Giving the Shirts Off Their Back

Ohio strip club hosts 'lap dances for Haiti'
Associated Press

TOLEDO, Ohio — A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as "Lap dances for Haiti."

Marilyn's on Monroe in Toledo donated the $10 cover charges collected Saturday to ISOH/IMPACT, an organization based in suburban Perrysburg that provides food and clothing for Haiti.

Marilyn's general manager Kenny Soprano says his establishment had been looking for a reason to hold a charity fundraiser even before the quake, as a way to improve its image. He says you don't hear much about strip clubs giving back to the community.

ISOH/IMPACT CEO Linda Greene doesn't have a problem with where the money came from. She says her group appreciates any donations to help Haiti.

Does anyone in the world give back to the community as much as strippers? They allow us all to dehumanize and objectify them, all so we can get over the minor pitfalls of everyday life. They listen to our problems and help us drink our booze, asking only for a monetary drop in the bucket in return. Now strippers are helping to rebuild Haiti. Is there anything they can't do? Look out Bono, the A Team from Marilyn's on Monroe are the new philantrophists in town.