{"id":1144,"date":"2011-09-22T16:41:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T16:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1144"},"modified":"2011-09-22T16:41:21","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T16:41:21","slug":"charity-calendar-launched-by-royal-marines-wags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/charity-calendar-launched-by-royal-marines-wags\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity calendar launched by Royal Marines WAGs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A calendar with a difference has been launched to raise money for the Royal Marines Charitable Trust Fund (RMCTF).<\/p>\n<p>All of the 12 women featured in the product are wives and girlfriends (WAGs) of active Royal Marines.<\/p>\n<p>Becci Banfield and Lois Powell dreamt up the idea for the photo diary after they initially sent pictures to their respective partners, who were stationed in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>The pair then advertised for another ten girls on Facebook and whittled down the final applicants 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