NSU’s Office of Campus Recreation, Fitwell and the Flight Deck Pub will host the first annual Let the Growing Games Begin, a male-cancer awareness event in recognition of No Shave November, an international initiative aimed to raise awareness for cancer in males, on Nov. 19 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Flight Deck Pub.
The goal of No Shave November is for men to grow their hair out in recognition of cancer patients who have lost their hair from treatments.
Every Monday leading up to the event a table was set up in the Don Taft University Center from noon to 1 p.m. asking males to take the pledge not to shave for the entire month.
Marcela Sandigo, associate director of programs in the Office of Campus Recreation and adjunct NSU instructor, said there is a bulletin board in the RecPlex of all the men who have pledged so far.
“There are about 80 men who promised to grow their beard and I’m very excited to see the final result,” she said.
After the event, the bulletin board will be replaced with pictures of the men who let their beards grow.
The event will include several activities for attendees to participate in. One of the activities, The Stache, is a competition that allows attendees to guess celebrities’ mustaches. There will also be a photo booth, mustaches tattoos and a longest beard contest. Movie tickets, T-shirts and more will be given to attendees and the King of the Stache will be named.
Intern for the Office of Campus Recreation’s Wellness Department Laura Vergara, sophomore finance and international studies major, said, “As an NSU student, it’s great to be involved in a community that participates in an event like this. I get to have fun while being part of an important cause.”
Campus Recreation and the Wellness Department hope to continue to host health awareness events each month.
“We are working together to bring the NSU community entertaining ways to create consciousness about wellness affairs.” said Vergara.
Sandigo encouraged the NSU community to donate the money usually spent on shaving and grooming for the month, towards cancer patients, research and prevention organizations.
Students can be active on social media during this event and throughout November. They can upload their photos and comments on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook using the hashtag #NSUNoShember.
Around 100 students are expected to attend this event.
For more information, contact Vergara at lv350@nova.edu or 954-262-7301.
