About City of Remo
From the October 2009 press release:
"Founded in 2007 by a group of men in Reno, Nevada, City of Remo strives to disseminate information regarding men's health issues in conjunction with the annual Movember campaign. City of Remo combines the City of Reno with mo. City of Remo is all about moustaches. And men with moustaches. And women who love moustaches. And women who hate moustaches. Moustaches.”
It all started in 2007, when Josh Matthews, Don Morrison and Nico Aguilera found out about Movember. None of them had ever grown just a Moustache before so they decided to take a month and grow the Mo. They withstood the laughter of their peers, loved ones, and coworkers for thirty long days. At the end, they were transformed. (Sort of.)
Slideshow of City of Remo 2008 Pool on Flickr
In 2008 they found the Movember Foundation and realized that those thirty days could stand for something other than ridicule. Well, it could stand for something in addition to ridicule. This was to be the year the MOvement took off in Reno:
* Official Movember registration was completed.
* The 'City of Remo' name and website were born
* Word was spread about the goals
Last year saw a team of 15 men and women raise almost $1,600.00 to benefit the
Prostate Cancer Foundation. All the while, growing and showing their mos at events like
the weekly Mo-n-Shine, the Virginia City old west motographs and the month end Mo
Ball. After Movember 2008 the citizens of the City of Remo were dedicated to making
2009 bigger and better.
To keep the promise that 2009 be a big year for the Movember team, a fundraising goal of $5,000.00 was set and recruiting efforts began early.
