The 2008 Spring GAYla (Under the Sea: Finding Homo) was fabulous!!
We had amazing food, yummy drink specials, a nice silent auction, some glorious door prizes, and a truly wonderful “one queen” show hosted by an amazing mistress of ceremonies.
We appreciate all who were able to volunteer, donate, attend, and otherwise support our event.
We’ll have/post totals soon!
Have you ever wanted to replace your drab, dryland wardrobe with Ariel’s aquamarine scales or Nemo’s orange, black, and white stripes? Or maybe you’ve wanted to trade your winter scarf and gloves for Davy Jones’ claw and tentacles.
If so, then and come to downtown this Saturday for Brazos Valley QueSt’s 5th annual Spring GAYla,
UNDER THE SEA - FINDING HOMO.
Halo Bar will be magically transformed into a colorful reef for BV QueSt’s annual fundraiser for Aggie Allies and OUTreach Grants. With a silent auction, outstanding homemade treats, fantastic music, dancing, and performances by our finest entertainers, Spring GAYla is the premiere spring fundraising event for the queer and queer-supportive community of the Brazos Valley. And it’s tax deductible, too, because BV QueSt is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization!
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Spring GAYla
…a BV QueSt event!
Under the Sea - Finding Homo
Saturday, March 1, 2008
7:00 - 10:30 PM, with show at 9:00
Halo Bar, 121 N. Main, in downtown Bryan. 979-823-6174
Music, dancing, fantastic homemade hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, show, and silent auction,
all in a non-smoking environment!
advance tickets: $10 for students, $20 for non ($5 more day of event)
More information can be found at
bvquest.org
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Join these Sponsors in supporting your community!
- As always, this BV QueSt fundraiser is a smoke-free event.
- Halo
Spring GAYla is BV QueSt’s chief fundraiser for Aggie Allies and BV QueSt’s OUTreach Grants. Aggie Allies provide a safe haven, listening ear, and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, and anyone dealing with sexual orientation issues. OUTreach Grants help support local queer/ally organizations in their activities and programs. Previous Spring GAYlas have raised thousands of dollars for Aggie Allies and OUTreach Grants, and we want to set a new record this year.
So hitch a ride on Flipper’s fin to BV QueSt’s Spring GAYla, UNDER THE SEA - FINDING HOMO. And if a certain, famous clownfish’s orange coloration doesn’t quite go with your school affiliation, then do a Google search on Premnas biaculeatus to find an alternative!
Purchase tickets:
Donate:
Volunteer:
Brazos Valley QueSt: On a QueSt to Unite our Queer/Straight Community
BV QueSt is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to host events celebrating and supporting queer and queer-supportive organizations in the Brazos Valley. Founded in 2003, BV QueSt has contributed thousands of dollars to OUTReach Grants, student scholarships, and local queer/ally organizations.
Can you cook a dinner that would impress a food critic?
Are you crafty or artistic in any way?
Can you teach someone a new skill?
Maybe you are handy around the house?
You are talented.
You are creative in at least one way.
You can do something that others can not.
Put a skill to use for your community!
Brazos Valley QueSt is seeking products, works of art, gift
certificates for services, and other items of interest for the silent
auction at the upcoming GAYla.
successful auction items in the past have included:
a gift certificate for a service, like graphic design
a gift certificate for a cooking lesson and a dinner prepared by the donor
a set of hand-beaded jewelry (necklace, earrings, and bracelet)
a handmade afghan
a gift certificate for minor household projects, like installing a ceiling fan
To donate your time, talent, product, and/or service, fill out the form located here:
http://www.bvquest.com/sponsors/
And, even if you can’t give, make plans to attend
2008 Spring GAYla
March 1st
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Halo Bar
http://BVQueSt.org/
Have you ever wanted to replace your drab, dryland wardrobe with
Ariel’s aquamarine scales or Nemo’s orange, black, and white stripes?
Or maybe you’ve wanted to trade your winter scarf and gloves for Davy
Jones’ claw and tentacles.
If so, then mark your calendars for the first Saturday in March, and
come in a submarine, glass bottomed boat, or dory to Brazos Valley
QueSt’s fifth annual Spring GAYla, UNDER THE SEA - FINDING HOMO at the
Halo Bar in historic downtown Bryan, Texas.
Halo Bar will be magically transformed into a colorful reef for BV
QueSt’s annual fundraiser for Aggie Allies and OUTreach Grants. With
a silent auction, outstanding homemade treats, fantastic music,
dancing, and performances by our finest entertainers, Spring GAYla is
the premiere spring fundraising event for the queer and
queer-supportive community of the Brazos Valley. And it’s tax
deductible, too, because BV QueSt is a 501(c)(3) non-profit,
charitable organization!
———-
Spring GAYla:
…a BV QueSt event!
Under the Sea - Finding Homo
Saturday, March 1, 2008
7:00 - 10:30 PM, with show at 9:00
Halo Bar, 121 N. Main, in downtown Bryan. 979-823-6174
Music, dancing, fantastic homemade hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, show,
and silent auction, all in a non-smoking environment!
advance tickets: $10 for students, $20 for non (all tickets $5 more
day of event)
More information can be found at our web site, www.bvquest.org.
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Spring GAYla is BV QueSt’s chief fundraiser for Aggie Allies and BV
QueSt’s OUTreach Grants. Aggie Allies provide a safe haven, listening
ear, and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender people, and
anyone dealing with sexual orientation issues. OUTreach Grants help
support local queer/ally organizations in their activities and
programs. Previous Spring GAYlas have raised thousands of dollars for
Aggie Allies and OUTreach Grants, and we want to set a new record this
year.
BV QueSt welcomes tax deductible donations of cash or goods (products,
promotional items, crafted items, or gift certificates) that can be
used in our silent auction. To make a donation, please email
fundraising@bvquest.org or call 979-271-1023. BV QueSt will prepare
receipts for your tax records and help with pickup or delivery of
large items.
And if you’d like to help with Spring GAYla, please email
volunteer@bvquest.org or call 979-271-1023. BV QueSt welcomes help
with the auction, promotions, entertainment, catering, decorations,
GAYla setup and staffing.
So mark your calendar for March 1, and hitch a ride on Flipper’s fin
to BV QueSt’s Spring GAYla, UNDER THE SEA - FINDING HOMO. And if a
certain, famous clownfish’s orange coloration doesn’t quite go with
your school affiliation, then do a Google search on Premnas
biaculeatus to find an alternative!
- Can’t make it but still want to support the cause? Online donations
(via PayPal) <http://www.bvquest.org/donate/> are accepted on our
site. Become a sponsor for as little as $50!
- Halo <http://halobcs.com> opens to the public at 9:30
(upstairs at 10:30). All ticket sales and donations collected at the door
before 9:30 will be donated to this event/cause.
- As always, this BV QueSt fundraiser is a smoke-free event.
- Can’t make it this time? Save the date for our Fall Homcoming:
October 11, 2008.
*To be held annually on the Saturday on or after National Coming Out Day.*
Purchase tickets:
. Email tickets@bvquest.org. A volunteer will make arrangements to
meet you on or off campus.
. at Halo Bar
. online at http://bvquest.org/donate/ for will-call tickets
(your ticket price covers a small PayPal fee)
<http://bvquest.org>
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Brazos Valley QueSt: On a QueSt to Unite our Queer/Straight Community
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BV QueSt is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to
host events celebrating and supporting queer and queer-supportive
organizations in the Brazos Valley. Founded in 2003, BV QueSt has
contributed thousands of dollars to OUTReach Grants, student
scholarships, and local queer/ally organizations
Brazos Valley QueSt
Spring GAYla, “Under the Sea: Finding Homo”, March 1, 2008 at 7pm
http://www.bvquest.org/
Brazos Valley QueSt is proud to unveil the funds raised at the 2007 Spring GAYla: Mobsters & Molls.
$ 3,000 in net proceeds from the event will be used to support Aggie ALLIES and the BV QueSt OUTreach grant.
Thank you to all who were able to attend. It was a fun and lively crowd, with many guests in costume. We were thrilled to see so many flappers and gangsters and molls. Keep checking the website; we’ll post pictures as we get permission from folks!
As always, BV QueSt is seeking volunteers. We have specific needs in the areas of Finances and Information. If you are interested or would like more information, email
lori@BVQueSt.com
Themes:
If you didn’t get a chance to suggest a theme for the 2008 Spring GAYla,
you can send it in an email to
theme@bvquest.com
If your theme is selected, you could win tickets to next year’s Spring GAYla!
Survey:
Keep your eyes peeled for an email from us about our annual survey.
We always get a lot of good ideas that improve our events and for future themes. We promise to keep it short and quick.
Save the Date:
Fall Homecoming is October 13, 2007. Rah, Rah, Rah, Team!
Tell your out-of-town friends so they can make plans to come home (and out) to Aggieland.
Thanks Bunches:
Finally, we’d like to thank our Sponsors one last time.
Whether you gave cash, services, products, skill, labor, or time, we appreciate you! We could not be /nearly/ as successful without your support! Please patronize these business and thank these individuals and organizations.
2007 Spring GAYla Sponsors
EMERALD
RUBY
SAPPHIRE
BLUE TOPAZ
PEARL
GOLD
Mobsters & Molls: the original gangsters’ GAYla
what a success!
http://www.BVQueSt.com
Brazos Valley QueSt would like to thank everyone who came to the Spring GAYla: Mobsters & Molls last weekend. It was a wonderfully fun event thanks to a large turnout including guests who really got into the theme and arrived in costume. Thank you all for making the event successful. We are still crunching numbers and will publish totals shortly after Spring Break. We are confident we’ll have both a nice donation for Aggie ALLIES and a nice contribution to the OUTreach grant.
Thank you, again, to the Sponsors listed below for making the event such a huge financial success.
As always, if you were unable to attend but would still like to make a contribution to the event/cause, you can visit our website for more information and/or to donate online.
http://www.bvquest.com/sponsors.htm
Finally, we’d like to make a picture call. If you have photos from the event, we’d love them for our archive. Don’t worry, we won’t post any on the web without first obtaining permission from those in the photo.
Once again, thank you all!!!
Sponsors
RUBY
SAPPHIRE
BLUE TOPAZ
PEARL
GOLD
Mobsters & Molls was a huge success. We are still tabulating and will broadcast totals soon!
Once again, please thank these Sponsors and support the local businesses who donated to this worthy cause!
Thank you to the following Sponsors
EMERALDRUBY
SAPPHIRE
BLUE TOPAZ
PEARL
GOLD
Brazos Valley QueSt typically coordinates two fundraising events per year.
