Twelve women stood up to be models for a calendar that would be sold to raise money for their chosen causes. Photographer Catalina Martone, a fabulous group of stylists and the twelve models shot the calendar over two hectic weekends with everyone giving their time and talents free of charge.
The end result of Smith’s dream and persistence is the beautiful, alluring calendar available for purchase now at www.forourcause.org. Net proceeds will be divided equally between the 12 charities.
The twelve charitable organizations receiving donations from this initial effort from For Our Cause are:
The British Stroke Association
The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
World Endometriosis Foundation
ALS
Keep-A-Breast
Talk About Curing Autism.
Us TOO International Prostate Cancer Education & Support Network
Drop In The Bucket
Falling Whistles
The Napa Center
Mychal’s Learning Place
Karma Rescue
According to Smith, “this simple calendar has the potential to be a powerful tool. It can and will help to help change a lot of lives. It’s time to step forward and make a stand for what you believe in. The women who took part in this calendar did just that. Please help us realize our goals and make a difference by buying the calendar.”
Selected images from the calendar
Honoring father-in-law, prostate cancer survivor
Talitha Watkins represents one of the women in the calendar and she selected Us TOO International to be recognized and receive a portion of the proceeds. “My father-in-law was stricken with Prostate Cancer last year, due to early detection and fast treatment he is now in full remission,” says Talitha.
“The end result is a beautiful calendar,” says calendar founder Jacqui Smith. “Everybody who worked on this project poured their heart and soul into it. I reached out to friends and acquaintances, real women whose lives had been altered by a close and personal situation that filled them with enough passion to want to make a difference. I happened upon the idea of not just reaching out to one charity, but to twelve – one charity for each month of the year. Each of the 12 causes are important and life changing.”
Us TOO at calendar launch party
Special thanks to Liisa Hiatt, daughter of Us TOO Board member Tom Hiatt, who represented Us TOO at the launch party celebrating the calendar’s release on the patio of Warszawa Restaurant in Santa Monica, CA on August 20th.
