RESIDENTS at an assisted living home in Ohio, the U.S., have shown their skin for a good cause, even though their bodies may not be as toned as they once were.

    Bubble baths, poker cards and the odd strategically placed exercise ball are the only things covering up the brave models, in their 80s and 90s, who live at the Pleasant Pointe Assisted Living facility in Barberton, Ohio.

    Miss February, 87-year-old Dottie Rutter, lies in a bubble bath covered in rose petals as she enjoys a box of chocolates.

    The 98-year-old Maxine Garden can be seen on January’s page smiling behind a large exercise ball, happy to bare (almost) all in the facility’s gym.

    She has passed away since the calendar shoot.

    The calendar’s centerfold models are Wilma Purvis, 94, and Norma Elfrink, 91, playing a game of poker with some very large cards.

    Lifetime Barbertown resident and Miss October Jean Genet, 90, was a housewife before moving into Pleasant Pointe.

    She said that she jumped at the chance to be in the calendar when asked.

    “It’s a wonderful thing, to feel young again,” she said.

    She said none of the models said no to the shoot in December and that she “felt glamorous” after taking off her clothes to pose in a witch’s hat.

    Genet was sad that her husband, who died in November, did not get to see the calendar.

    However, she said her whole family, which includes five daughters, 14 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren, have picked up copies.

    “They can’t believe that’s grandma,” she said.

    Pleasant Pointe spokesperson Michelle Clapper said the residents were “like 20-year-olds” on the morning of the big shoot, giggling and “having the time of their lives,” according to the Akron Beacon Journal.

    “I do not believe the elderly should just sit around staring at each other,” she said. “I want a fun environment. I love supporting their independence.”

    Proceeds from the calendars, which are selling for US$12, will help provide shoes for children who attend schools in the area.

    The residents recently donated US$2,000 to the fund.

    Pleasant Pointe says that it has had to order more calendars to keep up with demand, according to WKYC.

    None of the residents had ever done any sort of naked modeling before.(SD-Agencies)