With seven employees participating in Movember last month, workers at Griffith’s Serafin Machinery and Serafin Ag Pro have mustered up an impressive collection of mustaches.
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Even more impressive is the $3,000 raised by the group to put towards the cause of men’s health.
Serafin Machinery sales manager Rodney Dunn said most of the money was raised by employees helping to run cheap breakfast events.
“Our events have included our staff kick off barbecue which raised over $130, and the AgPro Bacon and Egg Roll Barbecue which raised over $500.
“A lot of local businesses would come in and buy five or 10 rolls and provide morning smoko for their workers,” Mr Dunn said.
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According to Mr Dunn the newly acquired mustaches have been somewhat burdensome on their owners.
Several of the blokes have reportedly suffered itchiness, cold shoulders from spouses, and general humility mostly at the hands of their children.
However, despite the burden to his own well being, Mr Dunn said he felt proud to have contributed to Movember with several members of his family having suffered from issues such as prostate cancer.
“I’ve got six kids so if I get the cold shoulder for a month I won’t be too unhappy,” Mr Dunn said.
“They like to hang a bit of flak on you but it certainly does get the (men’s health) conversation started, if we get the communication happening more it might help.”
“It’s been good with the business a lot of our customers have been right behind it, we’ve actually had some donations come in through the customers.
“This is the second year that Serafin has done Movember as a group, last year we raised $2,000.”
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