“Movember on the Plateau,” a time for men to decorate their upper lip in support of male health, is about to spring to life.

The local event, sponsored by St. Elizabeth Hospital, is part of an international movement whose roots go back more than a decade. Movember – a play on words combining mustache with November – aims to raise awareness of issues like prostate cancer.

The stated goal of Movember is to “change the face of men’s health.”

Locally, the effort centers around two key dates.

Participants are encouraged to “shave the date” of Nov. 1. Men are to arrive with a clean-shaven face to The Mint in downtown Enumclaw between 2 and 6 p.m. Photographs will be taken, guaranteeing no one gets a head start.

At 6 p.m. Nov. 18, participants will head to the lobby of St. Elizabeth, where they’ll be invited to show off their ‘stache.

The evening includes food and fun and will feature a craft beer brewed and labeled just for the “Movember on the Plateau” event. Entry will be $10 and is limited to the 21-and-older crowd.

Prizes will be awarded to the top three in the Best Mustache category.

Movember judges will be Donna Russell-Cook, president of St. Elizabeth; Liz Reynolds, mayor of Enumclaw; Pat Johnson, mayor of Buckley; Dave Gordon, mayor of Black Diamond; and Neil Johnson, mayor of Bonney Lake.

Entry forms for the local Movember event are available at www.CHIfranciscan.org/MovemberOnThePlateau or at The Mint. For more information, call 360-802-8650.