Thanks to the smash hit success of Calendar Girls, stripping off has become one of the most popular ways to raise money for a good cause. Now the
University of Liverpool Women's Rugby League team has become the latest to produce a charity calendar. The charity, which raises awareness and money to fight
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), was set up by the family of six-year-old
Jack Johnson from Wigan.
DMD, which currently affects around one in 3,600 boys in the UK, only appears in males and causes progressive muscle wasting. Now the rugby team hope their naked calendar will raise awareness of the disease, as well as raising funds to support the search for a cure.
The team, who have been struggling to find enough cash to pay for equipment and travel, will benefit from some of the money, while the rest will go to Joining Jack.
'We are proud to be raising money for such a good cause, Half the profits from the calendar are going towards Joining Jack to help fund research into a cure for DMD.
'The rest of the money raised will go towards funding our club. Women's Rugby League is not currently widely played at university level and we lack funding to afford equipment and transport to away matches.'
'We are also trying to encourage other universities to offer the sport to women and this money will help us do this. We would also like to thank Seb Castilho, who donated his time and skill to photograph the calendar.' said team member Olivia Davidson.
The calendars are being sold for £10 by the team, at the University of Liverpool's sports centre and via uolwrlnakedcalendar.moonfruit.com
Credits: Liverpool Echo | MailOnline
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