Retirement Home Residents Recreate 'Calendar Girls' for Charity

The 'Calendar Girls' Inspiration

• 💡 Inspired by the movie 'Calendar Girls,' retirement home resident Susan Delarios proposed a similar charity project.
• 🎯 The goal was to raise money for the Ton Pickkins hospice program at Forefront Living.

Recruitment and Photoshoot

• 🗓️ Over the course of a year, Susan recruited 26 residents, aged 59 to 92, to participate.
• 🥂 With 'liquid courage' from Prosecco, the women posed for photoshoots across the retirement village campus.
• 📸 The photo sessions included various activities like a skinny dip in the pool, playing mahjong, and enjoying happy hour.

Messages of Joy and Aging

• ✨ The project aimed to send a message that age doesn't define you and that aging is not to be feared.
• 💖 Participants hoped to inspire others to embrace life and the joy of living.
• 🚀 The women are described as 'timeless beauties' who are not ready to meet the sunset just yet, emphasizing they have a lot of life left.

Calendar Reveal and Reception

• 🥳 A calendar reveal party was held, with residents already lining up to purchase the calendars.
• 💰 The men of the retirement village were eager to buy the calendars, with suggestions that they might even participate in a future male version.
• 🌟 The models aimed to be 'models of joy,' laughter, and fun, with the potential for autographed photos on retirement home golf carts.