Andrew Mason - Welcome to the 'Hairiers

Andrew Mason

The Mo Stashed Hairiers welcome Andrew Mason to the team. What a classy team we have!

Lest We Forget

Wounded Soldiers WWI

Wilfred Owen was killed in action one week before the end of the First World War. He spent some time in a military hospital being treated for shell shock. It was out of this experience that he wrote the following poem to honour a war amputee.





Disabled

He sat in a wheeled chair, waiting for dark,
And shivered in his ghastly suit of grey,
Legless, sewn short at elbow. Through the park
Voices of boys rang saddening like a hymn,
Voices of play and pleasure after day,
Till gathering sleep had mothered them from him.

About this time Town used to swing so gay
When glow-lamps budded in the light-blue trees
And girls glanced lovelier as the air grew dim,
-- In the old times, before he threw away his knees.
Now he will never feel again how slim
Girls' waists are, or how warm their subtle hands,
All of them touch him like some queer disease.

There was an artist silly for his face,
For it was younger than his youth, last year.
Now he is old; his back will never brace;
He's lost his colour very far from here,
Poured it down shell-holes till the veins ran dry,
And half his lifetime lapsed in the hot race,
And leap of purple spurted from his thigh.
One time he liked a bloodsmear down his leg,
After the matches carried shoulder-high.
It was after football, when he'd drunk a peg,
He thought he'd better join. He wonders why . . .
Someone had said he'd look a god in kilts.

That's why; and maybe, too, to please his Meg,
Aye, that was it, to please the giddy jilts,
He asked to join. He didn't have to beg;
Smiling they wrote his lie; aged nineteen years.
Germans he scarcely thought of; and no fears
Of Fear came yet. He thought of jewelled hilts
For daggers in plaid socks; of smart salutes;
And care of arms; and leave; and pay arrears;
Esprit de corps; and hints for young recruits.
And soon, he was drafted out with drums and cheers.

Some cheered him home, but not as crowds cheer Goal.
Only a solemn man who brought him fruits
Thanked him; and then inquired about his soul.
Now, he will spend a few sick years in Institutes,
And do what things the rules consider wise,
And take whatever pity they may dole.
To-night he noticed how the women's eyes
Passed from him to the strong men that were whole.
How cold and late it is! Why don't they come
And put him into bed? Why don't they come?

Better late than never. Welcome back to the Hairiers, Mark and Jon

Mark McCann - WHO COULD RESIST THAT MO?

I am thrilled to have Doctor Jonathan Sam and my son, Mark, back on the Mo Stashed Hairiers team for 2013. A couple or three years ago Jon was our top sponsor gatherer. We look forward to another cracking year, Jon.

Jon has discovered what might be a new principle of the pseudo-bio-sciences: the amount of money raised by a Hairier is in inverse proportion to the amount of hair on the upper lip. So don't make jokes, people; that is, or will be eventually, one serious mo for the Movember cause.

Dr Jon Sam - TEAM  EFFORT!

Once Jon gets over his usual reticence he will give us a picture to demonstrate what I mean. Meanwhile, here is a picture from Movember 2010.

Mo, Baby Mo

'Modad' Stephen - 2012

So my son Stephen tells me he will not be able to grow a stache this year. Instead, he sent me this very cute picture of his son - Babymo Lachlan.

Well, Stephen, we'll let you off this year provided you find some sponsors who will mention Babymo Lachlan when they sponsor me. Let's see how much your son can raise!

'Babymo' Lachlan

...And We're Off Amo'ing

We have a seriously depleted team this year - just four of us so far. One or two others have expressed good intentions so, hopefully, our numbers may still grow.

From previous experience I know that the people we have are faithful stalwarts. Welcome me hearties.

Matt Penfold

Day 1 - Bare as a baby's bottom

Andrew Forbes

WITH GREAT 'MO COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY

Greg Forbes

TO DEFEND OUR WIN LAST YEAR 
AS THE COUNTRY WITH 
THE BEST MO-STACHES 
IN THE UNIVERSE. OR .... 
HAIR WE GO AGAIN!

Terry McCann -

TO RAISE AWARENESS OF MEN'S HEALTH ISSUES 
WHILE RAISING FUNDS 
FOR PROSTATE CANCER RESEARCH. 
THIS MOTIVATION IS GIVEN A BOOST 
BY THE FACT THAT I HAVE HAD 
MY PROSTATE REMOVED AS A RESULT OF 
PROSTATE CANCER.

Out with the Old, In with the New?

No... Not so fast. The new builds on the old. Before I clear out the team list and the sponsor honour roll in preparation for our 2013 campaign let us place the 2012 team and sponsors on record. This year's team looks back to you for inspiration and motivation.

2012 Sponsor Honour Roll Bruce Linton Kareen and Ken Hudson BE Whiteford Allanagh Latimer Anonymous Sam and Marcus Kirkland Leanne Penfold Ignite Engineering Corporation Jill and Jim Laramie Michel Boily Anonymous John Sollazzo Dave Burry Kevin Timmins Daniela Gaul David Hamilton Anonymous Anonymous Paul Perlon Philip Sager Joe Oswald Michael Kirkland Dianne and Helmut Paddags Andrew Shisko Scott and Marilyn MacKenzie Ingrid McCann Hilda Persad Luisa Magalhaes Joel Neufeld Duncan Sharp Kendra Peacock Monika Pieper Landoni Ryan Lemire Heather Leitch Katrina Lemire Albert Man Mark Barnet Chris Penfold David Belfiglio Thadsha Tharmaratnam Hitesh Prajapati Kathleen Tregaskes Anonymous Tanis Briggs Cristina Patterson Susana Weiss Amanda Marcuzzi Jessica Coulis Sasha Banton Anonymous x 2 Louise Cowley Ryan Sim Margaret Richards Brian Bernard Anonymous x 4 Emily McNie william Cronk Blair Lockhart Yuliana Proenza Reesa Meltzer Michael Fortier Anne Fortier Lyndsey Lewis Carlos Santos Anonymous x3 Brooke Hykaway Richmond Rowdies Ringette Donna Lambert Lucian Acatrinei

2012 Mo Stashed Hairiers Team: Terry McCann Wayne Hudson Greg Forbes Andrew Forbes Matt Penfold Mark McCann Stephen McCann Mike Peyvandi Chris Fortier