Gay Peoples Chronicle

A Letter of Thanks

On behalf of the Health Issues Taskforce and the Summerfest '85 Committee, we would like to thank the following groups, organizations, and individuals who made "Summerfest '85 Dancin' in the Streets the success it was. Due to support we received, over $9000.00 was raised to educate the Cleveland area community about AIDS and give support to those Cleveland area residents who have been stricken with this disease.

No event of this type can be successful without hard work, cooperation, and generosity. Those listed below showed large measures of all three. Each in their own way gave their love. To all, we give our deepest thanks.

To the entertainers who made us jump, laugh, howl, and even cry: Melissa Ross, Mona Desmond, Lace, DeeDee Monroe, Kiki DeCarlo, Denise Michaels, Jeff Gerhardstein, Bob Navis, and Rod Caldwell. Thank You.

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To the DJ's who helped give true meaning to the slogan "Dancin' in the Streets:" Cookie Banks, Sue Steele, Kenny Koss, Greg Witbeck, and Ben Gore. We Thank You.

To the City of Cleveland, the Cleveland Police, and Councilman Ed Ciolek without whose cooperation the event would never have taken place. We Thank You.

To the emcee that kept things going well (even when they weren't): Mark Daugherty. We Thank You. To those who helped spread the word about the event: "Cleveland Now," "Valentine News, " "Metra," "Cruise," "The Gay Peoples Chronicle," and all the bars that gave us publicity. We Thank You.

To those generous individuals and businesses who gave so freely for our raffle: Tregoning Fine Art, All Ways Transportation, The Park Apartment, The River Hotel, Summit Lodge, Roomers, The Coral Sands Hotel, Douglas Dunes Resort, Sammy's, Downtown Books and News, David Diehl, A New Leaf, Chaps, Legends, Over the Rainbow, Keys, The Cleveland Ballet, Potter and Mellon, Estremera, Jim Blevins Colonial Florist, The Arcade Flower Market, Jones-Russell Florist, Deering Gallery, The Bookstore on West 25th, Filers Florist, Groomingdales, The Clifton Web, Rego's Stop and Shop, Greg Witbeck, A Man's World, Hecks, Snickers, Terry's Flowers, Saks Fifth Avenue, Isis, The Colonial Arcade Cosmetologist, Chaz Hair, Jon Brittain's Richard Michaels Florist, Water Street Dans, Record Town, Nature's Window, Body Language, The Leather Stallion, Down Under, Soda Pop Shop, Hairbenders, It's It Deli, First Class Male Barber Shop, The Rawhide Saloon, Lakewood News, RSVP, Arabica, Papa Nicks, A Balloon Co., The Flower Mill, and Cordially Yours. We Thank You.

To the Northern Ohio Coalition Inc. (NOCI) for the use of their stage, but more importantly for their unselfish support and trail-blazing leadership in the community. We Thank You.

To those health care providers that shared their day and knowledge so that we might be less fearful and a little bit wiser: Linda Post, M.D., Leonard Calabrese, D.O., Janet Arno, M.D., Carol Rinehart, R. N., Mark Leery, M.D., Kay Edmonds, M.D., and Jane McIntyre, M.S.W. We Thank You.

To the talented artisans that made the street a visually inviting place to be: Rod Caldwell, Scott Corrigan, Tom Barthelmas, David Bickoff, Scott Marous, and Earl Simmons. We Thank You.

To the fantastic bartenders (too numerous to list) who poured barrels of beer and the members of the No Sweat Body Works who worked up quite a sweat serving soft drinks. We Thank You.

To the members of the Cleveland Gay Bar Owners Association whose early organizational and financial support helped take the event from an idea to reality: Isis, Over the Rainbow, The Leather Stallion, A Man's World, Keys, Water Street Dans, Chaps, and the Rawhide Saloon. We Thank You.

To all the volunteers who spent part of their day selling tickets, cleaning up, manning the booths, setting up, tearing down, and the myriads of other things that had to be done.

We Thank You.

And to the committee who organized and ran the event, what can we say? Jerry Bores, Larry Deck, Buck Ryder, David Bickoff, Tom Barthelmas, Chet Davis, Zak Haley, Scott Corrigan, Tom Phillips, Bill Williams, Kim Roach, Rod Caldwell, Barb Bodemer, Paul Richards, Dan Julock, Bill Voshall, Ted Wilson, Joe Daubel, and Jeff Swindler. We Thank You.

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Again, thanks to all who made Summerfest '85 Dancin' in the Streets. However, the day would have been only another Sunday in August if it hadn't been for those who came to dance, sing, and celebrate. more importantly, people came to help others. Those in attendance proved that Cleveland's lesbian and gay community has a heart and soul that is living and growing, and for that: We Thank You.

The "Summerfest '85 " Committee and the Health Issues Taskforce

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