Tacheback is the name of a UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 charitable event where each September, thousands of men grow a sponsored moustache

Moustache

A moustache is facial hair grown on the outer surface of the upper lip. It may or may not be accompanied by a type of beard, a facial hair style grown and cropped to cover most of the lower half of the face.-Etymology:...

 for that month to raise money for the Everyman Campaign

Everyman Campaign

The Everyman Campaign is a campaign that was launched in the UK by The Institute of Cancer Research in 1997. It seeks to raise awareness of testicular and prostate cancer and to raise funds to research treatments....

, a UK male cancer research charity which funds research in and awareness of male prostate

Prostate

The prostate is a compound tubuloalveolar exocrine gland of the male reproductive system in most mammals....

 and testicular cancer

Cancer

Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...

s.

The name is a mix of CashBack and Tache (Moustache).

The event culminates with a “Tashon Parade” in London

London

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 of some of its annual sponsored mustachioed participants. The event began in 2003 and is regularly attended by celebrities such as comedian Charlie Higson

Charlie Higson

Charles Murray Higson , more commonly known as Charlie Higson - also Switch - is an English actor, comedian, author and former singer...

, satirist writer Michael "Atters" Attree, presenter Sarah Champion and numerous cover models, beauty queens, popular singers and footballers such as Craig Easton

Craig Easton

Craig Easton is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dunfermline Athletic.-Dundee United:...

.

In 2010 it merged with Movember

Movember

Movember is an annual, month-long event involving the growing of moustaches during the month of November. The Movember Foundation runs the Movember charity event, housed at Movember.com...

.

External links

• Everyman Campaign
• "Where does the money go?" UK Movember website