12.01.08

Fathom SEO Raises More Than $800 for Prostate Cancer Research

The male staff at Fathom SEO participated in Movember, an annual event held each November that encourages men worldwide to grow mustaches to generate awareness for men’s health issues.

CLEVELAND – Dec. 1, 2008 – This November, male employees from Fathom SEO put down their razors and grew out their “mo” (Australian slang for mustache) to raise money for prostate cancer research in support of Movember, an initiative to raise awareness and funds for prostate cancer research.

“We had a blast doing Movember last year, although we weren’t quite sure what we were doing,” said Dominic Litten, Fathom SEO’s Movember team captain. “This year, we had more time to prepare and educate employees.”

In celebration, Fathom SEO had a Movember office party culminating in the “Best Mo” award for the staff’s favorite mustache in the office. The winner, Keith Simpkins, not only received a green sash and crown, but also an electric razor courtesy of Norelco and Movember headquarters.

Another electric razor was presented to Daiv Whaley for raising the most money in the office.

Why the extreme behavior? One in six American men will develop prostate cancer. This year, more than 218,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer – that’s one new case every 2.5 minutes – and we’ll lose nearly 30,000 men from the disease this year alone.

“Movember is a great way for men across America to have a good laugh, and do something positive for men’s health at the same time,” Litten said. “We hope that it grows across the U.S. much like it has in other parts of the world.”

About Movember

Since its inception as a formal charity in 2004, Movember has raised more than $29 million (USD) globally and is continuously working to increase awareness of prostate cancer within the community and change the attitude men have about their health. For more information on Movember, visit www.movember.com.

About Fathom SEO

Fathom SEO, a leading search engine marketing firm based in Cleveland, Ohio, was named one of the Top 20 Search Engine Marketing Agencies in the United States by Advertising Age magazine. Services include Search Engine Optimization, Website Video Production Management and Marketing, Pay-Per-Click and Opt-in Email Marketing.