Kilted to Kick Cancer was organized to raise awareness about male specific cancers.  Thanks to Kelly “the Blogfather” Greyson, it turned into a massive fund raising effort that raised…well…have a listen to the show to find out.  And your guess is way too low.

This is also the first episode of the show where we invited not one live guest but 2!  Alex from Unkilted stopped by to discuss his part in making the kilted to kick cancer .org site actually look nice allowing us to bring so many people together from so many different places.

I also throw out my target fund raising goal for KTKC 2012.  Who’s with us?

EPISODE 17

Well done for the month folks.  Our awareness campaign about male specific cancers during September can only be categorized as a success!

I’m out of the banner for a few weeks on a well earned vacation with Mrs Happy Medic and won’t know the details of the fundraising efforts, but if we raised more than $1 I’m happy.

Kilted will continue, just in an abbreviated form, meeting whenever we feel like strapping on the kilts and drawing some stares.  The message will continue, of course, and plans are already in the works for a bigger and better KTKC 2012!

To those who wore kilts, well done.  To those who donated, thank you.  And to those bloggers that took up Kelly’s fund raising challenge, thank you for turning your readers’ attention towards a worthy cause.  At the end of all of this a special thank you to Too Old to Work who opened my eyes to my own risk factors and to Russel Stine who continues to scare the living shit out of me as he shares his cancer experience with us on his blog.

Inspiration comes from many places, the trick is spotting it.

Get your kilt ordered now for next year!

The gang at Alt Kilt are currently running an auction for a custom kilt to raise money for Kids’ Cancer.

What kind of kilt?  Well, that’s where the great part lies in all this:  You decide.  This is a 100% CUSTOM kilt from your mind to their tables to your waist.

I fully expect to see this won by a Kilted to Kick Cancer participant or supporter.  Anything less would be a disappointment.  If that is the case I’ll add in a washed, but never worn Magnum RD Shirt embroidered with the Kilted to Kick Cancer logo.  So let’s go folks, make it happen.

If you didn’t have a kilt this year, here’s a chance to get one custom made for next year.  No excuses.

I’ve bid and will bid again.  I have my eye on some of their steam punk inspired kilts and may take this opportunity to get one while supporting Kids’ Cancer.

Think about it for a second.  You can get a kilt supporting Kids’ Cancer, then wear it to support male cancers, then again to support any damn thing you want.

Efficiency on multiple levels.

BID!  The auction ends Sept 20th 6:25 am PST.

And I’ll check with Magnum, but if supplies last I’ll get you a KTKC T-shirt as well since all proceeds go to cancer research.

In case some of you were under the illusion that Magnum Boots has an open print order on Kilted to Kick Cancer T-Shirts, think again.

The first, and possibly ONLY Kilted to Kick Cancer T-Shirt is now available solely through Magnum Boots USA.

The cost:  $0.

Seriously, Magnum Boots is charging zero to get a shirt.  All you have to do is email them confirmation that you donated at least $40 to Prostate Cancer Research and let them know your size and POOF – Free Limited Edition T-Shirt.

I honestly thought that we’d run out of shirts in Las Vegas at EMS World Expo so didn’t give much thought to it, but a recent communique from Magnum Boots confirms the mail order amount is starting to slow.

To slow?

I thought we were blazing the trail here guys and gals.  We have roughly a half a month left, barely over 2 weeks to get as much fundraising and awareness done about male cancers before everything turns pink in October.  Everyone’s attention will be shifted to the noble fight against breast cancer and pink shirts will fill the TV, the workplace and people will empty their pockets for the effort as well they should.

But what about the male specific cancer that is set to overtake breast cancer next year if current trends hold?  Think about that for a minute while you fill out the $40 donation to the walk athon or arrange to go see the pink fire engine.

Next year more men will die of prostate cancer than women will die of breast cancer.

THIS IS OUR TIME!

Next month most people will go back to not talking about it.  Get a T-Shirt so that you can wear it to the walk a thon and to see the pink fire engine and tell every man you see about their risks.  We’re not going away but your chance to share this important message is.

I don’t usually take this tone in this forum, but after the morning I’ve had somebody has to stand up and start talking.

Please make a donation and send your proof to Magnum to get a free shirt so that your donation can be the starting point of a conversation that could save more lives than any walk a thon or pink fire engine.  Cancer needs to be stopped and that takes research and research takes money.  To get the money we must raise awareness and me wearing this kilt all month and having these conversations may have already saved someone…who knows.  But a simple giggle from a T-shirt could start a conversation that could save a life.

If unsure of where to send your donation, Magnum Boots can help:

To get yours, donate $40 or more to PCF.org, then email us your size and proof of donation to anascimento@magnumbootsusa.com. You can also send us a check, made to Prostate Cancer Foundation, to:

Magnum USA

Attn. Marketing

4801 Stoddard Rd

Modesto, CA

Don’t let what we started die here and don’t give just to help a blogger win a contest.  Give because you know it’s the right thing to do.

-Justin

Kilted to Kick Cancer continues to turn heads and open conversations with total strangers about male specific cancers.  More so than either myself, Motocop or the starter of all this TOTWTYTR could have imagined I’m sure.

A random woman in her “early 60′s” (had I seen her at work I would have guessed 70′s) asked about the kilt in an airport food vendor line.  I mentioned the campaign and our intent for men to get checked.  Suddenly, after having known me for less than 60 seconds, has mentioned her husband sometimes has blood in his semen.  He told her it happens to “men of a certain age.”  NEGATIVE GHOSTRIDER!  I told her to call her husband from the airport to schedule an appointment with his doctor ASAP.

This is the exact mindset that likely has this man past the intervention stage if he does in fact have prostate issues.  If only she could have bumped into a kilted man 30 years ago.

And that is the point here folks.  We need to raise awareness so that when the generation staring at facebook is old enough they know what needs to get checked.  Heck, how many folks go overdue on their oil change on the car, let alone keeping up with their own health and that of those around them.

Visit the links, share them with important men in your life and if you can spare a few bucks to help research, click the links below the Kilted to Kick Cancer logo there in the sidebar.  Next month everything will turn pink for breast cancer and the kilts will go back on the hangers (not for too long though, details on that soon), but the fact remains that this cancer is killing almost as many men as breast cancer kills women and we’ve only scratched the surface on even researching it.  Like Motorcop says, cancer is like a giant domino game.  Once one falls, the rest are sure to follow.

Kilt up, and if you don’t have a kilt, support a blogger who does!

I’m thinking this image will get the conversation started with or without a kilt.  Well done Norm Quiros! And thank you Magnum Boots!

Don’t forget to become a fan of Kilted to Kick Cancer on Facebook and visit kiltedtokickcancer.org for details on events and where you can make a donation.

Motorcop and the Happy Medic spend the show discussing the upcoming Kilted to kick Cancer event to raise awareness about male specific cancers. Learn how you can be a part of the movement through sponsors MagnumbootsUSA and AltKilt. Need a kilt for the month of September? AltKilt is where you want to go. Mention KTKC and get 15% off your custom 100% made in the USA kilt. Visit kiltedtokickcancer.org for more links and to learn where you can donate!

Make sure you subscribe on itunes and note the Explicit Content tag.  I’m just sayin’.

EPISODE 16

Kilted to Kick Cancer, our effort to raise awareness about male specific cancers throughout the month of September, has received extraordinary news!

Not only has Magnum Boots USA stepped forward in a big way, but we now have an official kilt sponsor: Altkilt

Someone on Motorcop’s facebook page suggested we take a look at their products and not only are they hand made in the USA, there was a link in their sidebar that caught my attention.  Kilted for kids’ cancer.  Go read their story, I’ll wait.

This match could not be more perfect.  The folks at Alt Kilts have a wide variety of products, even kid’s kilts for all sizes, shapes, needs and budgets.  From the basic grey to the elaborate welder’s kilt, each one is available custom designed for your lifestyle.  And for those of you conceal carry folks, I think they might just have something you’re looking for.

Follow them on facebook HERE and on the twitter machine HERE and tell them #kiltedtokickcancer sent you.  If you need a kilt, these are the folks we want you to call.  They may even be offering specials for folks who mention KTKC, more details soon.  This is a small company with a big heart and we’re excited to see where we can take this partnership!