Didn't some church ladies over in England do this same thing to raise money to buy a sofa for a waiting room after one of the women's husband died? They made a movie about it called Calendar Girls. They were very successful in their efforts. They not only raised enough to buy a sofa but they raised a lot of money for cancer research.
"I think we're going to need bigger buns!" :)
Was that movie based on a true story? LOL if it was I had *no* idea.