Polly Banks
6  year  Mo Sister
mo staff

£300

Target: £550
raised £4,283 since 2019
My motivation
Fundraising for cause areas including:
Men's health

Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men's health, and this Movember I'm joining them. Together we can make a difference for men's health – in prostate cancer, testicular cancer, mental health and suicide prevention. Help me stop men dying too young.

How I'm
getting involved
Mo London Office
Team captain Gigi Evans
£11,656 Team funds raised
0 of 24 miles
walking
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And finally, the teams that have been really showing us how it's done.

The top 10 university teams at this point in the month are:
1. Cardiff University Rugby Club
2. Durham University Cricket Club
3. Exeter University Hockey Club
4. University of Nottingham Men's Hockey Club
5. Liverpool University RFC
6. DURFC
7. Sheffield University Cricket Club 2024
8. University of St Andrews Rugby Football Club
9. Sheffield Engineers RUFC
10. Collingwood College Association Football Club (CCAFC)

There's some might big totals in there, with Cardiff Rugby and Durham Cricket being number 1 and number 3 on the team leaderboard in the UK!

And finally, the teams that have been really showing us how it's done.

The top 10 university teams at this point in the month are:
1. Cardiff University Rugby Club
2. Durham University Cricket Club
3. Exeter University Hockey Club
4. University of Nottingham Men's Hockey Club
5. Liverpool University RFC
6. DURFC
7. Sheffield University Cricket Club 2024
8. University of St Andrews Rugby Football Club
9. Sheffield Engineers RUFC
10. Collingwood College Association Football Club (CCAFC)

There's some might big totals in there, with Cardiff Rugby and Durham Cricket being number 1 and number 3 on the team leaderboard in the UK!

Now to celebrate a few of the superstars who are behind those university totals!

Some immense fundraising totals from the top 10 individuals in the Big Moustache on Campus Challenge - you really are BMOCs.

Massive thank you and well done to:
1.⁠ Lee Fish
2. Alex Ray
3. Callum Chapman
4. Joel Hennell-Nealey
5. Sam Sommers
6. Joe Nash
7. Ben Chapel
8. Marcus Scullion
9. Sam Martin-Jenkins
10. Ben Hyams

Now to celebrate a few of the superstars who are behind those university totals!

Some immense fundraising totals from the top 10 individuals in the Big Moustache on Campus Challenge - you really are BMOCs.

Massive thank you and well done to:
1.⁠ Lee Fish
2. Alex Ray
3. Callum Chapman
4. Joel Hennell-Nealey
5. Sam Sommers
6. Joe Nash
7. Ben Chapel
8. Marcus Scullion
9. Sam Martin-Jenkins
10. Ben Hyams

Wow - what a month it's been so far! You have all been incredible and are smashing records left, right and centre!

Over £1.1 million raised already by Uni Students in the UK alone - we are truly blown away by you all.

I just wanted to say a big CONGRATS to the top 10 unis on the leaderboard at this stage:
 1.⁠ ⁠Durham University
 2.⁠ ⁠University of Exeter
 3.⁠ ⁠Cardiff University
 4.⁠ ⁠University of Nottingham
 5.⁠ ⁠University of Sheffield
 6.⁠ ⁠University of Birmingham
 7.⁠ ⁠University of Liverpool
 8.⁠ ⁠University of York
 9.⁠ ⁠Loughborough University
10.⁠ ⁠Newcastle University

Wow - what a month it's been so far! You have all been incredible and are smashing records left, right and centre!

Over £1.1 million raised already by Uni Students in the UK alone - we are truly blown away by you all.

I just wanted to say a big CONGRATS to the top 10 unis on the leaderboard at this stage:
 1.⁠ ⁠Durham University
 2.⁠ ⁠University of Exeter
 3.⁠ ⁠Cardiff University
 4.⁠ ⁠University of Nottingham
 5.⁠ ⁠University of Sheffield
 6.⁠ ⁠University of Birmingham
 7.⁠ ⁠University of Liverpool
 8.⁠ ⁠University of York
 9.⁠ ⁠Loughborough University
10.⁠ ⁠Newcastle University

4 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Felicity Cooke
£100

As I don't have a moustache to remove!

4 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Felicity Cooke
£100

As I don't have a moustache to remove!

5 Week(s) Ago

FREE PRINGLES AT LEEDS BECKETT TODAY.

Shout out to all Leeds Beckett students - today (7th) until 5pm our Pringles van will be on campus handing out free Pringles and exclusive merch, all whilst encouraging students to have important conversations over a game of Jenga or Connect4.

So, get yourself down to the SU, the van will be parked up near the Rob Burrow Mural <3

5 Week(s) Ago

FREE PRINGLES AT LEEDS BECKETT TODAY.

Shout out to all Leeds Beckett students - today (7th) until 5pm our Pringles van will be on campus handing out free Pringles and exclusive merch, all whilst encouraging students to have important conversations over a game of Jenga or Connect4.

So, get yourself down to the SU, the van will be parked up near the Rob Burrow Mural <3

21 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Simon Somerville
£200

Polly - good luck with this years goal

Simon & Emma

21 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Simon Somerville
£200

Polly - good luck with this years goal

Simon & Emma

Previous year's posts

YOU DID IT BUSINESS CLUB!

The hairy season is now over! We hope you’ve had a brilliant month Growing, Moving and Hosting with your colleagues.

So far, the Movember Business Club has raised an incredible £1.53 million for men’s health and this is down to your amazing fundraising! The support you and your colleagues have given us will ensure Movember can help more men to live happier, healthier and longer lives.

There’s still time to get your final donations in and to match your funds if your company has a matching scheme. The leaderboard will close at 10pm on the 11th DECEMBER so hurry, there’s still time to change your final position - Mo on!

Previous year's posts

YOU DID IT BUSINESS CLUB!

The hairy season is now over! We hope you’ve had a brilliant month Growing, Moving and Hosting with your colleagues.

So far, the Movember Business Club has raised an incredible £1.53 million for men’s health and this is down to your amazing fundraising! The support you and your colleagues have given us will ensure Movember can help more men to live happier, healthier and longer lives.

There’s still time to get your final donations in and to match your funds if your company has a matching scheme. The leaderboard will close at 10pm on the 11th DECEMBER so hurry, there’s still time to change your final position - Mo on!

And now to check out our individual leaderboard on the 30th Mo...

Here are some very impressive totals:

1 Sam sommers - £4,008.02
2 Jack Bell - £3,337.01
3 Jay Kelman - £3,163.51
4 Toby Webster - £3,073.01
5 George Priestley - £3,065.30
6 Hugh Walker - £3,000.01
7 Harry Tuvey - £2,305.01
8 Kit Selman - £2,195.01
9 Jan M - £2,000.01
10 Tom Stevens - £1,943.51
11 Sam Fineman - £1,908.62
12 Thabo Mapetla - £1,847.01
13 Nohar Chawla - £1,840.01
14 Olly Hodkinson - £1,820.01
15 Michael Chapman - £1,737.93
16 Marcus Scullion - £1,605.00
17 Arthur Eynon - £1,590.00
18 Paddy Berry - £1,570.00
19 Josh Banks - £1529.76
20 Andrew Turley - £1441.00

However much is raised, big or small, you are all an integral part of the Mo community and we couldn't do anything without your support

And now to check out our individual leaderboard on the 30th Mo...

Here are some very impressive totals:

1 Sam sommers - £4,008.02
2 Jack Bell - £3,337.01
3 Jay Kelman - £3,163.51
4 Toby Webster - £3,073.01
5 George Priestley - £3,065.30
6 Hugh Walker - £3,000.01
7 Harry Tuvey - £2,305.01
8 Kit Selman - £2,195.01
9 Jan M - £2,000.01
10 Tom Stevens - £1,943.51
11 Sam Fineman - £1,908.62
12 Thabo Mapetla - £1,847.01
13 Nohar Chawla - £1,840.01
14 Olly Hodkinson - £1,820.01
15 Michael Chapman - £1,737.93
16 Marcus Scullion - £1,605.00
17 Arthur Eynon - £1,590.00
18 Paddy Berry - £1,570.00
19 Josh Banks - £1529.76
20 Andrew Turley - £1441.00

However much is raised, big or small, you are all an integral part of the Mo community and we couldn't do anything without your support

It's the final day to Mo and collectively university students in the UK have raised an immense £1.37million!!!

Wow.

Now here's the time for the uni leaderboard update...
1 University of Exeter - £104,056.00
2 University of Nottingham - £103,420.04
3 Durham University - £77,618.01
4 Cardiff University - £73,065.88
5 University of Sheffield - £65,319.04
6 University of Liverpool - £54,362.03
7 University of Birmingham - £47,148.80
8 University of York - £39,217.38
9 University of Bristol - £37,802.86
10 University of St. Andrews - £37,709.09
11 Loughborough University - £36,413.94
12 University of Oxford - £35,961.03
13 University of Warwick - £35,246.49
14 University of East Anglia - £32,958.75
15 University of Glasgow - £31,732.55
16 University of Edinburgh - £27,619.36
17 Lancaster University - £27,348.91
18 University of Southampton - £24,056.16
19 University of Bath - £23,191.32
20 Swansea University - £22,038.53

Incredible effort to all! Remember the the leaderboard ranking doesn't close until 11th December at 10pm, so you have plenty of time to get those last donations in

It's the final day to Mo and collectively university students in the UK have raised an immense £1.37million!!!

Wow.

Now here's the time for the uni leaderboard update...
1 University of Exeter - £104,056.00
2 University of Nottingham - £103,420.04
3 Durham University - £77,618.01
4 Cardiff University - £73,065.88
5 University of Sheffield - £65,319.04
6 University of Liverpool - £54,362.03
7 University of Birmingham - £47,148.80
8 University of York - £39,217.38
9 University of Bristol - £37,802.86
10 University of St. Andrews - £37,709.09
11 Loughborough University - £36,413.94
12 University of Oxford - £35,961.03
13 University of Warwick - £35,246.49
14 University of East Anglia - £32,958.75
15 University of Glasgow - £31,732.55
16 University of Edinburgh - £27,619.36
17 Lancaster University - £27,348.91
18 University of Southampton - £24,056.16
19 University of Bath - £23,191.32
20 Swansea University - £22,038.53

Incredible effort to all! Remember the the leaderboard ranking doesn't close until 11th December at 10pm, so you have plenty of time to get those last donations in

ONE MORE DAY TO MO

As Movember draws to a close, we hope that those of you who are growing are beginning to feel at one with the Mo.

Will be a sad day for those that will be losing their furry face furniture soon but remember, you still have until 11th December until the leader boards close... so maybe you can extend the Mo growth just a bit longer.

Comedian Nick Helm has perfectly shown the Movember journey - go give it some love!

ONE MORE DAY TO MO

As Movember draws to a close, we hope that those of you who are growing are beginning to feel at one with the Mo.

Will be a sad day for those that will be losing their furry face furniture soon but remember, you still have until 11th December until the leader boards close... so maybe you can extend the Mo growth just a bit longer.

Comedian Nick Helm has perfectly shown the Movember journey - go give it some love!

TODAY IS DONOR DAY

UK Mos, this is a day to reward your generous donors. Share with friends and family that if they donate £15 today to your Mo space, they'll be in with a chance of winning some amazing prizes including: a £5,000 kitchen voucher, £1,000 travel voucher and a Cambridge Audio record player worth £850 - WOW!

The draw closes at 11:59PM TONIGHT so hurry and get donating now!

TODAY IS DONOR DAY

UK Mos, this is a day to reward your generous donors. Share with friends and family that if they donate £15 today to your Mo space, they'll be in with a chance of winning some amazing prizes including: a £5,000 kitchen voucher, £1,000 travel voucher and a Cambridge Audio record player worth £850 - WOW!

The draw closes at 11:59PM TONIGHT so hurry and get donating now!

TODAY IS DONOR DAY

A day to reward your generous donors. Share with friends and family that if they donate £15 today they will be in with a chance of winning some amazing prizes.

Prizes include a £5,000 kitchen voucher, £1,000 travel voucher and a Cambridge Audio record player worth £850 - get ya teeth into it!

Share with friends, family, strangers and more!

TODAY IS DONOR DAY

A day to reward your generous donors. Share with friends and family that if they donate £15 today they will be in with a chance of winning some amazing prizes.

Prizes include a £5,000 kitchen voucher, £1,000 travel voucher and a Cambridge Audio record player worth £850 - get ya teeth into it!

Share with friends, family, strangers and more!

DONOR DAY INCENTIVE (UK ONLY)

TOMORROW at 12:00 AM GMT on Tuesday 28th November, donate £15 or more to Mo Space to be in with a chance of winning some epic prizes including:

• A£5,000 Howdens KITCHEN voucher
• £1,000 travel voucher
• Cambridge Audio ALVA ST Belt Drive Turntable

The draw is open to all UK residents aged 18+ and closes on the 28th November at 11:59 PM GMT. You can enter the draw a maximum of 10 times.

The winners will be selected at random through a draw on the 4th December. All winners will be contacted via email on the 6th December.

Check out the terms and conditions for more information: https://uk.movember.com/terms#PRIZING_TERMS

DONOR DAY INCENTIVE (UK ONLY)

TOMORROW at 12:00 AM GMT on Tuesday 28th November, donate £15 or more to Mo Space to be in with a chance of winning some epic prizes including:

• A£5,000 Howdens KITCHEN voucher
• £1,000 travel voucher
• Cambridge Audio ALVA ST Belt Drive Turntable

The draw is open to all UK residents aged 18+ and closes on the 28th November at 11:59 PM GMT. You can enter the draw a maximum of 10 times.

The winners will be selected at random through a draw on the 4th December. All winners will be contacted via email on the 6th December.

Check out the terms and conditions for more information: https://uk.movember.com/terms#PRIZING_TERMS

Previous year's donations
55 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Daniel Pease-Watkin
£10
55 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Daniel Pease-Watkin
£10
55 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Zoe Wearden
£30

Forever smashing it, well done, love ya xx

55 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Zoe Wearden
£30

Forever smashing it, well done, love ya xx

Business Mos, the end is in sight!

For those that braved the shave 24 days ago, the stubble is coming back to you now. On your top lip at least.

You. Look. Good.

Now’s the time to dig deep, dig in and commit to Mo. Remember the men you’re doing it for and get those final donations in.

You're Mo legends.

Business Mos, the end is in sight!

For those that braved the shave 24 days ago, the stubble is coming back to you now. On your top lip at least.

You. Look. Good.

Now’s the time to dig deep, dig in and commit to Mo. Remember the men you’re doing it for and get those final donations in.

You're Mo legends.

And a MASSIVE well done to our top 10 individuals this week! Those are some pretty impressive numbers that's for sure

1 Sam sommers - £3,541.02
2 Jay Kelman - £2,740.01
3 George Priestley - £2,716.01
4 Toby Webster - £2,237.01
5 Harry Tuvey - £2,180.01
6 Kit Selman - £1,960.01
7 Jan M - £1,931.01
8 Hugh Walker - £1,900.01
9 Olly Hodkinson - £1,820.01
10 Sam Fineman - £1,786.11

And a MASSIVE well done to our top 10 individuals this week! Those are some pretty impressive numbers that's for sure

1 Sam sommers - £3,541.02
2 Jay Kelman - £2,740.01
3 George Priestley - £2,716.01
4 Toby Webster - £2,237.01
5 Harry Tuvey - £2,180.01
6 Kit Selman - £1,960.01
7 Jan M - £1,931.01
8 Hugh Walker - £1,900.01
9 Olly Hodkinson - £1,820.01
10 Sam Fineman - £1,786.11

It's 1 week left to Mo and here are the top 10 unis in the UK this week!
1 University of Nottingham - £80,611.75
2 University of Exeter - £74,267.87
3 Durham University - £55,949.77
4 University of Sheffield - £54,171.56
5 Cardiff University - £50,448.15
6 University of Liverpool - £41,784.22
7 University of Birmingham - £36,879.05
8 University of York - £31,649.62
9 Loughborough University - £29,892.54
10 University of St. Andrews - £28,225.22

Thank you all for absolutely smashing it out of the park this year!

It's 1 week left to Mo and here are the top 10 unis in the UK this week!
1 University of Nottingham - £80,611.75
2 University of Exeter - £74,267.87
3 Durham University - £55,949.77
4 University of Sheffield - £54,171.56
5 Cardiff University - £50,448.15
6 University of Liverpool - £41,784.22
7 University of Birmingham - £36,879.05
8 University of York - £31,649.62
9 Loughborough University - £29,892.54
10 University of St. Andrews - £28,225.22

Thank you all for absolutely smashing it out of the park this year!

WOW BUSINESS CLUB - THAT WAS FAST!

Gillette Matching in the UK and Spain has RUN OUT. There’s still time to get your donations matched in the following countries…..

• Ireland
• Germany
• Netherlands
• Switzerland
• Sweden
• Denmark
• Norway

We expect this will run out within a few hours. Once its gone, it’s gone…. GO GO GO!

WOW BUSINESS CLUB - THAT WAS FAST!

Gillette Matching in the UK and Spain has RUN OUT. There’s still time to get your donations matched in the following countries…..

• Ireland
• Germany
• Netherlands
• Switzerland
• Sweden
• Denmark
• Norway

We expect this will run out within a few hours. Once its gone, it’s gone…. GO GO GO!

FREE MONEY

From 9am GMT TOMORORW (23rd November) our Official Partner Gillette will be matching £20 Mo Space donations, with an additional £20 gift from them!

This promotion is available on individual & team pages in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

The donation must be 20 GBP/EUR/CHF/DKK/SEK/NOK to be matched. Gillette will do this until their donation pot runs out.

ACT FAST - once it’s gone, it’s gone…

And on the individual leaderboard halfway through the month are some EPIC fundraisers:

1. Sam sommers - £3,406.02
2. Jay Kelman - £2,380.01
3. Jan M - £1,921.01
4. Toby Webster - £1,887.01
5. Olly Hodkinson - £1,820.01
6. Hugh Walker - £1,515.00
7. Tom Stevens - £1,470.00
8. Arthur Eynon - £1,420.00
9. Matthew Ball - £1,410.00
10. Harry Tuvey - £1,400.00

Well done all!

After an epic week 2 here are the top 10 unis at Mid Mo - great work everyone!

1. University of Nottingham - £58,767.28
2. University of Exeter - £53,333.24
3. University of Sheffield - £43,303.55
4. Cardiff University - £42,826.49
5. Durham University - £39,714.26
6. University of Liverpool - £27,591.40
7. University of Birmingham - £27,359.14
8. University of York - £26,155.22
9. University of Oxford - £21,274.55
10. University of St. Andrews - £21,249.11

Keep Mo'ing!

56 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Anne-Cecile Berthier
£10

well done for the walk

It's Moustache Monday!

For those that are growing, drop a picture of your Mo-gress in the comments of the post below for a chance to win our giveaway:

https://www.facebook.com/MovemberUK/posts/pfbid0A8GUt1zGJKDFASDvr9r74DJw4vNeKj3gD7Uc3dNLTHYoE7uAvk9UH8Mtdy2H9AnZl?mibextid=bKks23

57 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Facebook Fundraising
£10
57 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Steven Green
£25
57 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Justin Cooke
£25
57 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Charlotte Hill
£25

Great work as always Polly. Lots of love, Char & Trev xxx

57 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Ben Cooke
£25

Solid effort Polly

57 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Claire Banks
£50

Keep on pounding those streets all in a great cause! X

57 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
NordVPN Donation
£20

SECURED: £20 donation match from NordVPN. Thanks for raising funds and saving lives.

57 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
NordVPN Donation
£20

SECURED: £20 donation match from NordVPN. Thanks for raising funds and saving lives.

57 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Liam Dotson
£20

Well done Polly!!

FREE MONEY

Now I have your attention… Thanks to our partners at NordVPN today you can supercharge your donations.

Today - and only today - NordVPN will donate £20 to your Mo Space for every donation of £20 or more you receive.

It begins at 9am. They have pledged £50,000. Because they're awesome like that. When it's gone it's gone.

59 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Felicity Cooke
£150
Previous year's activities
117 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Megan Welby
£45
117 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
an anonymous supporter
£50
117 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Flora Hewlett
£10
117 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
Charlotte Hill
£20

Well done Polly! Love Char xxxx

118 Week(s) Ago
I walked 39.97 km11:37:26

119 Week(s) Ago
I walked 11.4 km02:16:27

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