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GAYla - Saturday - 7pm

February 28th 2008 Posted to GAYla, news, sponsors

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!

  • Halo Bar
  • Edg Photography, Class of ‘06
  • Brad Dressler, bcd design
  • As You Wish photography & events
  • Dr. Phillips/TSO of Bryan
  • Linda & Paul Parrish
  • Lori & Emil Luza
  • Nancy Jean Tubbs ‘93 ‘99
  • MSC OPAS
  • Brazos Progressives
  • LaSalle Hotel & Cafe
  • Darby Roberts ‘88 and Chris Matus ‘99
  • Passion Parties by Brenda
  • Ambrose Furniture Works/Accent Fabrics
  • Jessica Christian ‘95
  • Hidden Oasis Carriage Co.
  • Schotzi’s Sports Bar
  • Fitzwilly’s Bar & Grille

- As always, this BV QueSt fundraiser is a smoke-free event.

- Halo 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.

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:

  • - online at http://bvquest.org/donate/ for will-call tickets (your ticket price covers a small PayPal fee)
  • - at the door for only $5 more

Donate:

  • - Can’t make it but still want to support the cause? Online donations (via PayPal) are accepted on our site. Become a sponsor for as little as $50!
  • - 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.

Volunteer:

  • - 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.
  • - Can’t make it this time? Save the date for our Fall Homecoming: October 11, 2008. (Held annually on the Saturday on or after National Coming Out Day.)

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.

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give to GAYla

February 13th 2008 Posted to GAYla, sponsors

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/

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Homecoming .:. Saturday .:. 7pm .:. Halo

October 11th 2007 Posted to Homecoming, sponsors, volunteers

It’s astounding!
Time is fleeting!

BV QueSt’s Fall Homecoming scholarship fundraiser is only a couple days away, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Fall Homecoming
…a BV QueSt event!

Saturday, October 13
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, a show, and a silent auction, all in a non-smoking environment!A $5 minimum donation at the door helps support our scholarship fund.
…a celebration for today’s Aggieland!More information can be found at http://bvquest.org/As always, please thank our generous Sponsors, including donors and volunteers:

Your attendance and generous tax deductible support will help raise scholarship funds for Brazos Valley students who have made a positive difference in the queer/ally community. That’s one of the reasons we always schedule Fall Homecoming to fall on the Saturday of, or immediately after, National Coming Out Day.

And if you’d like to help by volunteering on the day of Homecoming, BV QueSt welcomes extra volunteers to help with setup, staffing, and cleanup of Homecoming. Please email lori@bvquest.org.

Can’t come? BV QueSt welcomes tax deductible donations at fundraising@bvquest.org. BV QueSt will give you receipts for your tax records.

BV QueSt is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization whose name symbolizes its ongoing quest to work toward a Queer-Straight alliance for the betterment of the Brazos Valley. Since BV QueSt was founded in 2004, the generous support of sponsors and businesses has allowed us to contribute thousands of dollars to OUTReach Grants, student scholarships, and other local queer/ally organizations such as AIDS Services of the Brazos Valley, Aggie ALLIES, TAMU Student Chapter of the Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association, the TAMU Women’s & Gender Equity Resource Center, and the Brazos GLBT Oral History Project.

For regular updates about BV QueSt events, join our announcement-only list: http://bvquest.org/email-list/. Your email address will not be shared with any organization outside of BV QueSt.

Thanks in advance for all you can do to ensure the undoubted success of Fall Homecoming 2007!

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Become a Sponsor for Fall Homecoming - just $50

September 19th 2007 Posted to Homecoming, sponsors

Did you know you could be a sponsor of Brazos Valley QueSt’s scholarship fund for a cash or in-kind tax deductible donation as small as $50?

Donate $50 or more by cash, check, or PayPal, it goes right into the scholarship fund, and you are listed as a sponsor!

Donate products, promotional items, or gift certificates, and BV QueSt will use them in silent auction packages to raise scholarship funds!

And your donation doesn’t have to be elegant or snazzy. Have you been wanting to regift that horrid thingamabobby Great Aunt Gertie gave you for your birthday? This is your chance, and you get a tax deduction.

To make a donation, go to fundraising@bvquest.org. BV QueSt will prepare receipts for your tax records and help with pickup or delivery of large items. But make your donation by October 8 so that BV QueSt can ensure you get proper credit in the program for its October 13 Fall Homecoming scholarship fundraiser.

In donating, you get a tax deduction, along with the satisfaction of helping future leaders achieve their academic goals. Business sponsors receive free publicity, and they send a positive message to the community that their business is a welcoming and supportive place we can all feel comfortable patronizing.

Add your name to the list of generous sponsors who have already donated:

And even if you can’t make a donation at this time, BV QueSt warmly invites you to attend Fall Homecoming!

Fall Homecoming …a BV QueSt event!Saturday, October 137:00 - 10:30 PM, with show at 9:00Halo Bar, 121 N. Main, in downtown Bryan. 979-823-6174

Music, dancing, fantastic homemade hors d’oeuvres, door prizes, a show, and a silent auction, all in a non-smoking environment! A $5 minimum donation at the door helps support our scholarship fund.

…a celebration for today’s Aggieland!

More information can be found at our web site, www.bvquest.org.

BV QueSt is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization whose name symbolizes its ongoing quest to work toward a Queer-Straight alliance for the betterment of the Brazos Valley. Since BV QueSt was founded in 2004, the generous support of sponsors and businesses has allowed us to contribute thousands of dollars to OUTReach Grants, student scholarships, and local queer/ally organizations such as AIDS Services of the Brazos Valley, Aggie ALLIES, TAMU Student Chapter of the Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association, the TAMU Women’s & Gender Equity Resource Center, and the Brazos GLBT Oral History Project.For regular updates about BV QueSt events, join our announcement-only list: www.bvquest.org/email-list/. Your email address will not be shared with any organization outside of BV QueSt.Thanks in advance for all you can do to ensure the undoubted success of Fall Homecoming 2007!

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Donate Online via PayPal

August 27th 2007 Posted to sponsors

Need to use a Credit Card? Click here to use PayPal:

Post donation or payment to:
finances@bvquest.org

Though we have to pay a small transaction fee, we are happy to offer this online option as a convenience to those with credit cards.

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BV QueSt raises $3000 with “Mobsters & Molls”

March 22nd 2007 Posted to GAYla, sponsors

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.

  • $ 1,200 will go to Aggie ALLIES, a safe-zone program at Texas A&M Univeristy has over 650 members across the campus. We are proud to support this wonderful program and the education it provides to its members.
  • $ 1,800 will be put into the OUTreach grant fund. Throughout the year, BV QueSt will give grants to qualifying local groups providing queer/ally programming. We are excited at the chance to sponsor a wide variety of programs and help groups bring in bigger speakers and other unique programs.

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

http://www.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

  • Anna & Karlos Muñoz
  • anonymous
  • James Rosenheim
  • Paul & Linda Parrish

PEARL

GOLD

Mobsters & Molls: the original gangsters’ GAYla
what a success!
http://www.BVQueSt.com

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2007 Spring GAYla - another success!

March 05th 2007 Posted to GAYla, sponsors

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

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Directions to Halo

September 01st 2006 Posted to GAYla, Homecoming, sponsors

From Madisonville:

  • Take US-190/Hwy 21 west toward Bryan. Go 35 mi for ~39 mins. Bear right at Highway 21 E
  • Turn left at N Texas Ave - go 1.0 mi 1.0 mi for ~2 mins
  • Turn right at E WM J Bryan Pky - go 0.2 mi
  • Turn left at N Main St - go 236 ft
  • Arrive at 121 N Main St

From Houston:

  • Take US-290 W toward Austin - go 44 mi for ~40 mins
  • Take the TX-6 exit to Bryan
  • Continue on TX-6 N - go 23 mi for ~31 mins
  • Continue on TX-6 - go 22 mi for ~18 mins
  • Take the FM-158 exit to Boonville Rd/WM J Bryan Pkwy
  • Turn left at E WM J Bryan Pky - go 2.2 mi for ~4 mins
  • Turn left at N Main St - go 236 ft
  • Arrive at 121 N Main St

From Austin:

  • Take US-183 east toward Bryan
  • Bear left onto the TX-71 E ramp to Bastrop - go 25 mi for ~29 mins
  • Turn left at TX-21 E/TX-95 N
  • Turn right and head toward TX-150-LOOP/TX-21
  • Bear right at TX-150-LOOP/TX-21
  • Continue on TX-21 - go 0.4 mi
  • Bear right at TX-21 E - go 5.6 mi for ~8 mins
  • Bear right at TX-21 - go 31 mi for ~42 mins
  • Continue on TX-21 W - go 12 mi for ~18 mins
  • Bear right at TX-21 E E - go 5.8 mi for ~8 mins
  • Bear right at TX-21 E - go 0.6 mi
  • Bear right at TX-21 E E - go 4.4 mi for ~6 mins
  • Continue on TX-21 E - go 7.7 mi for ~6 mins
  • Continue on TX-21 W - go 2.5 mi
  • Continue on W WM J Bryan Pky - go 1.0 mi
  • Turn right at N Main St - go 236 ft
  • Arrive at 121 N Main St

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Product and Service donations

July 01st 2006 Posted to GAYla, Homecoming, sponsors

If you have a service or product to donate to BV QueSt’s operating needs, please use this form to tell us how you can help.

Unlike most fundrasiing organizations, we recognize donations of products and services at 100% of their value for Sponsorship purposes. So, put your “name in lights” for a good cause.

Conatact our Fundraising Coordinator at <fundraising@BVQueSt.com>.

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Online Donations

February 01st 2005 Posted to GAYla, Homecoming, sponsors

Donations of any size (minus a small PayPal fee) may be posted online via PayPal (credit cards accepted):

Post donation or payment to:

finances@BVQueSt.org

Though we have to pay a small transaction fee, we are happy to offer this online option as a convenience to those with credit cards.

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