TNG Calendar 2012 project gets some attention in Toronto! Joanna Lavoie from Inside Toronto recently did an interview with Iron Mayhem Ventures and Toronto Newsgirls.
After months of talking about doing a calendar, everything finally came together this fall, said Savoy “Kapow!” Howe, the gym’s owner.
“I knew it was a good idea. I left it in (Lau’s) hands,” said Howe, who is ‘Miss January’ in the calendar.
“(Lau and Atlas) so got it. I think it’s important for women to see images of powerful women.”
Howe said the empowering photographs in the first Newsgirls calendar give women the strength to stand up for themselves and help them realize there are other options.
A dozen female boxers of all ages, races, ethnicities and socio-economic backgrounds are featured in the calendar, said Lau, adding they’ve all been in at least one provincially sanctioned fight.
“As Newsgirls, we’re known for real tough boxing. My goal was to create an empowering calendar that highlights the athleticism and the resilience of women,” said Lau, who is also the featured boxer in the month of April.
“There’s no calendar out there that exhibits the strength of women.”
Check out the entire article at http://www.insidetoronto.com/sports/article/1247807–these-calendar-girls-pack-a-mean-punch.