Firefighter calendar for him and her

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TORONTO, ON - The traditional firefighters calendar isn't just for one gender, any more. The 2005 Canadian fundraising calendar is reversible -- featuring one calendar of men and another of women. Firefighter and project co-ordinator Shelli Varela said public demand led to the dual calendar. "I was the co-ordinator of the first-ever Canadian national all-female firefighters calendar," said Ms. Varela, who has been a firefighter for 10 years in the Toronto area. "But everywhere we went they would ask if we had a male calendar -- and when I did the men's calendar, conversely they were asking about the female calendar." Ms. Varela said firefighter calendars have been around for ages, some with both genders. But she said this is the first time a calendar includes an equal number of men and women. The 2005 calendar, which sells for $15, marks her fourth year working on the project.

Source: The Globe and Mail (http://www.firehall.com/refer.php?url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20040902/FIREFIGHTERS02/TPNational/Canada&linkid=892&parent=news(headlines)&)