SANTA FE, N.M.– Del Norte Credit Union is challenging its team to a “Movember” shave to will bring awareness to several men’s health issues. According to the official Movember campaign, men die on average six years younger than women and for largely preventable reasons. DNCU said that is the reason it is encouraging conversations about men’s health and encouraging men to talk openly about their health.
To do this, DNCU said it established a challenge for male employees—shave at the beginning of November, grow a creative and unique mustache, beard, or both, with the winner getting the opportunity to choose the organization that a $1,000 donation will be made on behalf of the credit union.
DNCU said it will publish the final pictures and send for a vote of the best mo’ to their members and employees by Dec. 2.
“Our team at DNCU is enthusiastic to host this challenge and start conversations at our locations to help the Movember movement. We join more than five-million supporters around the world,” said Chuck Valenti, President/CEO. “DNCU is dedicated to improving lives, and that includes helping men take action against potential health risks.”
Seven DNCU employees are participating this year, and all invite our community to talk about prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention.
“It’s exciting to be part of an organization that goes far and wide to improve lives in our community,” said Chief Lending Officer Dave Weidauer. “For me, the Movember challenge was about joining my team in an effort to start conversations about health issues that we don’t normally talk about.”
The DNCU Movember participants include:
* Dave Weidauer, Chief Lending Officer
* Kristi Salazar, Community Engagement Specialist
* Anthony Lopez, Consumer Loan Underwriter
* Brian Lee Gonzalez, Executive Administrator
* Diego Muñoz, AVP of Brand Marketing & Communications
* Anthony Mitchell, Web Marketing Specialist
* Jesus Perez, Member Financial Advisor
* Kevin Southwick, SVP of Lending