November - Opportunities for Awareness

November has become host to a number of very important awareness efforts. The month is most notably host to the now infamous “Movember,” in which men grow their moustaches, in an effort to raise money and spread awareness about men’s health.



In addition to men’s health, November is dedicated to raising awareness about lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, adoption and many other causes.

Here are a few facts, to remind you just how prevalent, and important these causes are.

• Lung cancer is the leading cancer killer of both men and women in the United States.

• Pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers. 94% of pancreatic cancer patients will die within five years of diagnosis. 74% of patients die within the first year of diagnosis.

• 29.1 million people in the United States have diabetes.

• Every 67 seconds someone in the United States develops Alzheimer's.

• In the U.S. 397,122 children are living without permanent families in the foster care system.

Harrington Group is proud to work with many organizations that actively support these causes, and work to do so every day. We encourage you to get involved with one or more of these causes and contribute to spreading awareness in your own way.