Folsom Street Events Donates Impressive Check To Local and National Charities.
from
Recon News
23 December 2011
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (November 8, 2011) – The Board of Directors of Folsom Street Events announced charitable giving in the amount of $330,745 today. With this check, Folsom Street Events clears the $4.6 Million mark for its 28-Year Giving History.
Jacob Richards, Board President, says, “2011 was a solid year for Folsom Street Events and our charities. We are enormously grateful to our sponsors, beneficiaries, beverage partners, and the leather/fetish community for the ongoing support. This check represents an increase from our $326,161 in charitable giving for 2010. Particularly given the depressed economy, we feel that this check is a total success.”
According to Demetri Moshoyannis, Executive Director, “Given that we had a less-than-stellar year with respect to the weather at both Up Your Alley and Folsom Street Fair, we relied much more heavily on the successes of our Magnitude and DEVIANTS parties. The size of our check proves the potency and spirit of the leather/fetish community. The vast share of the check will support our 16 Major and Supporting Beneficiaries, including AIDS Emergency Fund, Castro Country Club, Central City Hospitality House, Frameline, Project Open Hand, and Transgender Law Center, among others. Given what has been happening locally with other community organizations that distribute funds from special events, we feel particularly proud of our efforts. Combined, we are supporting over 70 great charities in San Francisco and around the U.S.”
Sponsors for Folsom Street Events (2011) include: PRESENTING Recon, Steamworks, Mr. S Leather, Kink.com, and GLOSS; PREMIER Blue Angel, NakedSword, Manhunt, Blow Buddies, and Elbow Grease; CHARTER The Stockroom, ExtremeRestraints.com, and TitanMen.com; SUPPORTING Powerhouse, FleshJack, AdultFriendFinder, Frisco Disco Events, and Past Curfew; MEDIA Bay Area Reporter, SCRUFF, Damron, SF Weekly, Frontiers, and COMPETE Sports Media; FOLSOM STREET FAIR DANCE AREA Gold’s Gym; HOST HOTELS Joie de Vivre, Haiyi Hotels, and Renoir Hotel. Folsom Street Events receives support from Grants for the Arts for its top-notch, cutting-edge alternative live music entertainment.
Folsom Street Events hosted a very special evening to honor its beneficiaries, sponsors, and nonprofit partners with a check ceremony. The event was held by invitation only and occured at The Armory,
1500 Mission Street, well known in the leather/fetish community as the home of Kink.com. Special invited guests included Supervisor Jane Kim (District 6), Supervisor Scott Weiner (District 8), and many others.
For more information on the Folsom Charity and their events, log on to the Folsom Street Events website.
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