Block ‘n Tackle Brewery at Kincumber is jumping on board the tradition of growing a Mo or shaving/trimming a beard to raise funds and awareness for men’s health during Movember.
Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men’s health and knowing what works for men and what doesn’t.
Founded by 1250 men’s health projects from around the world, Movember promotes conversation about the importance of mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.
Staff at the small batch brewery are no strangers to facial hair and this year three of them have banded together to support the cause on a larger scale.
This will be Corey Dickson’s fifth year joining in with Movember and will be joined this year by workmates Paul Wakelin and Scott McKeaveney.
They are hoping to beat the $4,500 the brewery raised for Headspace Australia through its karma beer promotion.
The brewery will use the karma system again for this campaign, where people donate what they think their special drop is worth, with all funds going to Movember.
In celebration of the team coming together to support this cause, they thought it would be the perfect time to brew a new beer – Frankenstein’s Mo-nster – a play on words to incorporate a moustache theme and mark Halloween.
Wakelin will be handling the hops, Dickson the yeast and McKeaveney the grain.
Patrons and guests alike can pay what they think is fair for the karma beer, knowing that the proceeds are going towards a good cause.
The Block ‘n Tackle team will hold their shave day on November 2 at 6pm, where the three highest donors who attend will get to choose the style of cut that one of the team members will receive.
Donations can be made to the team page at https://au.movember.com/team/2422342.
Source:
Media release, Oct 26
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