Growing moustaches for cancer

Times Reporter

 

Things are getting a littler hairier at Value Drug Mart this month. Gord Morck and Michael Field have begun growing their ugliest mustaches after deciding to take part in Movember. Movember (November) was designated to help raise awareness to male cancers, specifically prostate cancer. 

“There was a little promotion through Value Drug Mart last year and we didn’t really run with it,” said Morck who co-owns the store with Field. 

“I thought about this after, like in the middle of November last year, and I thought we should do something but it’s too late this year. So then this year we decided to go with this moustache growing contest because that’s the Movember theme, it’s about growing moustaches.”

“Gord laid out the challenge and there’s only two guys that work here so somebody’s got to take up the gauntlet when he throws it down,” said Field. 

“I’m going to try to make mine as ugly as possible, but we’ll see when the times comes to judging who’s got the ugliest one.”

Until the end of the month customers can buy a vote for $1 to cast their vote for either Field or Morck, with the dollar going to prostate cancer research. At the end of the month, names will be randomly drawn from both piles of votes and the winners will get to shave off the men’s moustaches. The winners will also receive a prize made up of store merchandise. 

Field said there is also a side bet between him and Morck. The loser of the contest will have to make a donation in the winner’s name to prostate cancer.