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the FABulous 5th annual
CELEBRATION GALA
will be held Thursday, 18 February 2010
5.30-8pm, DU Driscoll Ballroom
Go GAGA!
RSVP (required) and Award nominations due by Monday, 8 February 2010!
Join us for this FREE event, celebrating the individual and collective achievements in making DU a more inclusive and excellent place for LGBTIQ, Allies and, in fact, people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions. We will recognize particular successes of the past year, and get fired up for an even brighter future!
If you have photos or stories from the previous Galas you'd be willing to share, and/or would be interested in helping with this year's event, please email us!
Gala Details:
- Dress is as fancy as you want it to be! We've seen everything from jeans to gowns and tuxedos!
- No host (cash) bar, for those interested and old enough, opens in the Gallery at 5.30pm.
- Dinner is included and begins at 6pm.
- Door prizes, glam take-home centerpieces and more!
- Commissioned original spoken word performance by a DU student, and other entertainment.
Awards
As in past years, we will recognize members of our communities for their contributions toward greater LGBTIQ & Ally awareness, visibility and equity. A description of the Awards and a list of past recognees is available here.
TO NOMINATE: Please email lgbtiqa@du.edu, with 1) the name and email address of your nominee, 2) the name of the award for which you're nominating them, and 3) a brief (one page max) explanation why you feel they deserve it. DEADLINE: 8am, Monday, 1 February 2010.
Sponsors
We thank our sponsors for their ongoing support of the DU LGBTIQ and Allied communities. Please let them know YOU appreciate that work!
- Center for Multicultural Excellence
- DU Queer & Ally Commission
- Gender & Women's Studies
- DU Office of Alumni Relations
- Office of Internationalization
- OUTlaws (Sturm College student organization)
- Penrose Library
- Queer Straight Alliance
Previous years' sponsors also included:
- Undergraduate Student Government (AUSA) Diversity Committee
- DU Latino/a Center for Community Engagement and Scholarship (DULCCES)
- Out for Business (Daniels College student organization)
- Social Justice Living-Learning Community
- Queer Equity Alliance (QEA)
- Queer Faculty Association (QFA)
- Queer University Employees (QUE)
If your organization, office or business would like to support this annual event, with financial or in-kind contributions, please contact us.
