Getting naked in public seems like fun, despite the risk of being arrested. As many free sprits have found out, taking it off and lowering their inhibitions can actually be quite rewarding when done for a worthy cause.
Well, not quite. Last year the Nottingham University Netball Squad (NUNS) stripped off for charity and gave Londoners an eyeful when they posed against London landmarks to raise funds for South West London's Trinity Hospice.
Naked On Campus
Have you ever had that nightmare where you wake up completely stark naked with your classmates all watching? Well for these Oxford students this nightmare became a reality when they chose to take it off willingly for a charity calendar in aid of Oxford-based charity Travel Aid.
Pin Up Boys
A refreshing take on the all-female calenders, a group of senior gentlemen and the local mayor chose to strip off on the beach for a nearly nude calender, with all profits going to their local Volunteer Rescue Squad.
Bare Naked Ladies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcefXUe2q8g
One courageous mother took it all off to along with 99 other women to help raise funds for her daughter who suffers from severe autism. Rather than do a naked calendar, she arranged everyone to spell out the word 'autism' to raise awareness.
London Nude Tech Calender
http://vimeo.com/7599866
This is the calendar that perhaps single handedly sexed up everyone's views of geeks and ladygeeks. The calendar sought to raise funds for Take Heart India, a charity focused on IT education projects for blind and disabled students in India. If you haven't got your calender yet and you have a thing for nerdy types this is surely the calender for you.
Contributed by Gemma Parmar.
Tagged in naked, charity, Calender, take heart india, London Nude Tech
Some psychologists with way too much time on their hands proclaimed last Monday the most depressing day of the year. Granted, it is a little cold and we’re a little poor at the moment.
But come on - it's not that bad - just laugh away that post-festive melancholy. To help we have compiled the four best charity comedy sketches - ever. Consider it as a small message of joy to help beat the January blues.
1) Larry David insults a charity’s giveaway prizes, ‘look if you are going to give something away why don’t you give away something good – do you see the logic there.?’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBj9mqXewoc
2) Sarah Silverman wants to form a special ‘hate group’ against cancer. She hates cancer so much she wishes ‘cancer would get cancer.’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGtaV85AzWE
3) Smithy gives the England team a powerful team talk; ‘Crouchy, when I look at you everything tells me you should be rubbish at football’.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq_cwwWcyqQ&feature=related
4) Ricky Gervais fakes going to Africa for charity to raise his celebrity profile. Ahem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK8I9106cfc&feature=PlayList&p=02S10GTJgXE
In the age of the iPhone, it seems whatever you need - there’s an app for that. But if like us, you want the best of the best of iPhone apps, then here are the top applications to do good from the comfort of your phone.
5. Buddha Fortunes £0.59
With this fun little app, you can shake your iphone to reveal your fortune or have those big life questions answered. It’s a digital cross between an eight ball and a fortune cookie. For February only all the profits from Buddha Fortunes go to Play Our Part an AIDS community project charity.
4. Green Brief £1.79
Want to save on energy bills and live a greener lifestyle? The Green Brief app gives will give you tips and advice on how to do just that. You will be kept up to date with the latest news on how to do good for a greener planet.
3. Water aid toilet finder Free
What to do when you're out and about and nature calls? Well Wateraid’s toilet finder app has finally solved this problem forever - their app points you in the direction of the neaerest toilet. All money raised goes to help the 2.5 billion people lack access to a safe, clean place to go to the toilet.
2. Bullying UK App Free
This app if jam-packed full of practical advice to help you or anyone you know deal with bullying. Bullying UK’s app allows you to access their award-winning advice for young people, parents and teachers anytime you need it.
Tagged in Evironment, Inspiration, charity, Feature
Leap is the home of doing good, having fun and getting rewarded.
With the help of our 350+ charity partners, we search night and day to find and recommend fun, hassle-free charity events and volunteering activities in your area, for you to attend, support and enjoy.
So how does it work? Like this: Just pick an event you’d like to attend, invite friends to join you (via Facebook and Twitter), keep an eye on what causes your friends are supporting, and get rewarded multitudinously for doing good.
Do good; feel amazing – it’s the Leap effect.
