Three years after a men's curling calendar brokerecent sales records, the Women of Curling are back with a new,high-quality 2017 wall calendar featuring 12 athlete models from fourcountries.
Each athlete's photography was designed and shot according to herspecifications, in conjunction with a volunteer photographer from hercommunity. In addition, each athlete will be selling units to raisefunds for a charity or cause she has personally selected.
"I didn't hesitate to join this project, not for a second," saidScotland's Eve Muirhead, whose 2014 Olympic bronze medal-winning squadcaptured the top prize at the Curling Champions Tour event in Basel,Switzerland on Sunday. "This is all about strong women, dedicated totraining, competition and accomplishment in today's world. And it's alsoabout fundraising for causes that are near and dear to each of us."
Muirhead, who has won every medal colour at the World and EuropeanChampionships, is raising money for Mindspace, a mental healthcounselling and recovery centre in Perth, Scotland.
The calendars are on sale now at womenofcurling.com for CDN $29.95 (U.S.$34.95).
Free shipping is also available to curling facilities that wish to sellthe product to their members.
Muirhead threw down the gauntlet to the men's calendar athletes, and toher fellow 2017 athlete models.
"I understand the men's calendar in 2014 sold extremely well," saidMuirhead. "Congratulations to them, but now it's our turn. I think theladies will have the last word on sales figures, because we're going tobring it."
2014 Olympic champion Dawn McEwen watched her husband, Mike McEwen,appear on the cover of the men's calendar. Now, the lead for Winnipeg'slegendary Team Jennifer Jones has made her own appearance, and looksforward to a friendly rivalry within her home.
"I might have an advantage because I can draw sales from the city I grewup in," laughed the Ottawa-born Olympic and world champion, whose teamfinished second at a World Curling Tour event in Calgary on Mondaynight. "We'll see how it goes. I look forward to my husband pushing forsales as he's competing on tour as well."
The 2017 Women of Curling are:
Emma Miskew - Team Rachel Homan - Ottawa, Canada - raising funds for theSandra Schmirler Foundation (sandraschmirler.org)
Taylor McDonald - Team Kelsey Rocque - Edmonton, Canada - raising fundsfor the Mental Health Foundation (hopethroughunderstanding.com)
Sofia Mabergs - Team Anna Hasselborg - Härnösand, Sweden - raisingfunds for the Swedish Curling Academy(facebook.com/swedishcurlingacademy)
Eve Muirhead - Team Muirhead - Stirling, Scotland - raising funds forMindspace (mindspacepk.com)
Dawn McEwen - Team Jennifer Jones - Winnipeg, Canada - raising funds forManitoba UNDERDOGS Rescue (manitobaunderdogs.org)
Rachel Brown - Team Val Sweeting - Edmonton, Canada - raising funds forBoarding for Brant (facebook.com/boardingforbrant)
Daniela Jentsch - Team Jentsch - Füssen, Germany - raising funds forRight To Play (righttoplay.com)
Jocelyn Peterman - Team Chelsea Carey - Calgary, Canada - raising fundsfor the Smiles Thru Lindsey Foundation (facebook.com/SmilesThruLindsey)
Anna Sidorova - Team Sidorova - Moscow, Russia - raising funds for theKonstantin Khabensky Charitable Foundation
Jamie Sinclair - Team Sinclair - Minnesota, USA - raising funds foryouth development at the Charlotte Curling Association(charlottecurling.com)
Joanne Courtney - Team Rachel Homan - Ottawa/Edmonton, Canada - raisingfunds for the Kidney Foundation (kidney.ca)
Chelsea Carey - Team Carey - Calgary/Winnipeg, Canada - raising fundsfor KidSport Calgary (kidsportcalgary.ca) and Vic’s Little VIPsMemorial Fund (vicpetersfund.com)
For more information, please contact:
George Karrys
Publisher, The Curling News
Tel: (416) 605-2515
Email: gk@thecurlingnews.com
Rick Warner
President, The Community Fundraiser
Tel: (519) 212-4121
Email: rick@thecommunityfundraiser.com
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