{"id":68073,"date":"2024-11-29T12:41:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T12:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=68073"},"modified":"2024-11-29T15:49:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T15:49:36","slug":"sheffield-students-raise-over-60000-for-movember","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/11\/29\/sheffield-students-raise-over-60000-for-movember\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield students raise over \u00a360,000 for ‘Movember’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Students from the University of Sheffield have raised \u00a360,757 this month for the \u2018Movember\u2019 campaign to awareness for men\u2019s health issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Movember\u2019 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engineer\u2019s Rugby raised over \u00a310,000 completing a 12-hour-long rugby match and a 100k bike ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finn Harrison, 20, member and Movember Ambassador said: \u2018You need to play well together on the pitch, but you don\u2019t often think about off the pitch and if someone is struggling, it is their teammates responsibility to help them out.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another standout event was a fashion show organised by the Sports Committee, bringing together different teams to raise \u00a31,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The charity and volunteering lead, Josh Osborne, 21, explained how men\u2019s health is so often forgotten about and that they wanted to raise money by \u201cdoing something different and something massive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo Credit: Manthila Ranatunga<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of Sheffield has raised the fifth highest amount of money out of all UK universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is not just about the money but the conversations it leads to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anne-Cecile Berthier, Country Director at Movember said: \u201cMovember on campus encourages improved wellbeing and motivates them to check on a mate that may be struggling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finn Harrison said: \u201cEveryone feels a part of something bigger than themselves, this does a lot for people\u2019s mental health.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019d prefer 10 times more people to just raise \u00a310 than one person raise \u00a33,000 just by themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are still pushing to raise more money and are taking donations until the 9th<\/sup> of December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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