Students from the University of Sheffield have raised £60,757 this month for the ‘Movember’ campaign to awareness for men’s health issues.
‘Movember’ is a fundraiser that takes place every November, where individuals grow moustaches, but the Sheffield students went beyond this by taking on challenges and organising events.
Engineer’s Rugby raised over £10,000 completing a 12-hour-long rugby match and a 100k bike ride.
Finn Harrison, 20, member and Movember Ambassador said: ‘You need to play well together on the pitch, but you don’t often think about off the pitch and if someone is struggling, it is their teammates responsibility to help them out.”
Another standout event was a fashion show organised by the Sports Committee, bringing together different teams to raise £1,500.
The charity and volunteering lead, Josh Osborne, 21, explained how men’s health is so often forgotten about and that they wanted to raise money by “doing something different and something massive.”
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The University of Sheffield has raised the fifth highest amount of money out of all UK universities.
However, it is not just about the money but the conversations it leads to.
Anne-Cecile Berthier, Country Director at Movember said: “Movember on campus encourages improved wellbeing and motivates them to check on a mate that may be struggling.”
UoS Movember Ambassador Gareth Lee, 21, explained how being apart of a sports team is the best part of his university experience but they can be full of peer pressure and toxicity.
Finn Harrison said: “Everyone feels a part of something bigger than themselves, this does a lot for people’s mental health.”
“I’d prefer 10 times more people to just raise £10 than one person raise £3,000 just by themselves.”
They are still pushing to raise more money and are taking donations until the 9th of December.
