A group of men from South Wales are supporting the Everyman Appeal.
They aim is to raise £10,000 while also making people more aware of the risks to men of testicular and prostate cancers.
Men are less likely to talk about these matters or go for checkups, so the idea is to use the calendar to get them talking and thinking about it, but also get their wives, girlfriends, boyfriends or husbands talking about it too.
It’s an issue that’s too often shied away from, but the participants are hoping to spread the word and help bring it to the forefront.
A spokesperson for the models said: “It doesn’t hurt to look at buff guys either! While our charity is based in the UK, the funding towards advancements will help all men, all around the world, and that is what we are hoping for.”
All the men in the calendar are from the South Wales area, with the exception of one, who is South African and lives in the area. They range in age from 22 to 34 and come from many different backgrounds.
There is a labourer, an actor, a shop owner and a care worker.
Russ Hughes, the photographer for the project, said: “None of them have any modelling experience, but they’ve all done a great job. In fact, I had so much usable material from each of their shoots that I’ve been using them all for the promotion and I’ve saved the best ones for the calendar, so nobody has seen them yet. The final 12 images are a total secret so it will be a big surprise for everyone who buys the calendar. They won’t be paying for images that are already spread all over the internet but they’ll still have access to all those images anyway, so it’s win-win.”
“We’re really trying to give people a fantastic deal for their money, so we’ve created little packages that can be bought from the store and we will be adding even more in the coming weeks.
We want to hit our target, but we don’t want to alienate people who want to help but have small budgets, so we’ve included things across a range of prices to suit everyone.”
Response so far has been fantastic with orders being taken from Australia, the States, New Zealand, Canada, plus loads at home in the UK as well.
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