In Our Own Skin

Friends For Animals Humane Society, Burke County NCA few (16) local gals (and one guy) opted to show their support and their skin for Friends for Animals by stripping off their clothes and getting real! Friends for Animals is releasing an 18-month (January 2012 - June 2013) calendar ($20. per calendar) featuring Burke County residents and rescued pets to raise funds for the FFA Humane Society of Burke County as well as to support the new community spay and neuter program for low income families, REASON.

Order it from Friends For Animals, above. See also their Facebook page, and the Morgonton News Herald.

I have to say I really love the cover. 

Shirts Off Their Backs

Volunteers Strip For Homeless Pets - KSATTwelve volunteers of the Bulverde Humane Society have taken a daring move and are literally giving the shirts off their backs to raise money for homeless animals.
The women have posed topless in a 2010 calendar that is described as not only the first of its kind in Bulverde, but possibility in the whole state of Texas.

The KSAT link features video of the story, and includes some images from the calendar itself. I don't see anything about it on the Bulverde Humane Society page, but then it was last year. See also My San Antonio, WMTW, YouTube.

Salisbury City Belles

Salisbury City FC Supporters Club - City Belles Charity CalenderThe 'City Belles' calendar has come about following my [Suzie Iles] breast cancer diagnosis in February 2011. Beth Doyle and I were having a cup of tea and joking that we should do a WI style calendar but as Whites fans, it should have a football theme. Stuart Cannell offered to do the design work and the mad idea slowly became a reality...! Four other brave ladies agreed to reveal all for the cause and the City Belles were born! I was very lucky, and thanks to the staff at the Pembroke Suite, the Breast Care Sisters, the surgeons at SDH and the radiotherapy team at Southampton General, I am now through my treatment and on the road to full recovery. The calendar is my way of putting something back whilst also raising money for the Whites and the Stars Appeal Pembroke Unit Fund.

Order at the above link. See also the Salisbury Journal.

Harlow Walking Group

Ramble group ladies take a walk on the wild side for charity | Harlow StarCHEEKY Harlow ramblers found themselves really out in the open when they agreed to strip off for a naked charity calendar.
Despite starting initially as a joke, the 14 women from the Harlow Walking Group were all eventually persuaded to undress for the tasteful Calendar Girls style calendar to help raise money for the Harlow Fields School.
"It was my idea," explained 73-year-old Sheila Cleary of Hawkenbury. "We were walking one Friday talking about fundraising events we could do and I said we should do a calendar like those calendar girls.
"Despite laughing at first, everyone was surprisingly enthusiastic about the idea and eventually we decided well why not – much to our children’s and grandchildren’s disgust!"

There doesn't appear to be any way to order one other than calling them. The number is in the Harlow Star.

Scrum-ptious Huddersfield Giants

Eorl Crabtree faces up to naked truth | The SunEORL CRABTREE says stripping for charity was nothing compared to last week's play-off embarrassment.
Crabtree and his Huddersfield team-mates have peeled off their clothes to raise money for the Laura Crane Teenage Cancer Trust.

Buy it, and the two previous years' calendars, here.

Footy Ink

Footy Ink
Footy Ink is a charity-driven calendar with a percentage of proceeds being donated to the McGrath Foundation.

Above is the official site, but see also SameSame. Calendars are $30AU, but posters of each athlete are also available.

Heart Research UK

Olympic athletes pose naked for charity - mirror.co.uk

SUPER fit athletes Kelly Sotherton [right], Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Lisa Dobriskey reveal amazing physiques as they get set to compete in the 2012 Olympics.
Heptathlete Kelly, 34, sprinter Harry, 22, and middle distance runner Lisa, 27, got their kit off for a calendar to raise funds for Heart Research UK.

I haven't found an official page for the calendar.

Cats Protection

Naked calendar to benefit Caterham cats charity | This is Surrey
Next month, Caterham, Redhill and East Surrey Cats Protection launch their risqué 2012 calendar in the hope of raising hundreds of pounds for the area's mistreated moggies.

First in was telecoms engineer Jean Bailey, 44, of Huddlestone Crescent, Merstham.

The volunteer Cats Protection welfare coordinator said she had some last-minute nerves and added: "I arrived thinking, 'I'm not going to get my pants off for anybody – the pants are staying on,' and I did decide I wanted to do a back shot. I wasn't sure about full nudity.

"But when I was there I thought 'what the hell'."

That seems to be a common attitude among reluctant calendar models. And they usually end up having fun.

To order call 0845 3712739 or e-mail eastsurreycats@yahoo.co.uk.

Alnwick Garden

Garden staff shed their inhibitions - Northumberland GazetteThe willing recruits have been photographed throughout the attraction with carefully positioned props and plants covering their modesty.
Proceeds will be donated to The Alnwick Garden Trust, which seeks to change the cultural environment for the better and help people transform their conceptions, expectations and aspirations and those of their communities.
The calendar has been shot by Garden volunteer Margaret Whittaker and will be available to buy from the attraction’s gift shop for £4.99.

There's a second article from the Northumberland Gazette, but even the garden's official page does not mention mail orders.

Grin and Bear It

Gardening ladies grin and bare it once again | SignOnSanDiego.comWith another racy calendar, the lady gardeners of Valley Center are at it again. Members of the Dos Valles Garden Club of Valley Center have undressed for another risqué calendar as a follow up to their 2006 release. This time they have donned scanty, historical outfits outside of some of the town’s historical sites. ...Proceeds from the calendar, called “Grin and Bear It,” will benefit scholarships and donations to the library and the community.

It's $18: Order it here.

Naked Jennifer Ellison breaks wrist in bizarre piano accident

Naked Jennifer Ellison breaks wrist in bizarre piano accident - mirror.co.uk

I don't know what's so bizarre about a falling piano. It happened 30 minutes before curtain for Wednesday's performance of the touring production of "Calendar Girls," which if you're reading this blog you should darn well know what it's about. Now Ms Ellison knows that "catch that piano" works about as well as you would think it would.
But she was back on stage the next night, wearing a bright pink cast. And, presumably, not much else.

See also the Daily Mail and, if you do a quick Google search, almost every other newspaper in Britain.

Girls Of Geek

Girls Of GeekGirls of Geek is a yearly calendar focused on beautiful geeky women showing what being a geek is really about! The calendar showcases all things geeky from video games, mobile devices, computers, gaming, comic books, and everything geeky in-between! A portion of all sales will be donated to The Breast Cancer Research Fund.

See also Geeks are Sexy. If you pre-order before 9-20 you qualify to win a Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1.

NSW Firefighters

Hunks of burning love | thetelegraph.com.auThe 2012 NSW Firefighters Calendar, launched next month, features some of the state's steamiest rescuers, who've donated their time - and biceps - to raise money for the Westmead Children's Hospital burns unit.
Calendar co-ordinator Rhett Mitchell said it was difficult to pick just 12 volunteer pin-ups out of a record 60 applications this year.

They've been doing this since 2005. Order it here.

Lightwater Rugby Club Uncovered

Naked rugby calendar photographer avoids tackle - getsurreyAbi Northwood, from Lightwater Rugby Club, said: "It may not be a new idea, however it’s a first for Lightwater RFC and the brave 12 players who bared all, well not quite all, for the first uncovered calendar. Calendars are £12 each with £2 of every calendar going to the Surrey Air Ambulance."

See the club's web page to order.

Leamington RFC

Leamington RFC players strip off for charity calendar | Coventry TelegraphMembers of Leamington RFC stripped off for a series of cheeky photos in aid of the Prostate Cancer Charity.
Twelve of the club’s first and second team squads took part in the naked training for the £5 calendar, which is due out in mid-October.

I can't find any mention of whether it will be available via mail or web order, but I imagine it'll be announced on the club's page when it is.

In Bed with the Nightshift

The Nightshift Blog Week 60: Laura Keenan
Well the last two weeks have been very glamorous and exciting, as you’ve no doubt heard we had the photoshoot for The Nightshift contribution to the STV Appeal 2011...aaah yes the charity calendar aptly titled “In Bed with the Nightshift.”
I’m not gonna lie, I hate getting my picture taken, when they said they wanted me in nightwear I was less than keen, but then they told me what the appeal was all about and I gladly let them remove the metaphorical gun from my head! Now, I know it seems incongruous that I was willing to be dressed up like a lady of loose morals to raise money for children BUT weird as it may sound, in an effort to give Nightshifters a smile and a giggle while they raised money for a fabulous cause – that is indeed what I did! Great fun it was too!
Wait til you see the calendar! In fact, they go on sale today!!! Go straight to The Nightshift website www.stv.tv/thenightshift and if you look at the middle of the page on the left hand side you’ll see The Nightshift logo and the link to buy the 2012 calendar! They are selling like hotcakes already which is fabulous as all the money raised in Scotland stays in Scotland! :D

Wait a minute, she's a television presenter and she hates to have her picture taken? Funny line of work to get into.

Burning Girl

From SF Examiner Relationship Blog:
This calendar was shot at Northern Nevada's 4th of July event at Rancho Rico outside Yerington, Nevada. The festival is called Burning Girl and is located on a 100-acre ranch surrounded by BLM land where the wild mustangs roam freely. ...Net proceeds will go directly to SAM (Saving America's Mustangs). ...You can your calendar now by going to: www.burninggirl.myevent.com

The calendars are $12 each and look lovely. See also 4th Annual Burning Girl.

Men Taking Action

MTA bus drivers pose for new beefcake calendar to raise money for sickle cell anemia (NY Daily News)The organization came up with the idea for a spread of toned transit workers, with the proceeds going to the American Sickle Cell Anemia Association, which provides services to people who have - or are at risk of developing - the blood disease.
So far, five bus drivers and one dispatcher have made the cut for the calendar. Their photos have been posted on the the group's Facebook page: Mentakingaction Ute.

Read more at the Gothamist and Village Voice. The calendar is scheduled to go on sale at a fundraiser on Sept 17, but shooting isn't complete.

Nation’s Bravest

St. Louis fireman promotes beefcake calendar
Proceeds from calendar sales will benefit a variety of worthy charities nationwide, but local funds will go to the St. Louis Lifesaving Foundation to purchase vital equipment.
Calendars ($19.95) can be also be purchased online at www.NationsBravest.com or at the upcoming fundraiser.

You can also like them on Facebook. See also Seattle Times.

Cosplay for a Cause

Cosplay for a CauseCosplay for a Causes' mission is to use our love of costuming to raise money for the Japanese Red Cross Society to assist in Japan's Disaster relief aid. We are currently offering a 2012 calendar which contains international cosplayers with many never before seen photos. 100% of all our proceeds will be going to the Japanese Red Cross society.

I'll acknowledge in advance (before both of my readers write me to say it) that this project doesn't fit the stated mission of this site: Nobody gets naked. In fact, that's sort-of the point. But since I'm at DragonCon at the moment, I thought I'd go off on a tangent. You won't find cosplay done any better than this. Hey, you could meet me and visit the Cosplay for a Cause booth while you're there.

See also Geeks are Sexy. Oh, and the Escapist.

Nottingham University Girls Polo Club 2011

Nottingham Polo Club Nude Calendar
For the third year running we have chosen to support our brave troops and donate a percentage of profits to the amazing charity Help for Heroes. Thanks to our sponsors, TPMC, we are able to increase our support and donate a whopping 50% of every sale of 2011 calendars to the cause! The remaining profits are used to subsidise our university tournaments, allowing us to lower the financial barriers and make the wonderful sport of polo more accessible to all students.

The above link goes to the club's own page, from which the calendar was purchasable. Still looking for sample images from the other years' calendars...