# Bare-faced fundraising

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/1998/04/07/barefaced-fundraising/
- Published: 1998-04-07T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The secret is out! Fundraisers in the UK will do almost anything to raise funds.
Inspired by the film “The Full Monty”, charity fundraisers have persuaded celebrities
and local people to strip for charity. The Brompton Hospital, Marie Curie Cancer
Care, and an anti-bullying charity, among others, have all, it would seem, benefited
from such strip acts. One event raised over £15,000. The trend has been reported
in the US by the Wall Street Journal, and by online publications such as Philanthropy
Journal Alert and [Pulse](http://www.supportcenter.org/sca). The Monty, however,
is seldom Full: g-strings and thongs are reportedly retained even at the climax 
of the show.

 * **[That'll do nicely](https://fundraising.co.uk/1998/04/09/that039ll-do-nicely/)**(
   9 April 1998)
 * **[Comic Relief total](https://fundraising.co.uk/1998/04/13/comic-relief-total/)**(
   13 April 1998)
 * **[The politics of giving](https://fundraising.co.uk/1998/04/15/politics-giving/)**(
   15 April 1998)

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