The 'stache celebration is under way at Dominknow.

An elite group of our team members are putting down the razor and taking up the challenge of Movember to raise funds for prostate cancer programs this month.

Movember has become a world-wide event over the past few years, giving men a chance to try out a new look for a an important cause. Prostate cancer is the number one cancer for men, and affects millions every year.

Last year the fund-raising program included more than 1.1 million participants from countries like Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada, the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Spain, South Africa and Ireland.

To this point, Movember has raised $176 million worldwide. Last year almost 119,000 Canadian Mo Bros and Mo Sistas (yes, women can show their support for the program, too!) raised $22.3 million CAD.

In Canada, proceeds will be going to Prostate Cancer Canada.

Our team's goals are pretty modest - to rase as much as we can, both in funds and fun.

Big credit for getting the 'staches growing at dominKnow goes to our team captain, Chief 'Stache, er, Software Architect Ryan McIlmoyl. Ryan is no stranger to experiments with facial hair, so he's a natural leader on this front for us.

To check out our progress as the month goes on - and to donate, of course! - start at our team captain's page here. You can see a list of the dominKnow team members there, and jump to our individual pages.

Check it out frequently - we'll be posting updates on our 'stance successes as the month goes on!