Mooovember at Mitchells

The male members of the Mitchells Dairy team may look a little bit different this month - that's because they will be growing moustaches for the Movember campaign!

For anyone who is not aware; the aim of Movember is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

In order to do so, men across the world begin the 1st of 'Movember' with a clean shaven face, then for the entire month, each participant must grow some facial hair from scratch.

Since its humble beginnings in Australia, Movember has grown to become a truly global movement - in 2011, over 854,000 people around the world got on board, raising £79.3 million.

The funds raised in the UK are directed to programmes run directly by Movember and their men’s health partners, Prostate Cancer UK and the Institute of Cancer Research.

For the rest of November, or Movember as it will now be known, the Mitchells team will chart the progress of their moustaches with regular photo updates on our blog, Facebook and Twitter.

Here is a picture of Keith with his two-day old moustache. He looks like he could be capable of growing some fine moustachery, doesn't he?

Over the next four weeks, we will be with Keith and the rest of the team every step of the way as they raise some hairs, and awareness, for Movember.

You might also want to keep an eye on Mooorial’s features as well, as she may consider supporting the men by adorning a mooo-stache.

If you want to keep up to date with our Movember campaign, follow us on Facebook and Twitter and remember to keep checking our blog for weekly updates.

You can also visit Keith's Movember page and donate to him by clicking HERE.

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Cupcakes & Coffee for Macmillan Cancer Support

The World's Biggest Coffee Morning, Macmillan Cancer Support's biggest fundraising event, is this Friday 28th September - and at Mitchells, we will be doing our utmost to raise money for people affected by cancer.

Since its origins in 1990, the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning has raised over £60 million in total for Macmillan Cancer Support.

Just last year, 51,000 people signed up to coffee mornings across the UK, raising a staggering £10 million - and that number is expected to increase even further this year.

To celebrate The World's Biggest Coffee morning, The Dairy Tearoom will specially bake a range of delicious cupcakes, complete with green icing.

We will then donate the proceeds of the sale of these cakes, alongside any teas and coffees bought with them, to Macmillan Cancer Support.

If you are joining in The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning this year, and are hosting an event at work or at home, we would love to know what you have planned.

Using Macmillan's tweetmap facility, we found out that there are lots of exciting events happening in and around Aberdeenshire on Friday, including coffee mornings at Hoodles Playbarn and Coffee Shop and Meikle Wartle Village Hall.

Let us know what you are doing - and when Friday comes, we want to feast our eyes on what you and your friends have been baking.

Simply upload your Coffee Morning pictures to the Mitchells' Facebook page, or if you would prefer to upload your picture on Twitter, send the picture to @MitchellsDairy.

Make sure you include the hashtag #coffeemorning, and if you want your event to be featured on Macmillan's tweetmap, include the first part of your postcode eg #AB51.

If you can't join us in The Dairy Tearoom on Friday, we hope you’ll take the time to get together with friends, family and colleagues and raise lots of money for Macmillan.

After all, by making time for what really matters, you'll be helping to improve the lives of people living with cancer in the UK.

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