Businesswomen strip for charity calendar (From Witney Gazette)
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Businesswomen strip for charity calendar
9:00am Thursday 7th October 2010 in News
The Networking Women group, including Sue Carlisle, back row second from left, and Lisa Cherry, back row third from left. Inset, Amy Trevaskus is pictured for June and Claire Willcox for January
A GROUP of businesswomen have “done a W.I.” and posed naked for a calendar to raise money for a breast cancer charity.
Echoing the success of the Rylstone Women’s Institute in North Yorkshire, the ladies of Networking Women, who meet in Witney and Bicester, undressed and posed for a 15-month calendar, with all proceeds going to Breast Cancer Haven.
Single mum-of-two Lisa Cherry, 40, from Witney, who founded Networking Women with Sue Carlisle, 42, said: “We set up our networking group earlier this year to give other women like us the chance to network around the school run. Up until that point, local networking meetings had been early in the morning, which many women found difficult.
“Networking Women meets after school and has become very popular.
“We talked about how we could raise money for charity and that’s when the calendar idea came up.”
Ms Carlisle, a single mum-of-two, from Witney, runs two businesses – one as a freelance PA and the other offering money-saving ideas to schools.
She said: “We were in hysterics when someone first suggested doing a nude calendar. Then we thought: ‘Let’s give it a go!’ “Straight away we had a female photographer, make-up artist, hairdresser and even a female printer volunteering to help, and of course a lot of very nervous, networking ladies who were willing to pose for the calendar.
“And just three weeks after coming up with the idea we had our beautiful calendar on sale.”
The calendar overlaps into 2012 to cater for busy women.
Ms Cherry, who runs her own holistic therapy business, said: “Heythrop House gave us use of their beautiful rooms and even a staff member for free and our photographer just got to work. It’s very tasteful.
“Cushions, curtains, cleverly-folded legs and arms make sure there’s nothing risqué about it at all.”
“When I came to do my picture I was suddenly very nervous. I’d been running around organising everyone else with Sue then suddenly I was faced with taking my dressing gown off and posing naked.
“But the photographer was amazing and made me feel very at ease.
“I think all of us ladies really enjoyed taking part and we were amazed by how beautiful the pictures turned out.
“We’re all very proud of the calendar.”
And all proceeds from the calendar will go to Breast Cancer Haven, a charity which offers free holistic treatments to breast cancer sufferers.
The calendar is being launched at a party tonight at Heythrop Park with special guest Oxford United player Jack Midson.
dwaite@oxfordmail.co.uk l Tickets for the party cost £40, available at networkingwomen.org.uk l The calendar costs £10 and is also available at networkingwomen.org.uk or thenwcalendar.co.uk or at Eve gift shop, 51b Market Square, Witney.
Comments(16)
Up with the partridge
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9:54am Thu 7 Oct 10
MsLMC
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10:45am Thu 7 Oct 10
myline
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3:01pm Thu 7 Oct 10
oafie
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6:10pm Thu 7 Oct 10
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
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8:21pm Thu 7 Oct 10
myline wrote:They haven't got their kit off at all, they're showing nothing more than they would at the local swimming pool. Another nothing story.
Good for you ladies, if this brings much needed proceeds to a cancer charity you should be admired, not have negative comments from 'up with the partridge' above, maybe this person has not been effected by this disease.
Up with the partridge
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9:16am Fri 8 Oct 10
MsLMC wrote:What on earth have you been sniffing?
Oh dear...did the men get out of the wrong side of bed today? Spellings? "Wrinkly old hens"? (wasn't aware that being in your 20's made you old). "A non-doer is very often a critic-that is, someone who sits back and watches doers, and then waxes philosophically about how the doers are doing. It's easy to be a critic, but being a doer requires effort, risk, and change." Dr. Wayne W. Dyer A favourite quote of mine. Have a lovely day. Lisa Cherry
This could only be written by someone who is completely out of touch with reality - get out more love!
Up with the partridge
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9:18am Fri 8 Oct 10
myline wrote:Oh yes I have, it is just that this is nothing about raising money for charity - they could find a novel way if it was. It is about them wanting to strip but wanting somehow to add a degree of respectability to it.
Good for you ladies, if this brings much needed proceeds to a cancer charity you should be admired, not have negative comments from 'up with the partridge' above, maybe this person has not been effected by this disease.
Berty
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6:38pm Sat 9 Oct 10
Up with the partridge
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9:48pm Sat 9 Oct 10
Berty wrote:I agree - nto a pretty sight at all. That farmers calendar that features in another story looks revolting. What is it about you people in Oxford wanting to show off your unattractive bodies?
This is getting old, and a little bit more than boring. Try somehting original!!! There is NO WAY I would get MY kit off for a calandar/callender even though I look like Cheryl Cole. (*snigger* in 40 years and after three babies and 800 pizzas).
Son1
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8:15pm Sun 10 Oct 10
Up with the partridge
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11:11pm Sun 10 Oct 10
Son1 wrote:We do you are right, but not to buy a calendar full of old has beens who are not interested in cancer research as such (anymore than any of us). They are using it as an excuse to get their kit off because they are jealous of young nymphs who do and who give pleasure to the opposite sex.
Raising money for cancer charities is very admirable, ignore the pointless moaners – they need to get out more! Good for you, I hope that you raise lots of money for your good cause.
Headington-Heathcliff
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12:17am Mon 11 Oct 10
SNJ
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6:50am Mon 11 Oct 10
MsLMC
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8:00am Tue 12 Oct 10
Many thanks
Lisa Cherry
Tigga
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8:54pm Thu 14 Oct 10
SNJ says...
9:31am Thu 7 Oct 10