Bo knows fundraising.
That’s Bo Bessette, not Bo Jackson, of the Chatham Maroons, um, we mean Mo-roons.
Bessette is the driving force behind the team’s effort to take part in the Movember movement, where men grow moustaches and raise money and awareness towards men’s cancers.
“I organized most of it, but we got a couple of other guys on board,” he said. “In total, we have about three quarters of the team taking part. The other guys just can’t grow moustaches.”
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Bessette said the goal is to raise $1,000.
“It’s mainly for the community. We’re just trying to raise awareness for men’s health and get everybody in on it,” he said.
The team’s effort worked well last month, when the players went pink in support of breast cancer awareness. Players wore pink jerseys and used pink sticks, all of which were auctioned off. That event raised $3,400.
Earlier in October, the squad asked fans to bring non-perishable food items to their Oct. 13 home game, and wound up collecting 1,100 pounds of food.
As of late last week, the Mo-roons online effort had topped the $600 mark. Bessette is confident they’ll exceed their goal.
“We’re trying to get a moustache-shaving auction going. People can bid to shave our moustaches off,” he said.
Meanwhile, the growing continues. Bessette is growing a typical ’stache, but some of the others are going all out, trying the handlebar look, Fu Manchu and even an el-padre, Bessette said.
“We’re just trying to grow them out as much as we can.”
To learn more, or to donate, visit http://ca.movember.com/team/1656801
