Headquarters Melbourne, Victoria Executive Director Adam Garone | Chairman John Hughes | |
Motto Changing the face of men's health Formation 2004; 13 years ago (2004) Founders Adam Garone
Travis Garone | ||
The Movember Foundation is a multinational charity that aims to raise awareness of and money for men’s health. It was founded in 2003 in Melbourne, Australia by Adam Garone, Travis Garone, Luke Slattery, and Justin Coghlan, and attained registered charity status in 2006. Its titular and most well known campaign is Movember, which encourages men to grow moustaches during the month of November.
As of 2014, the Movember Foundation has raised over $580m in charitable donations It has funded more than 800 programs, focusing on prostate cancer, testicular cancer, poor mental health, men’s health awareness and healthy lifestyles. It is active in 21 countries and has a global workforce of 130 people.
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Movember Foundation Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA