Sea Change
Reader's Digest Canada|December 2018

Hasan Hai convinces the men of Newfoundland and Labrador to get fishy for a good cause

Christina Palassio
Sea Change

IT’S EARLY MORNING in Cape Spear, N.L. A van heads toward the area’s iconic lighthouse as the sun climbs out of the Atlantic. The vehicle is full, but not with eager tourists hoping for a sunrise selfie. It’s packed with photographers and crewmembers on their way to meet mermen. “MerB’ys,” actually. The water dwellers are ready for their close-ups. And they look flipping fantastic.

This marks the second year that a group of bearded Newfoundlanders have shed their shirts and pulled on tails to pose as misters March, December and company. Their mission: making a sassy calendar to support a worthy cause. The first edition, in 2017–18, sold more than 14,000 copies and raised $300,000 for Spirit Horse NL, an organization that uses equineassisted therapy to support people living with mental-health issues.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2018 من Reader's Digest Canada.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة December 2018 من Reader's Digest Canada.

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.