GORDON/BARRIE ISLAND—“The Gordon Barries” team is taking part in the annual ‘Movember’ world-wide campaign to raise money for prostate and testicular cancer research.
“All the township staff members here at Gordon/Barrie Island are fully invested in growing our moustaches for Movember. Yes, all, even the women will be taking part,” said Peter Higgins, team captain for ‘The Gordon Barries.’
“Every one of the township municipal staff is in play,” said Mr. Higgins, who is the administrative assistant and community emergency management coordinator (CEMC).
Mr. Higgins explained, “I’ve started to read more about Movember. I have to admit, I didn’t know how big and fantastic it is. Movember has been around for the past 20 years. A couple of guys in Melbourne, Australia were drinking a pint of beer and talking about how moustaches seemed to be out of style. They wanted to see if there was a way to give people an excuse to grow a moustache.”
“We have raised $100 and have been endeavouring all month to raise even more funds,” continued Mr. Higgins. “The funds raised go towards prostate and testicular cancer.”
If members of the community are interested in donating toward ‘The Gordon Barries’ fundraiser go to the following link: https://ca.movember.com/donate/find/results. Type in ‘Gordon Barries’ to donate to the Gordon/Barrie Island team.
