Australian bus and coach operator Busways is raising awareness for men’s health this Movember by hosting a Busways pop-up barbershop, supporting an employee fundraising motorcycle ride and placing moustaches on all 1350 buses in its fleet.
The annual Movember charity movement aims to advance research and support programs that help men to live happier, healthier and longer lives.
Employees at the Ryde bus depot got a little pamper at a pop-up Busways Moustachery. Award winning Willoughby barber Billy Papas gave a shave, a beard cut or a trim at Bill’s Barber Shop to help them prepare to ‘grow a mo’.
“I have been a barber for a very long time, and being able to trim mos for such a good cause and for a great company like Busways means a lot to me,” Papas says.
Busways Chief Operating Officer Chris Wolf says that Movember is a great way to get everyone talking about men’s health.
“That’s so important in our male dominated industry where some of our employees find talking about men’s health uncomfortable,” Wolf says.
In Western Sydney, Busways supported employees in a social motorcycle club who joined together for a fundraising ride from Sydney to Melbourne in the first weekend of November.
“We join together to enjoy social motorcycle riding and we do all sorts of charity and fun events, it’s like one big happy family,” Busways Penrith employee Harinder Singh says.
“Movember means a lot to us. On our Mos Bros Ride we’ll have fun while raising funds to help with Movember programs to improve men’s health.”