What made you decide to get involved with Movember this year? Have you done it before?
This is the first time we will be involved with Movember – we realised that, although there has been high local awareness of the movement with guys growing Mo’s in November, there was little formal fund raising taking place. Across the globe Movember raised close to R1 billion towards prostate & testicular cancer last year. This year DStv Media Sales along with SuperSport & Multichoice are getting behind Movember and are supporting the cause with a variety of initiatives.
What is your challenge to other men in media?
I’ve never grown a mo, and no doubt I’m going to look a bit silly. My wife may never forgive me! But I think it’s important to for us to donate our faces to the cause for a month and be walking, talking billboards for Movember.
Please personally challenge some chaps. Take the opportunity to throw down the gauntlet!
C’mon guys across the industry, rise up Mad Men and join the cause! Yes you Chris Botha, Ian Majewski, the Gordon’s, Kenny Varejes, Andrew Cooper, Anton Heunis. And you Grant Fraser, Quinton Jones, Richard Procter…
How much would you like media men to raise?
It’s the first time we’ve been involved so difficult to say. But surely we can raise R50k amongst us…?
Have you found any sponsors yet?
Outsurance are getting heavily involved this year.
How involved are your team at DStv Media Sales? Any other chaps growing mo’s?
Yep, the whole team have been challenged to underline their noses and there’s fierce internal competition…
Who’s moustaches do you really admire, from days of old and more modern ones?
I like the real he-men mo’s like Hulk Hogan and the dude from American Chopper on Discovery Channel. Of course, Naas Botha was an iconic mo bro, and then there were those cops from Chips (Baker & Poncherelo) – guess I’m giving away my age here…
Will you be hosting or attending any Movember events?
I went to the official Movember launch & witnesses Jack Parrow live for the first time. It changed my life…I can’t wait for the closing ceremony…
Why are campaigns like Movember so important to you and to men around the world?
Let’s face it, men don’t really talk about their issues much do they. But cancer is a threat to all of us & we should be doing all that we can to better understand the disease & how we can eradicate it. All the women out there need to get behind their men and support this too – after all they all have husbands, sons & brothers that they need to protect…
What is your personal goal in terms of fundraising?
Like Hashim Amla (now there’s some face hair!) I don’t like to limit myself with personal targets…
But if I can raise a few thousand rand myself and be an evangelist for Movember at the same time, I’ll sleep easy at night…
