Out & Equal plans fundraiser
Out and Equal Dallas Fort Worth will hold its seventh annual signature fundraiser, One Night in Waikiki, Aug. 14, 6–8 p.m., at Times Ten Cellar, 6324 Prospect Ave. in Dallas.
Individual tickets are $35 in advance, and $40 at the door. Sponsorships are also available at different levels.
Guests will have the chance to sample a variety of wines, assorted cheese and other appetizers. There will also be special music, drawings for prizes and a live auction.
Proceeds from the event will help fund workplace educational programs and scholarships for volunteers from the Dallas-Fort Worth area to attend the national Out and Equal Workplace Summit Nov. 3–6 in San Francisco.
For more information, contact Jeffrey Gorczynski at 214-226-6502.
Donation for Promise House
Promise House has received a $15,000 donation from Elizabeth Toon Charities after the eighth annual Elizabeth Toon Charities Concert and Shootout at The Rustic near West Village.
Promise House, located in Oak Cliff, provides emergency shelter and transitional living for teens. Many of the youth helped by Promise House have been kicked out of their homes after coming out as LGBT.
Dallas Bar Association Hosts Christmas in July for local charities
The Dallas Bar Association’s Community Involvement Committee be accepting donations to its annual Christmas in July program July 25, 9 a.m.–noon, in the Locke Room of the Belo Mansion, 2101 Ross Ave. in Dallas. Recipients this year are Austin Street Centre, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Genesis Woman’s Shelter, North Texas Food Bank, The Family Place and W.W. Samuel High School.
Items needed include: men’s and women’s clothing, nonperishable canned food items, hotel/travel sized toiletries, gently-used luggage/duffle bags, high school and elementary school supplies, bed and bath linens, home décor items and kitchen supplies.
Night of the Stars 2
The Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund LifeWalk Team TeamMetro hosts its annual fundraiser at The Brick Aug. 9, 6-10 p.m.
The event will feature RuPaul’s Drag race star Raven, joined by an all-star cast of local entertainers including Sable Alexander, Sienna Silver, Linze Serell, Vanity Storm and host Patti Le Plae Safe. Go-go boys will sell raffle tickets and there will be a silent auction.
For a front row view of the show, buy a VIP table for three for $80 that includes event entry. Only 10 tables are available. Buy tickets at GDMAF.org.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition July 11, 2014.
