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Faery Song

Quintessance of unbridled youth That warms the cockles of my heart,

Great lug, elixir of my soul, Whose honey lips remove all

cares,

Whose arms encompass me-fold me,

When your great measured

strength is spent

And all my sighs the last gone by,

Into the deepest reaches of

That sultry warmth, and let us

rest

Assured, and sleep the sleep of ages.

Paul Backhurst

1973

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HIGH GEAR

CINEMA BENEFIT

CLEVELAND On May 24, the G..E.A.R Foundation held its second community center benefit at the New Mayfield Cinema, 12300 Mayfield Road. One hundred and fifty-four members of the Northern Ohio gay community donated $5.00 and up to see "A Very Natural Thing." Patrons who paid $15.00 were served a full course dinner, donated by area activists from numerous organizations. James Harmon, 'Don Schmitt, and John Kelsey among others were patrons who kindly gave large financial donations. Everyone attending received a glass of champagne.

After expenses, the benefit netted the Community Center Fund $448.19. This amount

June 1976

added to the $254.42 gathered from the Shaker Club benefit in April gives the Foundation a grand total of $702.61 plus, of course, any additional income from June's High Gear.

Particularly noticeable at the benefit were the large contingencies of gays from other Northern Ohio areas Akron, Canton, Ashtabula, Warren, and Sandusky.

The G.E.A.R. Foundation wishes to thank all of those who found the time and made the financial sacrifice to attend both benefits. Your support has given the Foundation a large enough working budget to make the Community Center a reality. It is a Center, we hope, that will serve all of Northern Ohio.

Send $5.00 check or money order to

HIGH GEAR P.O. Box 6177 Cleveland, Ohio 44101

John Nosek and Steve Skrobot

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