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10TH ANNUAL FALL GAYLA
by: Terrence Paoli, Phoenix Center
PHOENIX CENTER 10th ANNIVERSARY FALL GAYLA DINNER & AUCTION.
5:30PM SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, 2010 AT THE HOOGLAND CENTER FOR THE ARTS.
SPRINGFIELD, IL – SEPTEMBER 10, 2010 – Phoenix Center, Springfield's source for HIV/AIDS programs and services has scheduled their 10th Anniversary Fall GAYla at the Hoogland Center For The Arts on Saturday, October 16th, 2010. Cocktail hour and silent auction begins at 5:30 p.m., followed by gourmet dinner and the action-packed live auction.
Tickets are now on sale
Individual tickets may be purchased for $50 or $400 for a table of eight (which includes 1 free ticket) by contacting the Phoenix Center at 217-528-5253 or purchase your tickets online at www.phoenixcenterspringfield.org
About the Phoenix Center
For 10 years, Springfield, Illinois-based Phoenix Center has provided a full range of programs, groups, and services including free, anonymous HIV and STD testing, HIV/AIDS prevention education and counseling, community outreach, GLBTQ youth and young adult groups, and transitional, supportive housing for
homeless men and women who are HIV+. The Phoenix Center is Springfield's only LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, questioning) Community Center. For more information, contact the Phoenix Center at 217-528-5253, or visit us at www.phoenixcenterspringfield.org
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