By Mark Ambrogi
The Naked Monkey has a good reason for its quest to be in the Guinness World Records book for the most legs waxed by a team of 10 in an hour.
All of the proceeds from Hairless for Hearts will go to the American Heart Association. The Naked Monkey, which has spas in Carmel, Fishers and Indianapolis, was founded by business partners Brenda Schultz and Jeniffer Webber, a Zionsville resident who died in June 2011.
“We wanted to raise some money and raise awareness,” Schultz said. “Jen died very suddenly of a heart attack. She was just 44. Jen ignored the symptoms and one day just didn’t wake up. This is a poignant year for us. It’s our 10th anniversary year of being in business and it would have been Jen’s 50th birthday (Sept. 7), and in the Chinese calendar it’s the year of the monkey, so we had this idea.”
Schultz got the idea after watching NBC’s Al Roker set the record for longest uninterrupted weather cast.
“I thought why not showcase these girls’ talent,” said Schultz, who lives in Fortville.
Carrie Kleiman, Naked Monkey social media manager, worked with Guinness representatives to set guidelines for a record attempt.
The event will begin at 11 a.m. Sept. 25 at the Fishers Amphitheater. WZPL is helping spread the word through its morning show, Schultz said.
Schultz said she hopes for 300 volunteers to have their legs waxed, knees to ankle.
“We’re asking for $20 donation for participants,” Schultz said. “We’ll have vendors as well. We have heart-healthy food vendors. There will be animals to adopt.”
Naked Monkey had ponchos made up just in case of rain to keep the legs dry.
Schultz said Tracy Forner allowed Naked Monkey to wax his legs on “Indy Style” on WISH-8 to promote the event.
For more, visit waxthatmonkey.com/waxing-for-a-cause.
