Letter from Dr. Wright

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone! Wow, Manuary is very fast approaching, and I hope you've all gotten started on your pledge drive already (I know I have). Also here's some GOOD NEWS for everyone that is worried about looking "unprofessional" with an untrimmed beard for the month of Manuary... If necessary, you can print off this letter - provided by our Associate Dean, Dr. Bruce Wright - excusing your unbridled manliness for Core, physical exam, Teams call, L&D shifts, shadowing, and so on. You can download it here.

Online Donations and Tax Receipts

Hey Gang, don't forget that Manliness has universal appeal, and fans of your whiskered visage the world over can show their appreciation by donating online on the Alberta Cancer Foundation website. You can thank them for giving them the gift that keeps on giving this Christmas, and also let them know that ACF will send them tax receipts for all donations over $15.

Online donation forms can be found here, and everyone please specify the event and the particular Man Of Manuary that you are supporting, so he can vie for the title of Greatest Mantribution at the final on Feb. 6th.

Pledge Forms are here

Alright, we got in contact with the Alberta Cancer Foundation and they've supplied us with shiny new pledge forms for Manuary 2009.

Don't forget to hit up the generous folks in your family over Christmas. This was key in putting last year's largest Mantributor, Brandon Bernard, into the top spot for pledge numbers.

You can download the .pdf file here

Manuary Hype Video

Thanks to Dave Quinn for putting this together on short notice. Check it out on youtube here

Manuary 2009

That's right, it's almost that time of year again. When December hits, and you start ticking off the days in your calendar in sheer anticipation of the end of the month. No, I'm not talking about Christmas, or New Year's... it's every man's favourite month of the year, MANUARY.

In 2009, the Faculty of Medicine will once again be rising up to promote men’s health issues. The month of January will unofficially be renamed “Manuary”.  The concept is simple: anyone who is interested will put their shavers/razors/etc. away for the month, let nature take its course, collect donations for testicular cancer, and prepare for the main event. 

At the end of the month, everyone will sculpt the best mustaches they can muster from their untamed forests of facial hair. Manuary will then conclude with a final ceremony on Friday, Feb 6nd, 2009 (12:30pm), where the “Man of Manuary” will be decided based on the magnificence of the participants’ mustaches. Potential judges for the event include Deans of Medicine, prominent Calgary Urologists, and/or Burt Reynolds. 

Check out these photos of last year's contest and celebration at AMSCAR, the Alberta Medical Students Conference and Retreat - aka. A Might 'Stash Commands Absolute Respect.