Mid month update. It’s halftime. Woo Hoo! We’ve made it halfway through the month of Growvember. Growing your hair and being ‘hairy’ is making a mark in communities all around the world and especially here in the US. Folks are discussing men’s health and preventative health screenings. Way to go! Please keep spreading the word. Tell everyone why you’re ‘hairy’. And… don’t forget to send your group or personal fundraiser page info o your circle of friends for their donations. Let’s have some fun doing this folks. Get creative and share your news..As of today, 11/17 our fantastic individual donors and teams have raised over $22,000…on our main online campaign platform as well as another $6,837on a subset of campaigns and individual peer to peer campaigns in our name. Yes, there’s a lot of ‘hairy’ out there as we have also received dozens of checks in the mail too! Our main campaign alone covers over 445+ donors and more than 40 teams. We can also thank our international donors from Germany, the UK, Mexico, and Portugal...Just to keep you all on your toes and competing, Hackensack, NJ PD is still leading the main campaign with $3,850 donated. Thank you Hackensack, NJ! With the involvement of so many dedicated participants we are hoping to exceed our initial goal of $75,000. These funds will be used to support research, cancer patients and their families, cancer education, patient research, and early detection methods via preventative health screenings. Stay ‘hairy’! Show your stubble success (or progress perhaps)…Don’t forget to send us your Growvember pix and tag us on social media.. americancancerfund #growvember

Well, what a fabulous full week of growvember. It’s already one third of the way through the month and the response has been terrific. Hackensack, NJ Police and Ontario, CA police are current pack leaders with Coral Gables, FL close behind. There are now 35 teams raising nearly $20,000 from police departments and multiple businesses along with 16 individuals that created peer to peer campaigns nearly doubling that amount to support our fight against cancer. We Love You! We are excited to see what those individual teams have raised. And we love all the beard pix.

Have you watched the youtube video from our ambassador Johnny Knox – Former Chicago Bears WR... Wait 'til you see halftime!

Keep ‘hairy’ now and keep spreading the word. Yes, ladies can certainly participate too. Forgo the haircut or other grooming expense and use the dollars you save to help us fight this battle against cancer.

Remember, you can send your donations in at any time or wait until the end of the campaign. And to answer the questions about accepting checks, for those who prefer to mail a check, the secure mailing address is:

American Cancer Fund
PO Box 7262
Hillsborough, NJ 08844-7262

Until halftime, we remain…. HAIRY

Thank you to all who have donated to the American Cancer Fund and supported our cancer prevention, research, education, and assistance programs.

It’s NOW officially GrowvemberTM  and we warmly welcome all the hairy growers out there. Remember it’s all that hairy stuff; Beards, Mustaches, and your Hair so both men and women are encouraged to participate.

As November starts, we wanted to give you an update on our GROWvember campaign beginning. Woo Hoo! Johnny Knox, the former Chicago Bears wide receiver has become our official ambassador and will be in Chicago to support us starting on 11/7 through the Bears VS Giants game on 11/9.   Online we have received over $8,500 in donations and the external donations (checks and pledges) are nearly double that. 22 teams have already signed up to participate (and many more are coming guys) and there are already over 150 donors. Our donors are located all over the USA and we have also received donations from Germany, the UK, and Mexico. What a great way to start!

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Let’s get hairy for charity!

Keep up the great work. And a special shout out to the Hackensack Police and Coral Gables Police for leading the campaign fundraising.