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Fourteen women, ages 59-80, posed for a 2026 calendar to raise money for the Monroe Center for Healthy Aging.

The "calendar girls" held a signing event, selling 130 calendars in under an hour.

The project aims to raise at least $3,500 toward the center's overall fundraising goal of $43,000.

MONROE, MI — The 14 “calendar girls” at Monroe Center for Healthy Aging have been on TV and in newspapers.

They recently got to meet some of their fans. This summer, the women, ages 59-80, posed “naturally” for a 2026 calendar to raise money for the center. On Sept. 25, they hosted a two-hour calendar signing event. Within less than an hour, 130 of their 250 calendars had sold.

“That’s just the first day,” said Sandie Pierce, center director and Ms. May in the calendar. She’s

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