November is Movember 🥸 : Men's Health Awareness Month

Happy November or should we say Movember!

Each November the Movember campaign is launched globally to bring awareness to men’s health. The campaign includes “No Shave November” where people are encouraged to grow out a mustache and beard for the entire month as a way of supporting the movement. 

One of the biggest issues Movember aims at improving is the ability of men to seek help. Statistics show that women are more likely to be diagnosed with depression however, men are three to four times more likely to die from suicide. This occurs because men are less likely to reach out for help when they are struggling. 

With this, men’s health is often undermined due to the social stigma to “tough it out” but it is important to recognize that a man’s physical and mental health is just as important as anyone else’s. Help change the status quo and take action for men’s health by participating in our month-long campaign and fundraising

This year, GumGum is supporting the Movember movement by encouraging GumGummers to support in a variety of ways! 

How to get involved - You can “mo” your own way

Throughout the month of November, GumGum will be giving back to the organization

1. Participate in the Movember Slack Challenge:

   • For every photo of your ‘stache that you share on the #general channel. GumGum will donate $10 to the Movember organization

   • 3 lucky winners will receive a Men’s Skincare set with all the essentials needed to keep that ‘stache looking crisp + neat all year long! 

2. Participate in the GumGum Movember Move Challenge:

   • Run or walk 60 miles over the month, for the 60 men across the world who take their own lives every hour. 

   • Get to the 60 miles faster by participating in

     1. [EMEA] Movemeber Move Challenges throughout the month of November

     2. [N. America] 2 monthly GumGum Fit sessions during the month of November. 

   • Submit a screenshot of your tracked miles on our Movember GumGum Fit Challenge Form. 

   • For everyone who participates and submits their miles, GumGum will donate $60 to the Movember organization 

   • Five team members who submit their miles OR participate in every MOVE-EMBER regional challenge will receive GumGum Wellness swag! 

3. Donate towards the Movember Cause

   • Donate to the cause by making donations directly to GumGum's Movember page here.

Please feel free to reach out to Sheena Deans or Jaime Sugar if there are any questions!