Three Weeks of Movember

Week one begins with a prickly dare,
Fresh razors glide, the skin laid bare.
A shadow forms, a grin appears,
Old mates nod — “It’s that time of year.”
By week two, the fuzz takes pride,
A scruffy badge men wear worldwide.
Stories bloom in barber chairs,
Of brothers lost, of self-care prayers.
Week three comes with laughter bold,
The Mo now strong, the weather cold.
Funds are raised, hearts are stirred,
Mental health finds voice in word.
In town halls, gyms, and cafés near,
Movember grows what we hold dear—
Not just hair, but hope and grace,
A better world, one Mo at a pace.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion & Mentor
CoderDojo - Mackay @ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Community Ambassador* Platinum Club Level 3 Member *1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia

Day 22: The Quiet Strength


Each dawn brings a mirror and a choice— to shave the doubt, or wear the cause.
The stubble stands as more than hair, it marks the voices learning to share.
Day twenty-two, the talk grows deep, beyond the jokes and “mo” upkeep.
It is stories told between the sets,
of loss, of hope, of no regrets.
The gym, the walk, the cup of chai,
become small rituals to try—
To live with care, to check your mate, before concern becomes too late.
Each whisker’s weight, a gentle creed: to listen, love, and plant a seed.
Movember’s not a trend to fade,
but proof of courage softly made.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion & Mentor
CoderDojo - Mackay @ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Community Ambassador* Platinum Club Level 3 Member *1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia

“Bound for Glory in the West”

From red dust tracks to Perth’s bright sun,
The Baggy Green boys are set to run.
Bats will sing and seamers roar,
For cricket’s war is on once more.
Across the sea the Pommies come,
With dreams of silencing Aussie drums.
But in the West, where shadows burn,
The tide of gold and green will turn.
The crowd will rise, the anthem loud,
Every Aussie heart beats proud.
For spirit, grit, and mateship true,
Defines this team in gold and blue.
So swing it, seam it, bowl with heart,
Stand tall, play smart, and own your part.
Luck be yours from start to end—
Go on, Aussies—defend, contend, transcend!

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion & Mentor
CoderDojo - Mackay @ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Community Ambassador* Platinum Club Level 3 Member *1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia - https://mobro.co/ sanjeevbandi

Day 21: The Mo with Meaning


Three weeks in, the MO holds ground,
Whispers of grit in every strand found.
It is no longer new, it is part of the face,
A badge of courage, of quiet grace.
The early jokes have thinned a bit,
But purpose still burns, strong and lit.
For every story of pain or fear,
There is laughter, love, and mates still near.
The mirror shows more than hair and style,
It shows resilience all the while.
So keep it neat or let it roam,
Each whisker’s work is saving homes.
Raise your cup to the Mo you wear,
For showing men that others care.
Day twenty-one—still going strong,
Together we stand, where MO’s belong.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion & Mentor
CoderDojo - Mackay @ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Community Ambassador* Platinum Club Level 3 Member *1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia

The 20th Day of Movember


The mirror greets a curious grin,
An iconic 2025 MO nearly breaking in.
Three weeks of growth, a badge of care,
Each strand a story men now share.
The jokes have slowed, the cause shines bright,
Talk shifts from style to men’s own fight.
Of check-ups missed, of fear unspoken,
Of mates who have gone, of hearts left broken.
Yet through the bristle, hope has grown,
A silent pact — we are not alone.
From stubble talk to honest ground,
Real strength in kindness now is found.
So raise a toast, it is day twenty’s mark,
The MO’s a flame, though grown from spark.
Beyond November’s ends and starts,
It is courage worn upon our hearts.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion & Mentor
CoderDojo - Mackay @ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Community Ambassador* Platinum Club Level 3 Member *1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia

Day 19: The Mid-Mo Grind

The mirror greets a bristled face,
Half-formed ‘stache, a badge of grace,
Nineteen days of growth and grit,
More than whiskers—spirit lit.
The talk has been had, the laughs been shared,
Stories opened, hearts laid bare.
Yet this mid-Mo stretch feels slow,
Like miles beneath the marathon glow.
But here is where meaning roots begin,
In tired eyes, in battles within—
Each hair a symbol, bold, sincere,
Of mates we have lost, and those still here.
So keep it growing, steady and strong,
Every moustache hums the same old song:
That men’s health matters, that change is near,
And courage grows, hair by hair each year.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion & Mentor
CoderDojo - Mackay @ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Community Ambassador* Platinum Club Level 3 Member *1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia

Mid‑Month Mo‑mentum


Eighteen days of bristle and pride,
The Mo now sails, no longer hides.
Patchy at first, then finding form,
A badge of courage through every storm.
Conversations spark in queues and halls,
A laugh, a nod — awareness calls.
It is more than fuzz upon a face,
It is talking men’s health, finding grace.
The mirror smirks, the mood feels lighter,
Each day’s stubble a quiet fighter.
Eighteen down, the month is still wide,
But spirits lift with each stride.
Grow it bold, let purpose show —
Halfway there, let us keep the Mo.

Since 2008 the pledge’s grown,
Mo by Mo, seed by seed sown.
Eighteen rounds of mates and care,
Raised seven-fifty grand to share.
Each whisker worn, a story told,
Of men’s lives saved, of courage bold.
From first shave smooth to silver streak,
Hope grows stronger every week.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion & Mentor
CoderDojo - Mackay @ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Community Ambassador* Platinum Club Level 3 Member *1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia - https://mobro.co/ sanjeevbandi

Movember Day Seventeen

A thread of courage threads the air,
thin as a whisper, bold as creed.
We lift our voices, slow and sure,
where quiet battles plant their seed.
Each day a mittened moment pressed, against the chill of fear and fate,
We tally miles of whispered prayers
and steady hands that will not abdicate.
The moustache—more than shade and charm—is foil for fears we fight inside;
A banner raised in public light,
a steady, intimate, silent stride.
We speak of health as whole and true, not just the beard that marks the time.
We write the myths of strength in crew,of brothers, sisters, hearts in rhyme.
So on this seventeenth day we stand, a chorus forged from lived, lived care:
To show up, check in, and extend
a hand—to lift, to listen, to share.
In every breath, a pledge to keep
wellness alive in mind and skin:
Movember’s flame, through laughs and tears, brightens the path for all who have been.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion & Mentor
CoderDojo - Mackay @ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Community Ambassador* Platinum Club Level 3 Member *1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia - https://mobro.co/ sanjeevbandi

Day 16 – Past The Mid-Mo Mark

The mirror nods with quiet grace,
A half-grown Mo upon my face.
Two weeks gone, and there I stand,
Brave of lip, and moustached grand.
The itchy phase now starts to fade,
The halfway point so bravely made.
Each whisker grown, a pledge renewed,
For mates’ wellbeing, strong and true.
It is more than hair—a story told,
Of battles fought, of hearts made bold.
For every man who fears to speak,
This Mo gives strength to those who seek.
So raise a smile, keep spirits high,
My reason grows, as days roll by.
Movember’s voice—both deep and kind—
Reminds the world: care starts in mind.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion & Mentor
CoderDojo - Mackay @ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Community Ambassador* Platinum Club Level 3 Member *1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia - https://mobro.co/ sanjeevbandi

Midway through the Movember 2025 Crusade

Movember 15th, a steady flame in the month-long glow,
A quiet march of change where whispers turn to grow.
Whiskers mark the days, but hearts mark the cause more deep,
Men’s health in the foreground, waking wounds we chose to keep.
From sunlit mornings to the late-night clinic light,
We stand for courage, shoulder to shoulder, in the quiet fight.
Mental health, the ballast, and bodies brave the tide,
A movement stitched with laughter, resilience, and pride.
Calendars count the days with charts and hopeful art,
Yet the real numbers rise in every brave, unmasked heart.
Ask the hard questions gently; listen when the stories pour,
In the spaces between the silence, there is a knock on every door.
Movember threads a thread of care through moustached, steadfast crews,
Not just for a month, but a vow to honor every bruise.
To seek help, to offer hand, to break the stubborn shame,
To celebrate small victories, and remember every name.
So here is to the days ahead, to health that is holistic and true,
To community that rallies strong, with courage in its view.
May the moustache be a banner, a signal, a hopeful sign,
That strength includes seeking help, and that is perfectly fine.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion and Mentor
CoderDojo- Mackay@ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Ambassador* Platinum Club Member Level 3* 1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia - https://mobro.co/sanjeevbandi

First 2 weeks of Movember 2025

Movember dawns with a quiet dare,
a breeze of whiskers threading through the air.
Shaving walls recall the old routines,
while hopeful stubble seeds new means.
Day one hums with a razor’s soft, bright edge,clean faces map the week on the edge.
A calendar cleared of easy vanity,
replacing it with purpose, steady clarity.
Days two and three learn patient patience,each breath a pause, a mindful cadence.
Conversations bloom in the common spaces,where men share burdens, fears, and graces.
Week one closes with a morning vow,to voice the unseen, to lift the allowed.
The mustache shyly whispers, “begin,”a timid crown on skin, finding its skin.
By day eight the night lights glow,
a chorus rising for the stories we know.
Athletic hearts drum a steady pace,
mind and body aligned in the same race.
Two weeks in, the routine takes root,
not just a beard, but a resolute pursuit.
Small steps, loud together, break the wall, each story a thread in a wider call.
Movember’s heartbeat thickens with care,a reminder that strength is more than bare.
To talk, to listen, to stand as one crew,two weeks of courage, and a future anew.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion and Mentor
CoderDojo- Mackay@ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Ambassador* 1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia - https://mobro.co/sanjeevbandi

Movember Day Fourteen

A flame of orange, steady and true,
Roots in hope, a quiet revolution in view.
Stubble and whiskers, a banner, a sign,
Raising awareness, one step at a time.
Forty days of sparks in the breath of men,
Courage stitched through the spaces between.
Conversations open where silence grew thin,
A pledge to look deeper, to check, to begin.
Movember’s caravan moves with care,
From the clinic halls to the whispering air.
Chins lift up stories of battles fought,
Of friends, of brothers, the battles they fought.
So here on Day Fourteen, with courage in tow,
We honor the living, the ones we know.
And vow to keep searching, to listen, to care,
To stand together strong, in health and in prayer.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion and Mentor
CoderDojo- Mackay@ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Ambassador* 1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia - https://mobro.co/sanjeevbandi

Day 13: The Movember Mirror

On the thirteenth dawn, before the mirror’s gleam,
A whisker’s shadow joins yesterday’s dream—
Half a moustache, half a hope taking shape,
Worn with a wink for the changes we make.
Each stroke of the razor, each silent vow,
Marks brotherhood’s pledge, not just facial hair now.
For every stripe above a smile, proud and thin,
Echoes of courage and kinship begin.
We joke about handlebars, pencils, and ‘staches,
But beyond the laughter, a real purpose flashes—
Raising reminders for those fighting unseen,
For testicular, prostate, and minds in between.
Let Day Thirteen catch the light on your face,
Your MO is a beacon, your story a grace.
Carve, comb, and grow—let your Movember write
Hope on each cheek, and strength in daylight.
So here is to moustaches, to friends, and to men—
To asking, to listening, again and again.
On this thirteenth day, wear it proud, wear it true,
A MO’ is much more—it is a message from you.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion and Mentor
CoderDojo- Mackay@ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Ambassador* 1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia - https://mobro.co/sanjeevbandi

Day 12 of Movember

Twelve days in, the ‘stache takes form,
A fuzzy badge that is far from norm.
From shy beginnings, patchy pride,
Now curling bold on every side.
Coffee sips feel twice refined,
With every froth line neatly lined.
Colleagues stare, some smile, some tease,
While donors pledge with practiced ease.
It is not just hair — it is heart on show,
For men’s health causes we all know.
A symbol grown, with care and flair,
To spark the talks too few will share.
So here is to mid-Mo’s bristled cheer,
Twelve down, nineteen till we shear.
Stay strong, moustachioed crusade —
Movember’s mission must be made

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion and Mentor
CoderDojo- Mackay@ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Ambassador* 1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia .

Day 10 of Movember – Third of the way Mark

The mirror meets a bristling grin,
Ten days in, the change begins.
Each strand a story, strong and true,
Of causes grown, of courage too.
The stubble whispers, “Stay the course,”
A subtle sign of deeper force.
It is not just hair—it is hearts that care,
For men’s health battles everywhere.
Each morning brings a mindful start,
To guard the body, check the heart.
To talk, to listen, smash the wall,
That silence builds around us all.
A third of the way there, yet still to run,
The mission’s weight, the shared-one-sun.
So I wear my iconic Mo with steady pride,
For life, for hope, for those who tried.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion and Mentor
CoderDojo- Mackay@ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Ambassador* 1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia

Day 9: After the Reveal

The mirror smiles a bristled grin,
Day Nine begins, the story within.
The crowd has seen, the Mo unveiled,
Now comes the work where hearts prevailed.
Beyond the laugh, beneath the style,
Lives purpose running every mile.
Each whisker hums a noble song—
Of men who fought, of those made strong.
It’s not just hair, but hope on skin,
A pledge that builds from deep within.
So wear it proud, let courage show,
For every Mo, the mission grows.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion and Mentor
CoderDojo- Mackay@ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Ambassador* 1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia

On the seventh dawn of Movember’s crease,
I trace the arc where time and purpose meet.
Seven days in, a steady pulse I release,
A vow in whiskers, strength in quiet heat.
Grow the line where worries gather, sway,
A forest of resolve that frames the scope.
Each strand a note in a chorus of today,
A banner whispered for the stubborn who cope.
Seven days carved in patience, not in haste,
The mirror reflects a story still untold.
In every breath, a promise newly placed,
To champion health, to stand for brave and bold.
Movember’s path is not a finish line,
But drumbeat guiding us through risk and rise.
For every man, every friend, every design,
We measure courage by the care we prize.
So let the seventh day be a steady flame,
A quiet roar within, not loud in sound.
We wear the beard as badge of hope and aim,
And lift the lives around us from the ground.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Champion and Mentor
CoderDojo- Mackay@ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Ambassador* 1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia

MOvember, Eighteen Strong: The First Six Days in 2025


Again the calendar turns—eighteenth time around,
Movember’s dawn returns, tradition deep and sound.
The razor’s pause on Day One, above a grinning chin—
Blank canvas for a legend, fresh beginnings to begin.
Day Two brings gentle stubble, hope upon the lip,
A tickle of nostalgia with fellowship in the grip.
Campaigns and conversations in digital realms unfurl,
Stories of sons and fathers, each ambition a pearl.
By Day Three, a shadow—confidence anew,
Reminders of the purpose in everything you do.
From fitness to awareness, every stride and post,
Celebrating moustache growth with those who matter most.
Day Four holds momentum—bristle, badge, and cheer,
Eighteen years of memories crystallising here.
Messages of challenge, fundraising’s growing chart,
Reminders of resilience—Movember’s beating heart.
On Day Five, reflections: the men we strive to save,
The brothers and the fathers, each silent, stoic, brave.
A toast to open dialogue, a pledge to break the night,
As Movember’s early rhythm sets ambitions right.
Day Six, you wear the mission—badge and hair and creed,
Not just about the growing, but every quiet deed.
Legacy and laughter, a campaign brightly lit—
Eighteen years unbroken, and you are still in the thick of it.

Dr Sanjeev BANDI

Sixth Day of Movember

The mirror smiles—a fuzz, a frame,
Six days strong, the face takes aim.
What started light, a playful dare,
Now blooms with pride and mindful care.
Each whisker tells a whispered theme—
Of strength, of mates, of Movember’s dream.
To spark a chat, to break the wall,
To stand for men’s health, one and all.
Beards may grow, but so does grace,
With every cause we choose to face.
Day six reminds—this month’s more than hair,
It is courage shared in the open air.

DR SANJEEV BANDI
Digital Campion and Mentor
CoderDojo- Mackay@ SplitSpaces
CAPTAIN, MOV~ing Mackay Cricket Club* Movember Ambassador* 1 of 2 Diamond Members of Movember Hall of Fame in Australia