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18 economist sunsuntribune community saturday oct 1 2005 calendars back to delight fans raise charity cash by lisa queen staff writer the calendar that ignited a fol lowing hot enough to warrant an arson investigation is adding a new charity to the groups it supports vaughans health care founda tion which is campaigning for a medical campus joins york regions three hospitals and breast cancer research as beneficiaries of the fire fighters of york calendar the hotoffthepress fourth annual edition is being unveiled to adoring fans at a launch party in woodbridge friday for mr august and calendar guys spokesperson shaun mitchell is all about fanning the flames of anticipation its the quality of the images our images are so good we dont have to have big hulking guys standing in front of a burning build ing said the central york firefighter as he leafed through a prototype of the calendar pointing out the appealing aspects of various poses mr mitchell credits the skills of mark staff of hilton head south carolina who has taken photo graphs of some of todays biggest celebrities he really represents what our firefighters are about its a great balance of sexy and respecting our image of firefighters said mr mitchell who poses with his two- yearold golden retriever blaze four years ago when the calen dar idea was first developed a different photographer proposed cruder shots in tlie beginning we had a guy who wanted the guys pants around their ankles with their boxers show ing i was like no mr mitchell said especially since sept 11 fire fighters get a lot of respect the calendar has drawn fans from across southern ontario mr mitchell said and the website is attracting fans from around the globe we have 100 calendar signings a year its not an easy fundraiser its a parttime job were getting hits from all around the world from asia europe the us and canada he said while the original calendar guys volunteered for the job of posing and getting up on stage to strut their stuff at the launch party these days the selection process is more formal the candidates were inter viewed to determine if they have time to promote the calendar this has become a second job on your days off the calendar is scheduled to be promoted at differ ent events said mr mitchell adding 26 of 35 candidates who applied are featured in this years calendar we have 100 calendar signings a year its not an easy fundraiser its a parttime job the calendar is so successful other charities are piggybacking on its accomplishments while all the proceeds from the sale of the 20 calendars go to the five charities other organizations try to time their promotional appearances to coincide with the firefighters easter seals has contacted us and other diseaserelated chari ties like muscular dystrophy or prostate cancer mr mitchell said if the firefighters are there at an event they can raise money for their charities at the same time the pub lic are winners and the money is going back into the communities calendars are available at shop pers drug mart and dominion stores and la vie en rose lingerie shops the launch party is at the para mount conference and event venue at 220 rowntree dairy rd in the weston road and hwy 407 area tickets are 20 for 65 vip admission features entertainment food and drinks vip doors open at 6 pm with general admission starting at 7 pm the show begins at 8 pm with disc jockey and dancing to follow guests must be legal drinking age identification is required tickets are available at wwwticketmasterca or by calling 4168708000 more information about the calendar is available at vmwfirefightersofyorkregioncom or call 4167610912 staff photomike barrett york central fire service firefighter steve johnson and the rest of the boys of 2006 want to remind everyone of the official launch party for the next firefighters of york region calendar friday in vaughan york region xjl your community career choice serving york region through the erabanner the liberal 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