University of Exeter Hockey Club

Movember is an annual event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November to raise awareness of men's health issues, such as prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's suicide. The goal of Movember is to 'change the face of men's health'. The entire hockey club participates each year by growing facial hair, shaving/bleaching heads, and running/cycling/rowing, otherwise known as 'Move for Mo'. In November 2018, the club raised over £9,500, and in November 2019, the club raised over £11,449, the highest amount raised by any university club in the country.[2]

Mind is a mental health charity that offers information and advice to people with mental health problems and lobbies government and local authorities on their behalf. It also works to raise public awareness and understanding of issues relating to mental health. In 2018, the hockey club competed within their teams to see who could raise the most money for Mind by holding various fundraisers. Some fundraisers included a car wash, park run, pub quiz, raffle, rowing competition, barbecue, and dying clubmen's hair green, which raised over £1,500 for Mind.[3]

Hockey for Heroes raises funds for Help for Heroes, with their efforts dating back to 2012 and encompassing a mixture of exceptional physical exertion combined with playing hockey. In 2019, the hockey club played an exhibition match featuring the Chairman's XI against the Hockey for Heroes squad composed of Military and ex-Military personnel, which raised £750 for Hockey for Heroes.[4]

The Poppy Appeal is the Royal British Legion's biggest fundraising campaign held every year in November, the period of Remembrance. Throughout November each year, every clubman wears a poppy on his playing kit and as a club donates upwards of £350 for the Royal British Legion.