According to the Urban Dictionary:

“During the month of January, men grow out their facial hair. Exact reasons for this are unknown…..”

To us, Manuary is a chance to raise awareness about and money for Head and Neck Cancer research.

Participants grow a beard for the month of January, aka “Manuary” and get sponsored to do so…can you think of a better excuse to grow a beard?

At the end of the month, a “Facial Hair Face-off” awards the crown of Manuary to the person (male or female) with the most creative facial hair.

For those unable to grow their own facial hair, no problem. We don’t discriminate – email a photo of yourself to manuary.canada@gmail.com and we will beard your photo with some creative (and humorous) photo editing for posting to Facebook.

Alternatively, there are lots of beards out there for purchase!