‘Calendar boys’ from Setúbal firefighters have had to suspend calendar reservations on their Facebook page as they were unable to respond to all the requests.
Daniel André, project coordinator, said the ‘sexy’ calendar, produced to raise money for charity, had received “hundreds” of requests for reservations, which proved too difficult to handle.
Now, the charitable Bombeiros have come up with an alternative way to sell the calendars and thus continue with their fundraising efforts. An online store via the calendars’ Facebook page (calendariobombeirossapadores) has been created, where people can purchase the calendar directly.
But the firefighters have much to thank Cáritas for. The charity – the original beneficiary of the funds raised – refused to accept the donation due to the sexy nature of the initiative. But as they say, ‘one man’s loss is another man’s gain’ and the calendar boys are delighted that the hours they have spent stripping off and posing for the camera have paid off with the ever-increasing number of sales.
The future beneficiaries of the initiative will be announced in due course.
