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Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Huge Thank You to the "Up Your Alley" Team

At the end of July, the Bay Area Chapter staffed a beer & beverage booth at the "Up Your Alley" street fair in San Francisco. We're always fortunate when we are given the opportunity to run such a booth as it results in a tremendous fundraiser for the chapter. All the tips earned and a portion of the total sales go to the organization running the booth. On this particular Sunday, the team absolutely rocked it selling more than $13,000 in beverages and bringing in more than $1,200 in tips.

A huge thank you is owed to Mikel and Skot for all their organizing efforts as well as to all the volunteers who turned out, worked hard, and made this possible. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

We're still hoping to get a similar booth at Folsom Street Fair this year where we can do it all again. Keep your fingers crossed and stay tuned to the news blasts... we should know in the next week or two.

Now... on with all the upcoming event news...

Rodeo, Beer, & BBQ Roundup - Sunday, Aug 12
in San Jose

Join us at the newly renovated Hunters Bar in San Jose. There'll be a whole lot of other BAC chapter members and rodeo athletes there as well as many members of the SF Fog Rugby Team. They RUCK, we BUCK, and we we all get together... you know it's going to be one wildly fun time!

Sunday August 12th 1pm-6pm
Hunters Bar
347 South First St.
San Jose, CA

$2 Draft Beer - $6 Tri Tip BBQ - Live Entertainment - Raffle w/Lots of Goodies to win

Chapter Meeting - Tuesday, Aug 14

Our monthly chapter meeting will be held this coming Tuesday, August 14th at the LGBT Center in San Francisco (Market St. @ Octavia), Room 305. The meeting will begin promptly at 7:00 pm. With the rodeo only 6 weeks away and with the kick off of our chapter re-branding efforts last month, there will be no shortage of things to discuss and decisions to make. All chapter members are encouraged to attend!

Buckin' Idol Round #5 - Wednesday, Aug 15

The fifth round of our monthly singing contest happens on Wednesday, Aug 15th at The Mint Karoke Lounge (Market @ Duboce) in San Francisco. This is the last preliminary round before our finals competition in September so it's one you won't want to miss. Sign ups for the competition begin at 7:30 and the singing gets underway at 8 pm. Don't miss it!

Miss Winnie Never Promised You A Rose Garden -
Friday, Aug 24

Join the fun when Miss Winnie Bego hosts a fabulous party, show, and fundraiser for the David Watkins Memorial Fund on Friday, August 24th at Marlena's (488 Hayes Street) in San Francisco. The party gets underway at 8 pm with the show beginning at 9 pm. All entertainers are welcome to perform.

GSGRA State Board Meeting - Saturday, Aug 25

The quarterly board meeting for GSGRA will be held on Saturday, Aug 25 beginning at 10 am in the Pavillion Room at the Cathedral Hill Hotel (1101 Van Ness Ave) in San Francisco. This is a crucial time for GSGRA and all four of its chapters. There is a lot to discuss and some very important decisions to make. We strongly encourage all GSGRA members to attend.

Private Shopping Night - Saturday, Aug 25

The Western Warehouse in Milpitas will once again be closing their doors to the public and re-opening the store to the LGBT community for a night of shopping. You can count on storewide discounts when the shopping gets underway at 9 pm on August 25th... but you can count on the fun beginning long before that with our happy hour at the Jack Tar Bar inside the Cathedral Hill Hotel (1101 Van Ness Ave.) in San Francisco. Happy hour kicks off at 6 pm and the shopping night bus will leave from the hotel promptly at 8 pm. Be sure to reserve your place on the bus today by visiting: http://www.bayarearodeo.com/Events/p

"Cowboys & Cowhide" Beer Bust - Sunday, Aug 26

The Bay Area Chapter will be hosting it's annual beer bust & BBQ at The Eagle Tavern (12th & Harrison) in San Francisco from 3 pm to 6 pm in San Francisco. $10 will get you all the beverages and fantastic barbeque you want. And throughout the afternoon you'll be entertained with some great live talent. This is one party not to be missed!

Do You Have News? Comments? Suggestions?

The Bay Area Chapter board very much wants to hear from you. It is through your input that we can continue to make this organization better. Do you have news about upcoming events we should be letting everyone know about? Do you have comments or suggestions for future chapter events? Do you have feedback on what we're doing well, what we could do better, and perhaps what we're currently doing wrong? Don't hesitate to contact any of us by emailing board@bayarearodeo.com.