Sitka men bare all for quilt guild charities

SITKA (AP) – On a cool spring day, Sitka veterinarian Burgess Bauder went down to the harbor and stripped down to his long underwear, socks and Crocs - all in the name of charity.

With little more than a quilt covering his body, Bauder became a model in the Ocean Wave Quilt Guild’s “Alaska’s Undercover Men” 2018 calendar.

“I make a fool of myself many times,” Bauder said. “Why not do it for something good?”

Proceeds from the calendars will fund the guild’s projects that benefit cancer survivors, senior citizens and victims of violence.

The Ocean Wave Quilt Guild also provides scholarships for...