2011 & Beyond

As of 2010 the Movember Foundation created "networks". These are collections of teams, and in our case, we (Nico and Don) started the City of Remo network to keep the local teams in contact and working towards a common goal.

2010 was a huge success despite our efforts. We had a community goal of $25,000 and by the end we'd raised over $30,000 - an incredible accomplishment. Turns out, that this kind of thing is a huge undertaking and trying to coordinate events at the network level doesn't work. Sure we started City of Remo but we're just guys. We don't work for the foundation and we put our lives on hold for two months (or more) every year to run our little part of this global effort.

In the beginning City of Remo was an excuse to grow moustaches with our friends. (Mission accomplished!) Over the years it grew and we were excited to see a portion of the city come together. But along the way it changed ... it became about us in some way and that isn't what Movember should be. Movember is men taking charge of their own health. Too many men wait around until something is seriously wrong before they go see a doctor. We see the local Movember community in the same light - don't wait around for someone to do something - get out there and do it!

That said, we realize the City of Remo name has some value and we're happy to list events and blog posts on this site. If you've started a team and you want to take advantage of that just contact us (see the bottom of this page.) Want to take over? We can talk about that too. Have fun growing thos mos!

Ready for 2011!

Our ReMO network is setup for the year. Teams from Reno should join up so that we can get a better idea of how many MOs are helping the cause.

The network is here: http://us.movember.com/mospace/network/Remo

Don't Shave Yet! Two days until the 3rd Annual Mo Ball!

Sushi Pier and Movember

Sushi Piero, one of Reno's favorite sushi restaurants, has joined the Movember campaign. Those guys are well motivated!

Most of their staff is growing a Mo, and they also have added two specials to their menus. Everytime anyone orders one of these, a donation will be made to Movember.

One of their specials is aptly named the Fu Manchu, in honor of the fictional character with the very unique moustache. The sushi roll represents it quite fairly, and it's made of ebi, crystal shrimp, avocado and cream cheese:

The other special is a little bit more daring. One could even say, and quite accurately, that it's pretty ballsy. Behold, the Pier Balls, made out of salmon, yellowtail, queso fresco and panko:

They are both delicious, but don't take our word for it! Get to Sushi Pier and try some delicious treats while supporting Movember at the same time. All 3 locations for Sushi Pier (two in Reno and one in South Lake Tahoe) have the specials running for the whole month.

Movember Week #2 in the City of Remo

Week Two

The second week of Movember is underway and the City of Remo is kicking into gear - we have 363 people registered with our network and we've currently raised $8,656.00 - what a great start.

Events

To keep that MOmentum going we've worked with teams, partners and businesses to schedule events throughout the month. We have already had some fantastic events with more on the way! Your mo, or mo bro, needs to get outside to achieve maximum luxury!

See what events are on the calendar at anytime by going to our events page or checking out our Facebook events. 
Got an idea for an event? Tell us!

What's Happening This Week?

Here's what's going on this week:

Mo-Day Tattoos : Mon, Nov 8

03:00pm to 06:00pm (first come first serve)

Nightmare Studios : 888 S. Virginia St. : Reno, NV

Every Mo-day (Monday) in the month of Movember Nightmare Studios will be doing MOUSTACHE tattoos!!

* $20 "Moustashe" tattoos (small moustache)
* $40 "Moustache" flash tattoos (larger tattoo from flash sheet)

All Money will be donated to Nightmare Studios' "MOVEMBER" Team.

Moustache Trivia : Mon, Nov 8

 09:00pm to10:00pm 

The Foxy Olive : 220 Mill Street Reno, NV : (775) 324-4119

The MoFoxy team brings you Monday Trivia night featuring moustache trivia to tickle your mo. Head down for drink specials and a chance to win a bar tab.

Moustache MOvie : Wed, Nov 10

 06:00pm to 09:00pm

The Foxy Olive : 220 Mill Street Reno, NV : (775) 324-4119

Jacob and Team Mo Foxy are hosting MOvie nights every Wednesday throughout Movember. Join them to see some of the greatest mos ever to grace the silver screen.

Sierra Tap House Cask Ale Night : Thu, Nov 11

 04:00pm to 08:00pm

Sierra Tap House : 253 West 1st St : Reno, NV : (775) 322-7678

What is more sophisticated than drinking your beer from a cask? That's right, nothing. And to help you be more gentlemanly, the Sierra Tap House is bringing in a cask of Chico IPA - and as you know, IPA are hoppy, and only gentlemen enjoy really hoppy beer.

* $15 for all you can drink, until the cask runs dry.
* $5 from every cask purchase goes towards the Sierra Tap House Movember Team.

Get your drinking mo on, get down to the Tap House, and join us for a fine evening of fine beverages.

Mo-pageant : Fri, Nov 12

 07:00pm to 11:30pm

Studio on 4th : 432 East 4th Street : Reno, NV : (775) 786-6460 ‎ map

Have you ever dreamt of walking down a catwalk dressed to kill, thousands of people screaming your name and strutting your best Mo? Here's your chance.
The City of Remo is calling all Mo Bros to participate in the 2010 Remo Pageant. Mo Bros will be judged on creativity, loveliness of the Mo and stylish flair. The Mo pageant winner and 11 runner ups will be featured in a 2011 City of Remo Pageant calendar. Chris Payne of KRZQ will be MC-ing the event with Miss Natalie as DJ.

A $3 cover will be charged if you are not in the pageant, 100% of the proceeds go to Movember and the City of Remo Network.

The event starts at 7:30 PM.

Participants in the pageant are requested to sign-in by 7:00 PM. A dressing room will be provided if needed.

Pre-registrations IS REQUIRED and is very easy to do - just email sofia@cityofremo and you're in!

Brought to you by your very own Remo Mo-Ho's.

Cinemo Remo : Sat, Nov 13

 07:30pm to 11:30pm

Biggest Little City Club : 188 California Avenue : Reno, NV : (775) 322-2480 map

You've spent all this time grooming, flowing and growing that mo. What you need now is to relax, have a drink, and let another mo (or two) take the limelight. Kick back with your mo bros and mo sistas to watch two *moustacular* films.

There is still time to tell us what you want to see. Send an email to with your mo recommendations.

Movember kick-off (Shave-Off!) recap

What a fun night!

The Reno Collective let us use some of their space, and by 7pm we were ready to roll with the famous Moustache Ride from Eclipse Pizza, and some beer and wine donated by Amendment 21.

After a quick ceremonial speech, a couple of chairs were set up so that the barbers from Old West Barber Shop could get to work. They had clippers to get unruly facial hair down to a short length, and then they even offered full shaves to get everyone clean-shaven and fully compliant with the Movember competition rules. By the way, they did this for free and one of the barbers even shaved his goatee to join in the Mo-action. You should check them out if you're looking for a good shave, they excellent old-fashioned shaves at their shop that will leave you feeling like a true gentleman (and if you tell them that you're doing Movember, you'll get a little something special!).

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We had over 20 gentlemen who needed shaving, and we saved the best for last: David Calvert had a beard... and he shaved it all off! It took a lot of time, but it was well worth it. There's a video of that in the works, we'll certainly share for you to see how it's done.

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Also: The Nevada Sagebrush posted an article about Movember in Reno! See it for yourself: http://nevadasagebrush.com/blog/2010/11/01/locals-sport-‘staches’-for-men’s-health/

Finally, a Movember mospace URL you can remember!

Are you tired of trying to remember your mospace url? We are too. http://us.movember.com/mospace/SOMERANDOMNUMBER is just too much!  

That's why we created MoRLs (MO URLs). These MoRLs are links off of the City of Remo website that redirect right to your mospace.

my mospace is http://us.movember.com/mospace/12368

But with the miracle of MoRLs I can use http://cityofremo.com/don 

What are you waiting for? Go claim yours now!

1. Head over to http://cityofremo.com/morls/claim

2. Follow the instructions and get up to 3 MoRLs for your mospace. For example, you might want your first name, your twitter handle and if you're a team captain, you might want one for your team. (Remember, the team captain's mospace is used as the main team page.)

3. Enjoy your shiny new toy. Go ahead, you've earned it.

Shave off! Kick off! Movember: ON!

Today at 7pm we're having the Movember kick-off party that we've always wanted: we're getting together at a nice big space (The Reno Collective) and shaving all at the same time.
We're super excited about it, and we hope to see you there! More details can be found on our facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=158320190875557

Movember 1st!

Today is the day when we start clean, and grow the best Mo that we can grow.