Sport
9 November, 2020
Roosters mo up for Movember
THE Atherton Roosters have decided to shave down for Movember with seven of the A-grade side donning moustaches to support men’s mental health.
THE Atherton Roosters havedecided to shave down for Movember with seven of the A-grade side donning moustachesto support men’s mental health.
Movember is an annual charity fundraiser specifically targeting men’s mental health andlooks to open up the conversation around men’s mental health.
The Roosters have so far raised $350 out of their $2000goal and the players will be doing raffles and other fundraisingactivities during November.
Atherton Roosters A grade side player and organiser of their Movember efforts, Luke La Rosa wants to use this as an opportunity to talk about men’s mental health.
“It’s no secret that there are a lot of men’s mental health issues and health issues that are hard to talk about,” he said.
“This is a perfect opportunity for us to raise some awareness and make it more acceptable andcommon to talk about these issues.
“The boys have been growing some facial hair for a whilebut now they’ve turned them into some seedy moustaches.”
The money raised will go directly to Movember to help support a number of men’s mentalhealth and health issues from prostate cancer to suicide.
“Atherton is a really close team and a really close club, we’re really progressive in that we talk about these issues andraise money for different charities,” Mr La Rosa said.
“If you talk to any of theboys they would all know someone that has been impacted oraffected by suicide.
“It really is a platform for us to make sure that everyone knows that it’s alright to talkabout it and for what can sometimes be a tough environment itis also very supportive.”
