Seoul Survivors shave mustaches
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Members of the Seoul Survivors Rugby Football Club pose with mustaches at Sin Bin Sports Pub in Itaewon, Seoul, Sunday. / Courtesy of John Redmond
By John Redmond
Members and friends of the Seoul Survivors Rugby Football Club gathered to raise funds for local orphanages in a “Movember” shave-off at Sin Bin Sports Pub in Itaewon, Seoul, Sunday.
Movember, a portmanteau of mustache and November, is an annual month-long event where men grow mustaches that are auctioned and shaved, with the funds raised going to charities. The concept originated in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1999.
Seoul Survivors has used the campaign to raise funds for local orphanages such as Huam-dong Youngnak Orphanage and Eastern Welfare Infant Care Ho
Money raised is used to buy bedding and blankets for babies given up for adoption at the Eastern Welfare Infant Care as well as provide educational and sporting resources to Youngnak Orphanage, one of Korea’s oldest orphanages of mixed-race children that was originally started in North Korea.me since 2007.
“The club is very grateful for the support shown by a number of local businesses who donated raffle prizes, and to those who attended and gave generously,” said Nick Goodman, one of the organizers. “We would also like to acknowledge the contribution of club manager, Yoon Sok-hee, who organized the event. Movember itself is a great way to have some fun, raise awareness about men’s health issues and support some deserving local charities.”
Club sponsors include Savills Asia, Rugby Pass, Sin Bin Sports Pub, Wilsons Parking, SAB Miller and the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
Visit facebook.com/SeoulSurvivors for more information or to donate money.