After the Storm, Adult Industry Responds

LOS ANGELES — After a massive tsunami ravaged coastal areas of southern Asia and Eastern Africa last December, an abundance of adult-oriented businesses responded to the tragedy, raising and contributing hundreds of thousands of dollars toward relief efforts.

Now, the industry is once again raising money to fund humanitarian aid in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

“This industry comes under fire from time to time, but when turbulent times arise, we are one impressive group,” Corey Wayne of Wegcash said. “Louisiana is my home state, seeing New Orleans in the grasp of such chaos and despair is heartbreaking.”

Wegcash is teaming with Jettis and Epassporte on just one of the many fundraising efforts being run by adult companies to help aid victims of the New Orleans tragedy.

Wegcash has refocused the website Webmasters4America.com, originally created in the weeks following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, turning it into a portal for adult industry professionals to make donations to assist the region.

As part of the effort, Wegcash will match the first $40,000 donated via webmaster4america.com. Jettis will follow suit by matching the first $10,000 and providing billing, while Epassporte is donating cash and waving processing fees.

“We want this viewed as equal efforts and something we hope more programs support in their own creative ways,” Wayne told XBiz.

Others are lending their support in many creative ways. Here’s a quick look at how other adult companies are pitching in to provide money and goods to help relieve the devastation caused by the storm:

EPassporte

  • In addition to aiding with Webmasters4America.com, Epassporte owner Chris Mallick has launched a Webmaster Support Fund;
  • Presenting all funds collected to The American Red Cross and its Hurricane 2005 Relief Fund;
  • Mallick donated the first $5,000.
  • Bikini Brawl
  • In a joint effort with Dane Productions, will sponsor a charity Bikini Brawl event featuring adult stars on Sept. 10 at Shenanigans Gentlemen’s Club in Van Nuys, Calif.
  • All proceeds from door cover charges, raffles and DVD sales will be donated to the American Red Cross.
  • Dane Productions

  • In addition to its participation in the Bikini Brawl event, also launched a canned food drive.
  • MALLcom

  • Donating a portion of all proceeds from Labor Day weekend sales to the American Red Cross;
  • Matching donations with a contribution to the Humane Society.
  • Anarchy Films/Python Pictures

  • Donating $5 to the Red Cross from all orders placed on www.smutbymail.com between now and Oct. 31;
  • Collecting autographed material from talent to sell on the site and donating 100 percent of money raised through the sales of these items to the Red Cross.
  • Shanesworld.com

  • Donating 100 percent of money from new site memberships over the Labor Day weekend to the American Red Cross.
  • D&E Productions

    Donating a percentage of its proceeds from its membership site, AllBoysVideo.com, its retail site, DandEVideos.com, and any wholesale orders during the month of September to the Red Cross.

    If you or your company are raising funds or aiding relief efforts, please tell us about it by sending an email to editors@xbiz.com.

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