SUPPORTERS

Champions Go All Out for Games

Gay Games 9 Champions volunteered their time to help spread the word about the Games. They hosted events, spoke

to their teams, shared on social media, and much more. A special thanks to the official Champions who signed up as well as the unofficial Champions who helped make this a great Games Week.

Dallas Aldridge, Ohio, USA

Foster Amo, Ghana

Brian Auler, Ohio, USA

Cindy Baker, Ohio, USA Mark R. Benes, Ohio, USA Chuck Berry, Ohio, USA Peter Bisuito, New York, USA Curt Bitman, Michigan, USA Yankeu Yankam Blaise, CM Rick Borja, Ohio, US Timothy Burke, California, USA Hlengiwe Buthelezi, South Africa Margaret Buzas, Ohio, USA Marcquis Cash, Georgia, USA Cameron Cerny, Ohio, USA Kyle Chang, Illinois USA Nichole Childs, Ohio, US Darren Chittick, Indiana, USA Cynthia Christman, Ohio, USA Chip Clupper, Ohio, USA

Guy Cohen, Ohio, USA

Richard Cole, Ohio, USA

Robert Cortlandt, California, USA Daniel Cox, Ohio, USA Tim Crawford, Ohio, USA

Kim M Crevar (Monaco), Ohio, USA Adam Cummings, New York, USA

Erik Curry, Ohio, USA

Dylan Curtis, Ohio, USA

Kurt Dahl, Illinois, USA

Alexandra D'Amico, Ohio, USA Mohamad Deeb, Palestine Michelle DeLozier, Ohio, USA Scott A. Drake, Pennsylania, USA Tammy Dressel, Ohio, USA Cassandra Druckenmiller, Ohio, USA David Andres P. Ducuara Mayor, Colombia

Michael Dunbar, Illinois, USA Martha Ehrenfeld, California, USA

Victoria Stagg Elliott, Illinois, USA Adam Evans, Kentucky, USA Timothy Farrell, Ohio, USA David Fearn, Ohio, USA

Ryan Finnegan, Ohio, USA

Robb Floyd, Ohio, USA

David Gadosik, Ohio, USA

Jeffrey Gaebelein, Ohio, USA

Lisa Gonzalez, Ohio, USA

Kristine Gregory Montgomery, Illinois, USA

Frank Grey, Ohio, USA Cory Griffin, Ohio, USA Lila Grilli, New York, USA Kimberly Hadley, California, USA Charles Haislah, New York, USA Warren Hall, New Jersey, USA Ralph Haurin, Georgia, USA Red Hodeo, Michigan, USA Amelia Hough-Ross Kirkland, Washington, USA

Thomas Hurray, Ohio, USA Nancy Jacque, Ohio, USA Diane Jagielsk, Ohio, USA Ollie James-Parr, England

Jason Jaramillo, California, USA Andrew Gonzalez & John Garratt, California, USA

Arden Johnson, California, USA Julie Jones Akron Ohio, USA Jeff Kagan, New Jersey, USA Jeff Kaufman, New York, USA Kate Kennedy, Ohio, USA Miranda Kent, Pennsylvania, USA Michael Kokell, New York, USA Jessica Kordupel, Ohio, USA Kevin Krauss, New York, USA Kirk Lang, Ohio, USA

Nali Lee, New Zealand

Nicholas E. Lemus, Wisconsin, USA Erica Lennox Ohio, USA Sonya Jaquez Lewis, Colorado, USA Douglas Litwin, California, USA Kathleen Lloyd, Ohio USA Steve Lorenz, Ohio, USA Christopher Lucak, Ohio, USA Jermaine Malone, Florida, USA Kenneth Mammo, Michigan, USA Dot Martin, Ohio, USA Chesire Martin, Ohio, USA Katie McCrystal, Ohio, USA Kayla McDonald, Ohio, USA

Jonathan Mcilveen, United Kingdom

Mary Jane & Joe McMullin,

Ohio, USA

George Melichar, Louisiana, USA Devaughn Miree, Ohio, USA Kalin Mitov, Massachusetts, USA Kris Monaco, Ohio, USA CJ Montgomery, Ohio, USA Kathy Moore, Minnesota, USA Steven Morchak, California, USA David Morgenstern, New York, USA David Morgenstern, Ohio, USA Kevin Mulhall Jr., Ohio, USA Cara Murphy, Massachusetts, USA Lisa Nagle, Texas, USA Robert Nelson, New York, USA Matt Nelson, California, USA Scott Newberger, Texas, USA Edmond Ngoufo, Cameroon Luciano Jose Nogeuria, Brazil Rachael Nolan, Ohio, USA Adekunle Olayinka Okanlawon, Nigeria

Devin Oliver, Ohio, USA

Paul Oostenbrug, New Mexico, USA Jeannette Owens, Ohio, USA Randy Phillips, Ohio, USA Thomas Pike, Ohio, USA Angela Pinkston, Illinois, USA Charity Preston, Ohio, USA Mike Puse, Ohio, United States Jonathan Randall, Ohio, USA Duncan F.Rapp, Ohio, USA Margaret Reardon, Ohio, USA Willie Reed, Ohio, USA Sacsha Rice, Ohio, USA Michael Richardson, Arizona, USA Kristen Richeson, Ohio, USA Emy Ritt, France

Ray Robles, California, USA Alex Roudayna, Mexico Crystal Sabol, Ohio, USA Kelly Scheall, Ohio, USA Carl Schultz, Germany Amber Schwarze, Ohio, USA Giorgi Sebiskveradze, Georgia Tiffany Sedlacek, Ohio, USA James Shellenberger, California, USA Paul Sikkema, Kentucky, USA

Richard Tony Smith, Colorado, USA Robin Spaetling, Germany Diane Spargo, New York, USA Marc Spaulding, Florida, USA Marlin Spellman, Ohio, USA Daniel Squires, Ohio, USA Olga Starr, Ohio, USA Thomas Stebel, Ohio, USA Joseph Steciow, Ohio, USA Julia Stephens, Ohio, USA William Stross, Ohio, USA Karen Stross, Ohio, USA Tom Stump, Ohio, USA Kari Sumner, New York, USA Aaron (Elk Whistle) Terry, Maryland, USA

Matthew Thomas, Ohio, USA Mary Ann Thomas, Ohio, USA Bill Tice, Ohio, USA

Joseph Townsend II, Ohio, USA John Trame Toledo Ohio, USA Douglas Tucker, California, USA Lauren Vachon, Ohio, USA Oz Vahava, Israel

Angela Vance, Ohio, USA Louis Varnado, Maryland, USA Rick Vaughn, Alabama, USA Michael K. Vega, Ohio, USA Catherine Viola, Ohio, USA Sheppard Wahnon, New York, USA Jordan Weisman, Ohio, USA April Wells, Ohio, USA Amandya Wells, Ohio, USA Nancy Wernes, Kansas, USA James Whalley, New York, USA

Ryan Wilcox, Colorado, USA

Paul Williams, California, USA David Wolff, Kentucky, USA Whitney Woods, Ohio, USA Richard Worswick, Ohio, USA Carlin Yetts, Ohio, USA Donna Zimmie, Ohio, USA Barbara Zoloth, Ohio, USA

Tom Zych, Ohio, USA

Community Partners

More than 100 organizations representing the arts, nonprofit, faith, and neighborhood communities became official Community Partners of the 2014 Gay Games. Their organizations are closely involved with the Games, organizing volunteer groups, promoting culture events, and energizing the Northeast Ohio community to welcome you.

LEAD COMMUNITY PARTNERS

CANAPI

Akron

COADS: Pride

Network Initiative

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress

THE LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER

COMMUNITY CENTER

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OF GREATER CLEVELAND

Arts Partner Organizations Actor's Summit

Akron Area Arts Alliance Akron Art Museum Akron Symphony Ballet in Cleveland Baseball Heritage Museum Beck Center for the Arts

Blazing River Freedom Band

Community Organizations

ACLU of Ohio Foundation

AIDS Resource Center of Ohio

AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Cleveland

Anti-Defamation League

Asians & Friends Cleveland

Bike Cleveland

CANAPI

Cain Park

Child Guidance & Family Solutions

City Club of Cleveland

Faith Partners

Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple Brecksville United Church of Christ

Christ Episcopal Church

Church of the Covenant Presbyterian Church

Church of the Redeemer UMC

Neighborhood Partners

COMMUNITY STEWARDS

THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

EQUALITY OHIO

Center for Applied Theater and Active Culture/ New World Performance Laboratory (CATAC/NWPL) Cleveland Botanical Garden Cleveland International Film Festival

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Orchestra Cleveland Play House Cleveland Public Theater Cuyahoga Arts & Culture

DANCE Cleveland

Cleveland Branch of the NAACP Cleveland Couples Together Cleveland Out and About

Cleveland Public Library

COSE

Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conser-

vancy

Cuyahoga Valley National Park Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Downtown Akron Partnership Downtown Cleveland Alliance Diversity Center of NEO

Disciples Christian Church

Episcopal Diocese of Ohio First Unitarian Church

Franklin Circle Christian Church Fringe: A Community Growing Church Heights Christian Church

An enthusiastic nod, in particular, to the following organizations served as Lead Community Partners, acting as liaisons between the Games and fellow community partners. The goal is twofold-to unite support for the Games and to foster long-term relationships among the hundreds of organizations and Northeast Ohio's LGBT and ally community.

COMMUNITY INVESTOR

THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA

FRANZ WELSER-MOST MUSIC DIRECTOR

Dobama Theatre Gallery at Old Stone Great Lakes Theater

Highland Theater

International Women's Air

& Space Museum

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage

Mamai Theatre Co

MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) Musical Theater Project

Drink Local.Drink Tap., Inc. Engagel Cleveland Equality Ohio

Facing History & Ourselves Foundation Center Cleveland G2H2

GLSEN Northeast Ohio Greenleaf Family Center Judson Services, Inc.

The LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland Movement in Black

Neighborhood Housing Services of

Hope Lutheran Church Jewish Family Service

St. Paul's Episcopal Church

The InterReligious Task Force on Central America

The Temple Tifereth Israel

COMMUNITY PATRON

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council of smatter enterprises

CLEVELAND BOTANICAL GARDEN

UNIVERSITY CIRCLE INC

Planned Parenthood'

Care. No matter what

Panned food of Greater

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Near West Theatre Playhouse Square

Rubber City Shakespeare

Shaker Arts Council

Sistah Sinema

Spaces

The Holden Arboretum

The Movement Project

Theater Ninjas Inc

Verb Ballet

Greater Cleveland

Old Lesbians Organizing for Change

PFLAG Akron

PFLAG Cleveland

Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio Plexus LGBT and Allied Chamber of Commerce

Preterm

Torchbearers

The Housing Research and Advocacy Center

The YMCA of Greater Cleveland Western Reserve Historical Society

The Tyrian Network Trinity Cathedral

Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent University Circle Methodist Church

Aisa Town

Bellaire/Puritas

Campus District

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress Cudell/Edgewater

Detroit Shoreway/Gordon Square Downtown Akron Fairfax

Gateway District

Network for Neighborhood Success

Ohio City

Slavic Village

St. Clair Superior

Tremont

University Circle

Warehouse District Waterloo Arts District

West Park/Kamm's Corner