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Benjamin Dryden
3  year  Mo Bro
student ambassador
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Target: £200
raised £1,202 since 2022
My motivation

GLOBALLY, ON AVERAGE, 1 MAN DIES BY SUICIDE EVERY MINUTE OF EVERY DAY.

On 24th November, we kayaked a marathon, 26.2miles from Loch Tay to Dunkeld.

In 2022 I deadlifted 100kg every minute for one hour, for every male who takes their own life in this hour.

Last year I attempted to deadlift 80kg, 60 times an hour, for 12 hours. A total of 720 reps and nearly 60 tonnes. Falling short of my goal but succeeding at raising awareness and completing 500 reps!

I will also be encouraging and supporting fundraising efforts by individuals and teams in University of Strathclyde Movember Challenge and Strathclyde Canoe Club.

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.

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2 Week(s) Ago
Donation from:
L'Oreal Men Expert
£20

It's Giving Tuesday so L'Oreal Men Expert are giving £20 for every donation of £20+ received on your mo space.

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Donation from:
L'Oreal Men Expert
£20

It's Giving Tuesday so L'Oreal Men Expert are giving £20 for every donation of £20+ received on your mo space.

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University of Strathclyde

Week 4 Update - over £13,500 raised so far, and still a few more days to add to the Challenge total. Let's keep up the good work and change the face of Men's Health!

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University of Strathclyde

Week 4 Update - over £13,500 raised so far, and still a few more days to add to the Challenge total. Let's keep up the good work and change the face of Men's Health!

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Benjamin Dryden

26.2miles of kayaking done :)

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Benjamin Dryden

26.2miles of kayaking done :)

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I walked 26.2 mi06:00:00

Kayaking marathon distance on river Tay

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I walked 26.2 mi06:00:00

Kayaking marathon distance on river Tay

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Donation from:
vijay hajela
£23

Well done Ben. Given the charity I won’t say you’re nuts but a little that way!!

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Donation from:
vijay hajela
£23

Well done Ben. Given the charity I won’t say you’re nuts but a little that way!!

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Donation from:
Réba Dryden
£26

Great team effort today guys!

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Donation from:
Réba Dryden
£26

Great team effort today guys!

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Big Moustache on Campus Challenge 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!

4 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge 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

4 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge UK

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

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University of Strathclyde

Come along to our End of Movember Karaoke on Wednesday 27th November!

4 Week(s) Ago
University of Strathclyde

Week 3 Update - over £8000 raised so far, and nearly 250 people signed up for the Challenge. Let's keep up the good work and change the face of Men's Health!

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University of Strathclyde

Week 2 Update - over £5000 raised so far, and over 230 people signed up for the Challenge. Let's keep up the good work and change the face of Men's Health!

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I walked 5.5 mi01:00:00

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University of Strathclyde

Week 1 Update - over £2000 raised so far, and over 200 people signed up for the Challenge. Let's keep up the good work and change the face of Men's Health!

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55 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge UK

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

55 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge UK

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

55 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge UK

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!

55 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge UK

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!

56 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge UK

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

56 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge UK

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!

57 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge UK

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!

57 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge UK

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!

57 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge UK

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

58 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge UK

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.

107 Week(s) Ago
Big Moustache on Campus Challenge UK

And which uni is leading on 30 Movember?

1. University of Exeter - £97,090.47
2. Durham University - £68,660.92
3. University of Nottingham - £59,791.86
4. Loughborough University - £47,490.59
5. University of Birmingham - £38,710.23
6. Cardiff University - £35,609.10
7. Swansea University - £34,538.43
8. University of Sheffield - £34,509.48
9. University of St Andrews - £30,679.17
10. University of Oxford - £26,513.12

The leaderboards officially close at 10pm on 8 December so you have until then to get all your final donations in!

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