new Zealand Firefighters Launch Calendar to Support Breast Cancer Research
Julia Evans, world-today-news.com
New โZealand isโฃ nowโ home to โคitsโข first-ever firefighters’ calendar, the “Wahine Toa โFirefighter Calendar.” This initiative follows in the footsteps of โtheir Australianโ counterparts, who โฃhaveโข published a similar calendar for more โคthan three decades.
The calendar features thirteen female firefighters from nine stations across three โcities,posing in empowering images. Proceedsโ from sales โwill benefit breast โคcancerโข research, supporting prevention, diagnosis, and treatment efforts.
The idea originated withโฃ firefighters Nicole โKochโข and Zoe Feau during โคa shared shift.They questioned the lack of a calendarโฃ showcasing female firefighters, โขprompting them โto create their โขown. “Zoe and โฃI โtalked about the men’s calendar and asked ourselves: ‘Why โขisn’t there one for women?'” Koch explained. “So we thought, ‘Maybe we should just make one ourselves,โค how hard can that be?'”
The calendar has already garnered meaningful attention, with its official Instagram account โขnearing eighty โthousand followers.Organizers koch and Feau report receiving keen messages from around the globe. “People are really excited โand reallyโฃ want to buyโฃ the calendar,” Feauโค said. โ”It’s really overwhelming.”
For years, Australian firefightersโ haveโ successfully used a calendar featuring male โfirefightersโ to raise โfunds for charitable causes.โข The New Zealand calendar aims โขtoโ replicate this success โฃwhile specifically supportingโ breast cancer research.
The popularity of firefighter calendars demonstrates โฃa continuing trend โof using visually appealing campaigns to raise money for โฃcritically important causes.โค This approachโข leverages public interestโค and positive imageryโ to drive donations โขand awareness. The focus on female โfirefighters also represents a growing movement towards greater portrayal and โvisibility for women in traditionally male-dominated professions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Whatโค is the “wahine Toa firefighter calendar?”
Theโ “Wahine โฃToa Firefighter Calendar” is the first calendar ofโฃ its kind in New Zealand,featuring โfemale firefighters and raising money forโ breast cancer research.
Who are the organizers of the calendar?
Firefighters Nicole Koch and Zoe Feau โฃare the organizers behindโ the โค”Wahine Toa Firefighter Calendar.”
Where do theโ proceeds from โthe โcalendar go?
All proceedsโข from the โขcalendar โฃsales โwill be donated to support breast cancer research, โคaidingโ in prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.
How many โfirefighters โขare featured in the calendar?
Thirteen female firefighters from โคnineโ stationsโ and threeโค cities are featured in the calendar.
How can I โขpurchase the firefighter calendar?
Information โon purchasing the “Wahine Toa Firefighter Calendar” can be found on their official Instagram account, which is nearing eighty thousand followers.
Weโฃ hope you โenjoyed learning about this inspiringโ initiative! If you found this article informative, โpleaseโ consider sharing it with โyour friends and โfamily. Weโค alwaysโค welcome โขyour thoughts in the comments below, andโข don’t forget โto subscribeโ to world-today-news.com for โฃmore uplifting โstories.