot of us are type-A people, so normally we're trying to be really competitive with one another," Fournier said. "But as long as people are donating to one team we don't care. We just want people to donate."
[ Gary White can be reached at gary.white@theledger.com or 863-802-7518. Join his discussion of books at www.facebook.com/ledgerlit. ]
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