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The month of January
Naked calendar exposed to public
Wed, January 09 2008

Raunchy photos of men working out in the gym help raise money for cancer research charity
 

A local Thatcham gym, Body Bionic, has enlisted the help of its scantily dressed members to produce a charity calendar to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
Body Bionic, which is located in Kennet House on Bath Road, used members of the gym as models for its calendar.
Gym members decided to try and raise money for the charity after a friend's son was diagnosed with cancer.
With the help of various companies and individuals, they were able to produce the calendar as cheaply as possible including the photography and the actual production so that maximum money could be raised.
Owner of Body Bionic Nick Openshaw said that he did not find it hard to convince the gym members to pose for the calendar with one member, Mr March, even wanting to do the shoot naked.
Mr Openshaw said: "The calendar is fantastic.
"Ten women at a local company said that if Mr April posed in his riding gear they would each buy a calendar, and they did.
"We have been selling the calendar for £7.99 but most people have

 

They will still buy the calendar because of the men in it

Nick Openshaw
been giving us £10 for it.
"We had 100 copies of the calendar produced and have already sold about 50 or 60.
"We should raise about £700 but we are trying to get about £1,000."
Mr Openshaw said that if this one sells well, they will think about doing a women's calendar next year.
He said: "Ladies are a bit more careful with their money but they will still buy the calendar because of the men in it, but if it was a women's calendar, men would not even need to look at it before they bought it."
The gym also recently held a charity raffle where they raffled off various products that the gym sells including supplements to raise funds for the same charity.
Tickets were sold for £1 although one guest, Sally Crook, bought her ticket for £100; this meant that the gym managed to raise about £150 for the charity.
The Body Bionic Gym and Fitness Studio Calendar 2008 is available now for £7.99 at the gym at Kennet House.

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