Happy Movember! This entire month, we’re raising money for the @umrogelcancer! Here are all the prizes, special streams, and donation incentives we’re doing this year. It’s time for our Fourth Annual Movember Charity Drive. If you haven’t been around, for the entire month of November, we’ll be raising money through live streams and the website for a good, local cause. Last year, we raised over $41,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association and the Humane Society of West Michigan. This year, we’ve got a new charity, new prizes, and are adding a whole lot of hilarity, stupidity, and humiliation to the game. It’s an opportunity for Detroit Lions fans to prove they’re not just the most passionate football fans, but the most charitable and passionate when it comes to helping their community. Here’s everything you need to know about our fourth annual Movember charity event. Charity This year, we are raising funds for the University of Michigan Health Rogel Cancer Center, specifically for their Men’s Cancer Research Fund. Voted the highest rated center for cancer care in Michigan by the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospital rankings, the Rogel Center is at the cutting edge of both cancer treatment and research. Donations collected through our fundraiser will go directly toward supporting groundbreaking research, raising awareness, and providing critical resources to patients in need. This year’s charity means a lot to me, personally, as I lost my father to cancer in 2016. Ken Reisman, the entire reason I’m a Lions fan today, was diagnosed with kidney cancer back in 2001. Thanks to the research and care of places like the Rogel Cancer Center, I was able to spend well over a decade with him after his initial diagnosis—well beyond early estimates of how much time he had left (six months). Those are some of my most cherished memories I have with my father, and it never would have been possible without cancer research—which often can only get off the ground with help from individual donations. How to donate through our campaign Simple! Just head to our donation page here. If you want to be part of the fun listed below, I would recommend donating while we’re live streaming on Twitch or YouTube. Regardless of when you donate, you will be eligible for the “Donation rewards” and “donation incentives” section below. Donations can be paid through credit card or PayPal. Prizes! Giveaway prizes This year, we will be holding giveaways to our live audiences. Here’s how it’ll work: when we hit specific milestones, we’ll run a random giveaway to one of our live viewers. All you have to do to be eligible is to be part of the live audience—most likely on Twitch—and type in the keyword when I give it out. That will be your free entry, and we’ll pull a random name when we hit certain milestones. NOTE: Out of fairness for everyone, you are only eligible to win a single prize. In other words, once you win a prize, you are no longer eligible for future prizes in the 2024 giveaway. Here’s what’s up for grabs (list will be updated throughout the month) 5 pack of Aidan Hutchinson cards 4 pack of Aidan Hutchinson cards Three (3) 2-packs of Aidan Hutchinson/Jameson Williams card Five (5) six-month subscriptions/memberships to POD’s Twitch or YouTube A brand-new Roomba Combo Essential Robot A Detroit Lions jersey of your choice Calvin Johnson bobblehead 1 Righteous Felon snack pack Donation rewards After Movember is over, I will email donors who have reached this level of donation (it can be through multiple donations, as long as they’re made under the same name/email), and if you qualify, you can cash in for the following rewards. $100 — Subscription to POD Direct into preseason 2025 (New subscribers only) $250 — Cameo-type personalized video of your choosing $500 — Write an article for Pride of Detroit (subject to editorial process) $1,000 — Be a guest on the PODcast Donation Incentives There are also individual rewards you can earn with a single donation. To redeem a donation incentive, please make sure to list your choice in your donation message. Here are the individual rewards you can earn automatically by donating (can only choose one with each donation): $25 — Write word/short phrase on podcaster’s face $50 — ASMR voice for host of your choice for 1 minute $100— Change Jeremy’s green screen background $250 — Ryan will write phrase of your choosing repeatedly on school whiteboard (a la Bart Simpson) $300 — Egg smashed on someone’s head Auction Items These items will be up on our official donation page in the very near future. 100% of the winning bids will go to Rogel Cancer Center. There will be an online auction page published in the near future to bit. Courtesy of the Detroit Lions Autographed merch TBD (ie: signed jerseys, football, etc.) Courtesy of the Rogel Cancer Center Jim Harbaugh signed football Gift basket (items TBD) Courtesy of Reclaim Customs Eric W.—a fan of Pride of Detroit and obviously the Detroit Lions—made these custom cards with the Pride of Detroit staff on it. They’re professionally made and even have a little jersey cutout embedded in them. I will have the staff members sign them and ship them out to the winner. Here’s a look at them: Special streams We owe some special streams after hitting so many goals last year. Here’s what we’ll be doing during the month of Movember: Saturday, November 9 — Pride of Detroit does karaoke Saturday, November 16 — Pride of Detroit does “Hot Ones” stream Date TBD — Jeremy does an ice bath/polar plunge Date TBD — Full PODcast in Lions overalls Date TBD — Chris Perfett does a cooking stream Date TBD — Jeremy goes grocery shopping in yoga pants Donation goals Last year, we raised over $41,000. This year, we’ve got loftier goals and even better incentives along the way. Here’s what will happen if we collectively hit some milestones: $5,000 — Flea Flicker Day: Jeremy forced to watch FF compilation + play Madden with only flea flickers $10,000 — Jeremy makes “RBs do matter” apology video $15,000 — Sprite no-burping challenge $20,000 — Historic Lions game stream: Jeremy/Ryan watch highlights from old games $25,000 — Jeremy attempts to field kicks from Lions punter Jack Fox $30,000 — OL eating challenge (6,500 calories in a day) $35,000 —Jamo Milkshake (Burger + McFlurry + hot cheetos + rotel dip blended together) $40,000 — Laura Schlitt (Erik’s wife) gets to change Jeremy’s dating profile (for a full month) $50,000 — Jeremy will get a REAL Movember logo tattoo (for real) $60,000 — Jeremy will shave his head $75,000 — “World’s Smelliest Fish” challenge Wheel of pain For every $1,000 that we raise, we’ll spin what we endearingly call the Wheel of Pain. Here’s what the 2024 version of the Wheel of Pain looks like. (Note: We’ll rotate things throughout the month.) Wheel of EXTREME PAIN For every $10,000 we raise, we’ll spin a wheel of MORE EXTREME versions of our Wheel of Pain. Current options: Smelling salts Fart spray in face Sour pickle balls Pickled pigs feet While not necessary, I would highly recommend donating and redeeming the above rewards while we’re live on Twitch or YouTube. Here’s when we’re live: Sunday nights after the game (ETA 7-9 p.m. ET) Tuesday afternoons or nights for the mailbag podcast Thursday nights to preview the upcoming game (ETA 7-8:30 p.m. ET) Saturday mornings for our Madden Sims (10-11:30 a.m. ET) Marathon stream! Our Movember campaign will end with a 16-hour marathon stream from 8 a.m. ET to midnight with special guests throughout the day. Previous guests have included: ESPN’s Mina Kimes Detroit Football Network’s Justin Rogers Detroit Free Press’ Dave Birkett The Athletic’s Colton Pouncy MLive’s Kyle Meinke, Ben Raven Former Lions offensive tackle Lomas Brown (part of the Lions Ring of Honor) Former Lions safety Glover Quin Lions play-by-play radio announcer Dan Miller The date is still TBD. Check back for updates. We’ll also have player interview streams throughout the month, so make sure you’re following us on both YouTube and Twitch so you don’t miss any of those streams! BIG SURPRISE AT THE END OF THE MONTH I can’t get into details about it yet, as it’s not 100% confirmed. But we have a big thing planned for the end Movember. Stay tuned. If you have any questions about our campaign, feel free to comment below or reach out to me via Twitter. NOW GET DONATING!