Media Alert - 2018 Movember campaign kicks-off Movember 1st with pop-up barber shop offering free shaves at Bay + Wellington

TORONTO, Oct. 31, 2018 /CNW/ - To celebrate the beginning of moustache season, we're kicking off the 2018 Movember campaign on Movember 1^st with a pop-up barber shop offering free shaves at Bay + Wellington. This is the 11^th Movember campaign in Canada, where people Grow, Move or Host to raise funds and awareness for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. Join us for a free shave or sign-up at Movember.com.

WHAT: Pop-up barber shop at Bay + Wellington offering free shaves for Movember 1^st. 

EVENT WILL INCLUDE:

• Free shaves offered by OGX (Original Grooming Experts) & Taylor & Colt
• Irresistible coffee provided by Jimmy's Coffee
• Lyft will provide riders with a $15 credit to get them to one of three shave down locations across Toronto using the code MOVEMBER2018 (on Movember 1^st)
• Official Movember 1^st Shave Down at Bay & Wellington
• The Original Grooming Experts: 77 Richmond St W #101, Toronto, ON M5V 3E7
• Glassbox Barbershop: 338 Harbord St, Toronto, ON M6G 1H2

WHEN: Thursday, November 1^st, 2018

• 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. – Media welcome – photo opportunities for teams listed above
• 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Media welcome – open to general public

WHERE: Corner of Bay + Wellington (200 Bay St.)

PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES:
From 9 a.m. – 4 p.m there will be a steady flow of Mo Bros through the barber chairs getting clean-shaven for Movember 1^st. There will be sports teams, firemen, police, first responders, university teams, corporate teams and the general public. *If you would like to photograph a specific group please schedule time in advance.

INTERVIEWS OPPORTUNITIES:

• Ken Aucoin, Country Director, Movember Foundation
• Team representatives from fire, police, EMS, sports and corporate teams. *If you would like to photograph a specific group please schedule time in advance.

About the Movember Foundation
The Movember Foundation is the leading charity dedicated to changing the face of men's health around the world. With a singular goal to stop men dying too young, the Foundation supports the following causes: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. Since 2003, the support of more than 5 million participants has funded over 1,200 innovative projects across more than 20 countries. To donate or learn more, please visit Movember.com

SOURCE Movember Canada

MEDIA CONTACT - PHOTO & INTERVIEW COORDINATION IN ADVANCE: Jo-Anne Stayner, Fresh Public Relations, [email protected], 604.603.0657; MEDIA CONTACT - ONSITE MOVEMBER 1ST: Jill MacCannell, Fresh Public Relations, [email protected], 902.471.7080