Starting Oct. 28, friends and allies of the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago will have 100 more ways to show their support for the July 15-22, 2006 sports and cultural festival.
Chicago supporters will hold up to 100 parties in private homes, clubs, cultural centers and restaurants around Chicago, across America and throughout the world. Each of the 100 parties will raise visibility, fundraise and increase registrations for the Gay Games.
With an average of 50 people attending each party, more than 5,000 people worldwide will participate in the parties taking place from the last week of October through November 2005. Party hosts are still needed. To learn how to become a host of one of the 100 parties, visit the Party Page at www.GayGamesChicago.org/100parties/ .
Friends, work colleagues, neighbors, friends—all are welcome at these public events. Selected public parties include:
Tuesday, Nov. 1: Pow Wow Tuesday, 7401 S. Chicago Ave, Chicago, 7 p.m. to midnight. Featured entertainment includes Art of Change, Lee's Unleaded Blues. Great raffle prizes, Gay Games trivia. $5 cover. No RSVP, call ( 773 ) 592-3492 for information.
Wed., Nov. 2: Women Got Game, Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted, Chicago, 7 p.m. to midnight. Presented by the Chicago Foundation for Women Lesbian Leadership Council, and the African American Coalition for Gay Games. $10 donation. No RSVP required.
Friday, Nov. 4: Argentine Women's Soccer Team Benefit, T's Restaurant Bar, a Gay Games sponsor, 5025 N. Clark St., 7 to 10 p.m. Co-hosted by local soccer athletes and Amigas Latinas. Donation requested. No RSVP needed.
Friday, Nov. 4: Fundraising Party, home of Debrah Goodman on North Lake Shore Drive. $60 minimum donation requested. RSVP to ( 773 ) 907-2006.
Friday, Nov. 4: Joburg/Chicago Gay Games Party, Club Ramp Divas, 154 Annabella Rd, Bartless, East Rand., South Africa. Phone 082 680 3691. 15 Rand ( $2USD ) donation requested. No RSVP required.
Sunday, Nov. 6: Benefit for South African Lesbian Athletes, 1900 S. Prairie Historic Home, Chicago, 3 to 6 p.m. Hosted by Tracy Baim, Renae Ogeltree, co-hosted by Affinity, and dozens of other women. Donation requested. No RSVP needed.
Sun, Nov. 6: Turnabout Show at Hydrate, 3458 N. Halsted, Chicago, 9 to 11 p.m. Hydrate bar, a Gay Games sponsor, hosts this fun event to benefit the Gay Games.
Mon, Nov. 7: Plaza Club Celebration Benefit, 130 E. Randolph Street, 40th Floor, Chicago, hosted by Michael Leppen and the board of Gay Games VII. $100 minimum donation requested. RSVP to ( 773 ) 907-2006.
'We hope all our thousands of supporters can host a party or attend one of the 100 parties,' said Shawn McCormick, Chicago Games, Inc. ( CGI ) Board member and organizer of the 100 parties. 'Become a volunteer, register for your favorite sport or cultural event, or get on our mailing list, all from our Web site at GayGamesChicago.org . Whatever your choice, you should become involved in what will be one of the most significant events of the decade.'