Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - Puerto Vallarta firefighters, lifeguards and police will set off some sparks on Thursday, November 9th at the Heroes 9-1-1 Calendar Launch Party, set to be held at Paco's Ranch (Ignacio L. Vallarta 237) in Colonia Emiliano Zapata.

Festivities begin at 7 pm (6:30 pm for sponsors) and will include 2-for-1 drinks, live entertainment by Amy Armstrong, raffle, mini-auction and, of course, appearances by our calendar models.

The sizzlin' 14-month calendar, featuring U.S., Canadian and Mexico holidays, will be on sale at the November 9th kick-off as well as at the Saturday Farmers Market at Lazaro Cardenas Park.

The first 50 people that purchase calendars at Thursday's kick-off party and the first ten people that purchase calendar at the Farmers Market on Saturday, November 11th will receive a special autographed edition of the calendar.

100% of the $250 pesos' donation will be earmarked for the purchase of state-of-the-art digital radios for the first-responders. Critical response time for 9-1-1 emergency calls will reduce greatly with this equipment. Organizers Tim Longpré and Gary Green anticipate raising over $400,000 pesos.

Sponsors for the 9-1-1 calendar include: Act II Entertainment, Adam Riemer, Andale's on the Bay, Apache's Bistro, Apache's Martini Bar, Banderas News, Casa Karma, CC Slaughters, Chaz Weathers, Cindy and Bert Ramirez, Dale Dubach, Dee's Coffee, Diana Tours, Dianita's and La Valentina Restaurant, Incanto, Integrair, John Osgood, La Margarita Bar, Los Muertos Brewing, Miss Aly's Boutique, Paco's Ranch, PVRPV, PVRPV Laundry, Reinas Bar, Rich Kaufman, Royal Albion Property Management, Salud Super Food, Seasons, Steve's Sport Bar, The Palm, The Property Girl, Wallace R. Demary Jr and Chuck Mallery, and Xocodiva. The calendar production team includes Josef Kandoll, Cergio GonVill, Pablo Corona, John McCloud and Alberto Araiza.