MAY 1981-HIGH GEAR Page 3

A statement from the GEAR Board

GEAR Membership drive announced

Spring is a time of growth and renewal, and also a time of rededication.

This Spring the GEAR Foundation is having its first formal membership drive. The broader and more diverse our base of support, the more we can do.

The theme of our membership, drive is "Adopt a community." Adopting something means that you make it your own.

We urge you to adopt the GEAR Foundation and the community of men and women who are its members. To borrow a well known phrase: "We do it all for you." We want to be doing it all for all of you. The GEAR Foundation is awaiting adoption by all members of the Cleveland area's Gay and Lesbian Community.

The strength of the GEAR Foundation is its members-those who give time, concern, and money.

Members, for example, have donated needed office equipment, sofas, tables, and even floral arrangements to the Community Center to make it more comfortable and pleasant to visit and work within. Many have said, "I'll drive," "I'll type," and "I'll help stuff envelopes."

What we have needed and wanted our members have been turning into reality.

We have grown to over 200 members and we are growing all of the time.

There are, however, thousands who have never heard of the GEAR Foundation and are , unaware of the positive work and

the genuine enjoyment that go with being involved with it.

We think that they are missing a great deal.

Why not help us spread the word?

Notice the various activities of the GEAR Foundation mentioned in this issue of HIGH GEAR.

part of this membership drive.

Always inexpensive, officially adopting us will never cost less. We want you and need you so we can grow faster.

Before us is growth. Why

exclude yourself from growing along with us?

The only way to be excluded is by excluding yourself. Adopt a community.

oned in this issue of HIGH GEAR. GEAR fundraisers in May

Why should you or your friends be left out of what is happening?

Please don't forget that membership dues are a basic means of support for the GEAR Foundation. These dues are inexpensive and are deliberately kept inexpensive to make official membership in the GEAR Foundation as accessible to as many people as possible.

A special rate schedule is even in effect until the end of May as

Join the GEAR FOUNDATION:

"ADOPT" A COMMUNITY.

Name Address

Phone

SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP RATES*

Regular $ 10.00

Household (two for one) $15.00 Contributing $25.00

Lifetime $100.00

ALL MEMBERSHIP FEES ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. These Rates Expire May 31, 1981. Add $10.00 for "HIGH GEAR" Subscription

Please check if this membership is a

Renewal

New

Gift

Please return this form with your check or money order made payable to THE GEAR FOUNDATION to:

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THE GEAR FOUNDATION 1981 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE P.O. BOX 6177 CLEVELAND, OH 44101

On Saturday, May 23, Mr. Henry and Sam will be sponsoring a fundraising show in behalf of the Gay Hotline, at Another Place (located at 21st and Payne). Showtime is 9:30 p.m.

Headlining the show will be Miss "D" and Ray and Company.

As usual, Ray and Company will be singing several gay song parodies. Included in this show will be "You Gotta Have a Gimmick" and "I Enjoy Being a Troll." Accompaniment will include piano, string bass, harp, and drums.

Office, 621-6546.

If you require a receipt for tax purposes, please tell us what the article is and what you feel is its approximate retail value.

All proceeds from this sale will be donated to The GEAR Foundation General Fund. Fund Raising events of this type, in addition to membership, are the sole source of income for the Community Center, The Hotline, and other GEAR Foundation programs. Got an idea for a future Fund Raising project, please call The GEAR Foundation, 621-

The admission will be $4.00 at 6546. the door.

Lavender Elephant Sale

The GEAR Foundation is holding a Lavendar Elephant Sale on May 23rd and 24th at The Gay Community Center, 2641 West 14th Street. Hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day.

A wide selection of collectibles, clothing, furniture and appliances from small electrics

to a freezer will be offered for sale on a first-come, first-serve basis. Donations are still being sought and can be made by calling The GEAR Foundation

In the future,

Planned for late in June is a concert by Tim Tavcar.

Now being planned for late June or early July is an arts and crafts show to be sponsored by the GEAR Foundation. Individuals who wish to participate should contact the GEAR Office.

Being considered for July or August is a "Blind Date" Auction.

--Planning continues for the Gay Cookbook and for a literary anthology.

LIGHT sponsors plate

LIGHT (Lesbian In Gear Helping Together) has announced that its March 28 showing of the film Right Out of History has

will be shown in the building which used to house the Temple on the Heights, located at 3130 Mayfield Road.

The show will open on MothDay, May 10

earned the $300.00 needed to sponsor a plate at the "Judy Chi-er's cago Dinner Party.

LIGHT has chosen to sponsor Sappho, the famous poet of ancient Greece who ruled the island of Lesbos. The term Lesbian originally meant a resident of Sappho's island.

If sponsorship of Sappho is no longer available, LIGHT says that it will sponsor Sacajawea, the female Indian scout who guided the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

"Judy Chicago's Dinner Party"

The show will be open from noon to 10pm every day except Tuesdays.

The regular admission will be $3.00 per person. There will be a special admission of $2.00 for individuals over 60, and a special admission of $2.50 per individual for groups of 20 or more.

Group purchases of tickets can be arranged by phoning the Ohio Chicago Art Project at

371-2222.

Youth Group Meets

By Vince, GYSG member

shortly after starting. Many things were discussed, including everything from the problems of being gay and young, to the organization of the group. All members participated in a comfortable atmosphere.

The GEAR Foundation has long felt the need of the gay youth group in the Greater Cleveland area. These youths need support in handling the day-today crisis of dealing with others and themselves. For a long time our youths have not had a place to meet other gay individuals like themselves or had the chance to explore themselves through others. Therefore, GEAR has re-ings are held at least once each organized a Gay Youth Group to serve their needs.

The GEAR Board is now discussing the use of one of the local churches at which the meetings would be held. The meet-

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