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No matter who you are, who you love, or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here ... in the more than 5,100 UCC local congregations and institutions across the United States, including these Gay Games 9 sponsors:

Archwood United Church of Christ, Cleveland, Ohio Bloom in the Desert Ministries, Palm Springs, Calif. Brecksville United Church of Christ, Brecksville, Ohio

Cathedral of Hope UCC of Dallas, Texas East Congregational Church, Milton, Mass. First Congregational Church, Colorado Springs, Colo. First Congregational Church of Rockport, Mass. First Congregational UCC, Hillsboro, Ore. First Congregational UCC, Sandusky, Ohio Grace United Church of Christ, Houston, Texas Guerneville (Calif.) Community Church, UCC Miami Shores (Fla.) Community Church, UCC Naples (Fla.) United Church of Christ Open Prairie UCC, Princeton III.

St. Paul's UCC, Laramie, Wyo.

South Haven UCC, Bedford, Ohio

Trinity Reformed UCC, Mountville, Pa.

Trinity United Church of Christ, St. Petersburg, Fla. United Church of Chapel Hill, N.C.

United Congregational Church, UCC, Worcester, Mass. United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities, New Brighton, Minn.

Urbandale (lowa) UCC/Urbandale UCC-Mulberry Vanderbilt University Divinity School, Nashville, Tenn. Venice (Fla.) United Church of Christ

West Hollywood UCC, Los Angeles, Calif. Woodside Church, Flint, Mich.

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SPORTS

Rowing

Sunday, August 10

START: 8 a.m.

#GG9Row

LOCATION: Cuyahoga River. Cleveland Metroparks Rivergate Park, 1785 Merwin Ave., Cleveland; Cleveland Rowing Foundation, 1003 British St., Cleveland SPECTATORS: Free

Sailing

DETAILS: Hosted by the Cleveland Rowing Foundation, the Gay Games Rowing Regatta is a 1,500-meter head sprint race. Both men's and women's divisions compete in age categories in the following events: 1x Single Scull, 2x Double Scull, 2 Coxless Pairs), 4+ Coxed 4, 8+ Coxed 8. In the mixed division, boats must contain at least one man.

The competition will be conducted under the rules of US Rowing.

presented by Tartan Yachts #GG9Sail Sunday, August 10-Friday, August 15

START: Varies

LOCATION: Edgewater Yacht Club, 6700 Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, Cleveland SPECTATORS: Free

DETAILS: Sunday is an optional training day and mandatory pre-event skipper at 2p.m. Preliminary races will be run Monday through Thursday with the finals on Friday.

Sailors will participate in competitive (spinnaker class) in Lightnings or recreational (non-spinnaker class) in Tartan Tens. Each team includes one skipper and three crew members. The top 10 finishers in the preliminaries will move onto the finals. Sailing is conducted under the direction of Edgewater Yacht Club, with the assistance of the Gay and Lesbian Organization for Racing and Yachting, using the Racing Rules of Sailing issued by the International Sailing Federation.

PHOTO: RITA SKARBEK

PHOTO. AMY WOOTEN

On Your Mark ... Get Set ... GAMES!

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Tartan Yachts is committed to the GG9 mission of Participation, Inclusion and Personal Best both on and off the water.

To find out more about Tartan Yachts visit www.Tartan Yachts.com

Photo courtesy of Dave Mathias

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