Burpees for Bros
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Hello everybody! We're excited to announce Burpees for Bros on Saturday, November 28, 2020 at 10am at the Gold's Gym Downtown location! Please join us or for a fun morning of celebrating Men's Health and Wellness, or you can donate to our cause as all funds raised will be given to the Movember Foundation and the Testicular Cancer Foundation!
JORDAN'S STORY: My name is Jordan Miller. For the past 2 years, I have done Burpees for Bros, which is an event where you do burpees for an hour straight in order to raise money and awareness for men's health in the month of November. This includes prostate cancer, testicular cancer, men's suicide, mental health, among other things. The plan is to have a total of 8 people, including myself, participate in the event on November 28th at Gold's Gym Downtown Austin. The participants are also tasked with raising money for the Movember Foundation or the Testicular Cancer Foundation. You can donate a fixed sum of money, or sponsor someone on a per burpee basis ($0.10, $0.50, or whatever you decide), which is my personal favorite. The latter gives the participant a little extra motivation!
The reason I am taking on the role of the organizer is that I recently lost my therapist. Although it was not due to mental health or cancer, I feel as though this is the perfect way to honor him since he helped me through some really tough times in regards to my own mental health.
Any and all donations are greatly appreciated! And even if you cannot donate, just telling someone about what we are doing is just as good! Spreading the word about men's health awareness is the ultimate goal! Thank you!
DANIEL'S STORY: Hey Everybody! My name is Daniel Cano and I’m excited to be doing my first Burpees for Bros event. Jordan told me his story and I knew immediately I wanted to be a part of this. This event is important to me for many reasons.
First, I’m a Testicular Cancer Survivor and am almost 9 months in remission. I had no idea dealing with cancer would turn my world upside down the way it did. As I was recovering from surgery and trying to prepare for a new life of patiently waiting to see if cancer decides to battle me again, the global pandemic hit. Suddenly things like my job, my health care coverage, medical bills, and an unexpected break up all became stressors that made dealing with cancer so much more challenging. But I leaned on my faith, family, friends, my fitness community, medical professionals, and therapist and have since committed to making men’s health and wellness awareness a priority going forward. Sometimes our trials can be daunting, but we are so much more than our circumstances.
Secondly, I want to address the fact that as men, we JUST DON’T talk about our health. That has to change. According to a recent Harvard Medical School study, “Men die younger than women, and are more burdened by illness in life.” So many of us are leaders in our families and our communities. I know I’ve done my share of self-destructive things to my body, we all have, but it's important we talk about these things, and support one another in support and fellowship. That goes for mental health too. Taking care of ourselves and holding each other accountable allows us to take care of the ones we love and that depend on us, to the best of our abilities. If we take that responsibility seriously and consistently; we have the opportunity to do a lot of good!
The Movember Foundation and Testicular Cancer Foundation are two great organizations that we are raising money for to help us bring awareness to our communities. Please join us in this very important effort!
Lastly, I wanted to dedicate my effort on Nov. 28th to the memory of my Uncle Russ Dekrone, who passed away unexpectedly this past weekend at the young age of 56. As my family and I try to move on from this incredible loss. I'm honored to be doing this in his name, and I'll be thinking of his service to our country, and his incredible work ethic he was always known for.
Current Participants: Jordan Miller, Daniel Cano, Mark Romero, Brad Vaughan, Jaylee Mathis, Amanda Anderson, Anika Munoz-Perez, KC. (STILL LOOKING FOR MORE PARTICIPANTS)
More information about the Movember Foundation: https://us.movember.com
More information about the Testicular Cancer Foundation: https://testicularcancer.org/about-tcf
JORDAN'S STORY: My name is Jordan Miller. For the past 2 years, I have done Burpees for Bros, which is an event where you do burpees for an hour straight in order to raise money and awareness for men's health in the month of November. This includes prostate cancer, testicular cancer, men's suicide, mental health, among other things. The plan is to have a total of 8 people, including myself, participate in the event on November 28th at Gold's Gym Downtown Austin. The participants are also tasked with raising money for the Movember Foundation or the Testicular Cancer Foundation. You can donate a fixed sum of money, or sponsor someone on a per burpee basis ($0.10, $0.50, or whatever you decide), which is my personal favorite. The latter gives the participant a little extra motivation!
The reason I am taking on the role of the organizer is that I recently lost my therapist. Although it was not due to mental health or cancer, I feel as though this is the perfect way to honor him since he helped me through some really tough times in regards to my own mental health.
Any and all donations are greatly appreciated! And even if you cannot donate, just telling someone about what we are doing is just as good! Spreading the word about men's health awareness is the ultimate goal! Thank you!
DANIEL'S STORY: Hey Everybody! My name is Daniel Cano and I’m excited to be doing my first Burpees for Bros event. Jordan told me his story and I knew immediately I wanted to be a part of this. This event is important to me for many reasons.
First, I’m a Testicular Cancer Survivor and am almost 9 months in remission. I had no idea dealing with cancer would turn my world upside down the way it did. As I was recovering from surgery and trying to prepare for a new life of patiently waiting to see if cancer decides to battle me again, the global pandemic hit. Suddenly things like my job, my health care coverage, medical bills, and an unexpected break up all became stressors that made dealing with cancer so much more challenging. But I leaned on my faith, family, friends, my fitness community, medical professionals, and therapist and have since committed to making men’s health and wellness awareness a priority going forward. Sometimes our trials can be daunting, but we are so much more than our circumstances.
Secondly, I want to address the fact that as men, we JUST DON’T talk about our health. That has to change. According to a recent Harvard Medical School study, “Men die younger than women, and are more burdened by illness in life.” So many of us are leaders in our families and our communities. I know I’ve done my share of self-destructive things to my body, we all have, but it's important we talk about these things, and support one another in support and fellowship. That goes for mental health too. Taking care of ourselves and holding each other accountable allows us to take care of the ones we love and that depend on us, to the best of our abilities. If we take that responsibility seriously and consistently; we have the opportunity to do a lot of good!
The Movember Foundation and Testicular Cancer Foundation are two great organizations that we are raising money for to help us bring awareness to our communities. Please join us in this very important effort!
Lastly, I wanted to dedicate my effort on Nov. 28th to the memory of my Uncle Russ Dekrone, who passed away unexpectedly this past weekend at the young age of 56. As my family and I try to move on from this incredible loss. I'm honored to be doing this in his name, and I'll be thinking of his service to our country, and his incredible work ethic he was always known for.
Current Participants: Jordan Miller, Daniel Cano, Mark Romero, Brad Vaughan, Jaylee Mathis, Amanda Anderson, Anika Munoz-Perez, KC. (STILL LOOKING FOR MORE PARTICIPANTS)
More information about the Movember Foundation: https://us.movember.com
More information about the Testicular Cancer Foundation: https://testicularcancer.org/about-tcf
Fundraising team (3)
Jordan Miller
Organizer
Austin, TX
Daniel Cano
Team member
Steven Harris
Team member