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An alert reader pointed this out:

Wank -a-Thon Masturbate-a-Thon coming to Copenhagen

10th January 2008, 10:00 WST

Hot on the heels of San Francisco and London, Copenhagen is to host a Masturbate-a-Thon in May which organisers hope will help break lingering taboos about self-love, an organiser said today.Pia Struck Madsen, a sexologist in the Danish capital, said her goal was to see men and women from all backgrounds come together – pardon the pun – and join an event that promises  “pleasure, relaxation and sexual self-discovery”. “Masturbation is positive, safe and an erotic alternative,” she said ahead of the event on May 31, to take place at a yet-to-be-decided venue with separate rooms for men, women and those who don’t mind mingling.

The original Masturbate-a-Thon took place in San Francisco in 1998, with participants raising money for good causes.

Now an annual event, it was followed by a similar event in London in July 2006.

I heard Albert was looking into how to make money for charity from something like this