Gay Games 9 is huge. Plan to watch, play, party and browse from 8/9 8/16, Cleveland+Akron. The Gay Games won't be back in the USA until 2022. Next stop Paris, 2018.
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GG9 is clearly THE Most Sponsored Event in LGBT History I've never seen a list like this:
Sponsors:
The Cleveland Foundation
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic Sports Health
Eaton Corporation
Ernst & Young
Forest City Enterprises
The Gay Community Endowment Fund
The Human Rights Campaign
Marriott
South Florida Gay News
Tower City Center
University Hospitals
Arachnid
The Cleveland Cavaliers
Coca Cola
Consolidated Solutions
Frantz Ward LLP
Thompson Hine
Twist Creative
United Airlines
Wells Fargo Advisors
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Akron General
Key Bank
Mass Mutual
Summa Health System
The United Church of Christ
Case Western Reserve University
Bob Sferra Culinary Occasions
FirstEnergy Foundation
Fit Technologies
GE Lighting
Great Lakes Science Center
The Horseshoe Casino
The Cleveland Indians
Jakprints
The Jewish Foundation of Cleveland
Kent State University
Lubrizol
MetroHealth
All You Can Print
Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple
AFP of Greater Cleveland
AXA Advisors
The Barley House
Baseball Batting Cages
The Bike Rack
Cain Park
Christ Episcopal Church of Oberlin
The Cleveland Hostel
The City of Cleveland Heights
The Clifton Martini & Wine Bar
Constatino's Markets
Edwins Leadership & Restaurant Institute
Ektelon
Every Blooming Thing
The Fairmount
Fedex Custom Critical
The Flying Fig
Funny Times
GayPrinters.com/ Full Color Printings
Graffiti
The Greenhouse Tavern
Grunt
Hodge's
Image Lab
Interbelt Nite Club
Kronenberg + Belovich Law
LGBT Getaways
Margaret W. Wong LPA
Koffie House
Mustard Seed Market
My Mind's Eye Records
NCJW Cleveland
Olmsted Ice
The city of Peninsula Rachel Roberts Records
The Raven's Nest Gallery
The Rowley Inn
Rumor Bar & Lounge
Playhouse Square
PNC Bank
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame + Museum
Sherwin Williams
Sterling Jewelers
Tartan Yachts
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The Universtiy of Akron
The University of Toledo
The Bradley Building
Cardinal Health
The Clubs
Goldfarb Weber
Rollout
Skylight Financial
The UAW
Ford Motor Co.
The Bike Authority
Bounce Nighclum
Dominion
First Federal Lakewood
Fred Astaire Dance Studios
NovaCare Rehabilitation Pure Water Technology Action Based Research Adult Mart Aquage Haircare
Brennan, Manna & Diamond
Bricoo
Canapi
The county of Summit
Cuyahoga County Public Library
Dare2Care
Executive Caterers
Liquid Nighclub
RightTurn
Ambiance
Angel Falls Coffee
Calfee
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Tridia Hospice
The Velvet Dog
Vibe Bar & Patio
Vincent Lighting Systems Vision Yoga & Wellness Visit Lorain County Western Reserve Hospital
White Hat Management Belefaire JCO
The Yellowcake Shop
Coffeeproper Extraordinary Tea
Elegansia
lan S. Haberman Co LPA Project Learn
Aztek Web
Consolidated Graphic Group
Brokaw
Akron Racers
Around the Corner
Battery Park Wine Bar
Brothers Lounge
Café Sausalito
Cleveland Garage
Cleveland Public Theatre
Clifton Wine Bar
Coffee for a Cause
Drop Bar
Duohome
Market Wine Bar
MidWest Entertainment
Renaissance Hotel
Shooters
Spice Kitchen & Bar Square Bar
Tomo Hibachi Restaurant Lounge
Individual Donors:
Over 9000 so far
Sports Organizations:
Cohen & Company
Conservancy fo Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Douglas & Associates
DV UV
enterprise rent a car
national rent a car
Great Lakes Brewing Company
The House of Blues
Ken Stewart's Restaurants
l.a. hecht fine art
Latitude 41N Restaurant
The Leather Stallion Saloon
Marathon Pacing
Pura Vida Restaurants
Square Nightclub
Roetzel
Sushi *^
The Office Bistro
vsp
Brouse McDowell
Chocolate Bar
CLE Clothing
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad
Equal Housing Opportunity
Freedon Valley
Gervasi Vineyard
Heights Driving School
Hilarities
Jones Group Interiors
MusicBox Supper Club
Ohio Clinic for Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery
The Old Stone Church
Pickwick & Frolic
ReMax
Shawn Paul Salon
Trinity Cathedral
Wrapr
y.o.l.o wine bar
121 Cafe
Adam Street Bar
International Association of Gay and Lesbian Martial Artists
Frontrunners.org
International Gay Bowling
International Gay & Lesbian Aquatics
The International Gay & Lesbian Football Association
The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance
North American Gay Volleyball Association North American Same-Sex Partner Dance Association
National Gay Basketball Association
National Gay Flag Football League
Out in Slovenia
OutPlay Squash
OutSport Toronto
Russian Open Games
Sin City Shootout
Queerspiele Vorspiel SSL Berlin
Wrestlers Without Borders
Civic Funders:
The City of Cleveland
Positively Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
The City of Akron
Akron/Summit Convention & Visitors Bureau
Summit County
Cleveland Stonewall Democrats
Log Cabin Republicans
Foundations:
GAR Foundation
The George Gund Foundation
John P. Murphy Foundation
Knight Foundation
Kulas Foundation
Lippman Kanfer Family Foundation
OMNOVA Foundation
The Sherwick Fund
sara cousins small business outfitter
The Bodybuilding Guild
Cheer San Francisco
SS&G Wealth Management
Swim mechanix
Taza Lebanese Grill
Tequila Ranch
The Temple-Tifereth Israel
toast restaurant
Media Partners:
Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association
European Gay & Lesbian Sport Federation
Federation Sportive Gaie et Lesbianne
GHI
glaad
Northeast Ohio Media Group
Ohio Magazine
Cleveland Magazine
South Florida Gay News
Glory Boating
Tremont West Development Corporation
GLTA World Tour
Clear Channel Outdoor
Q104
MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art)
WH2
SiriusXM Satellite Raido
Outlook
Compete
The Akron Beacon Journal
Ohio.com
Cleveland Business Connets Contempo Communications The Cleveland Women's Journal
Windy City Media Group
Towler Road News
Community Sponsors:
Canapi
Cleveland Neighborhood Progress The LGBT Community Center
Plexus LGBT Chamber of Commerce Cleveland
The Cleveland Museum of Art Equality Ohio
The Cleveland Orchestra
University Circle Inc.
COSE
The Cleveland Botanical Garden
The YMCA of Greater Cleveland Actor's Summit Akron Area Arts Alliance
Akron Art Museum
Akron Symphony Anti-Defamation League Ballet in Cleveland Baseball Heritage Museum
Beck Center for the Arts
Blazing River Freedom Band CATAC/NWPL
Cleveland International Film Festival
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland Play House Cleveland Public Threatre Cuyahoga Arts & Culture
DANCE Cleveland 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
Musical Theater Project
Near West Theatre
PlayhouseSquare
Rubber City Shakespeare Shaker Arts Council SPACES Gallery The City Club of Cleveland
The Holden Arboretum
The Movement Project
Theater Ninjas Inc
Verb Ballet
ACLU of Ohio Foundation
AIDS Resource Center of Ohio
AIDS Taskforce of Greater Cleveland
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Cleveland
Asians & Friends Cleveland
Bike Cleveland
Cain Park
Child Guidance & Family Solutions
City Club of Cleveland
Cleveland Branch of the NAACP
Cleveland Couples Together
Cleveland Out and About Cuyahoga Valley Countryside Conservancy
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Downtown Akron Partnership
Downtown Cleveland Alliance
Diversity Center of NEO
Drink Local. Drink Tap., Inc. Engage! Cleveland
Facing History & Ourselves Foundation Center Cleveland
G2H2
GLSEN Northeast Ohio
Greenleaf Family Center
Judson Services, Inc.
Movement in Black
Old Lesbians Organizing for Change
PFLAG Akron
PFLAG Cleveland Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio
Preterm
Sistah Sinema
Torchbearers
The Housing Research and Advocacy
Center
Western Reserve Historical Society
Faith Organizations:
Brecksville United Church of Christ
Church of the Covenant Presbyterian Church
Church of the Redeemer UMC
Disciples Christian Church
Episcopal Diocese of Ohio
First Unitarian Church
Franklin Circle Christian Church
Fringe: A Community Growing Church
Heights Christian Church
Hope Lutheran Church
Jewish Family Service
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
The Tyrian Network
Unitarian Universalist Church of Kent University Circle Methodist Church
Neighborhood Donors:
Bellaire/Puritas Campus District
Cudell/Edgewater
Detroit Shoreway/Gordon Square
Downtown Akron
Fairfax Gateway District
Ohio City Slavic Village
St. Clair Superior
Tremont University Circle
Warehouse District
West Park/Kamm's Corner