BEACHBEAR WEEKEND

The annual BeachBear
celebration in Fort Lauderdale
will be held May 10 through 16.
The host hotel is the Courtyard
by Marriott Fort Lauderdale Beach
Hotel, 440 Seabreeze Blvd. in Fort
Lauderdale.
Thursday, May 10
- Afterburn: Windamar Resort
from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tea-dance,
drink specials.
- BearBust: Scandals from 6 p.m.
to 10 p.m., happy hour prices.
Friday, May 11
- Rehydrate: The Windamar
Resort from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tea
dance, drink specials.
- Growl: Bill’s Filling Station,
8 p.m. $5 donation at the door
includes one free drink.
Saturday, May 12
- BeachBearFest: Granada Street,
noon – 5 p.m., marketplace, food
and drinks.
- Where the Bears Are: Coconut
Cove Guest House, private party,
visit www.bosfl.org.
- UnderBear: Boom, retro-disco,
$10 beer bust, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m.
- The Meat Ball: Ramrod, starts
at 10 p.m.
Sunday, May 13
- BearBQ: Richardson Park,
barbeque, beer, drinks from 1
p.m. to 6 p.m.
- Fuzz at Depot: Dance or play
BINGO, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
- Bearlicious: Tea dance, The
Manor, doors open at 8 p.m.
Monday, May 14
- Bear Eats and Beats, Recovery
brunch: Wilton Bier.
- Big Bear Beer Bust: Ramrod,
$10 all you can drink draft beer
and $3 Absolute drinks.
For more information and
tickets, beachbearweekend.com

FLORIDA AIDS WALK

The Florida AIDS Walk is a 10k
walk (or optional 5k) fundraiser
to raise awareness and help
reverse the continuing epidemic
of HIV/AIDS in South Florida. 100
percent of the funds raised from
the Florida AIDS Walk stay right
here in Florida and will benefit
the AIDS Healthcare Foundation,
Broward House, the Pride Center
at Equality Park, SunServe, Latinos
Salud, the South Beach AIDS
Project, the Children’s Diagnostic
and Treatment Center, and other
local service organizations. This
community fundraising and
awareness event helps ensure
the expansion of HIV/AIDS
testing, education and prevention
initiatives in South Florida, and
throughout the State of Florida.
The Florida AIDS Walk also
benefits: LGBT education,
advocacy and services; specialized
services that meet the needs of
the economically disadvantaged,
marginalized youth, seniors and
peoples of differing abilities;
specialized, comprehensive
care of children and youth with
HIV/AIDS in a family-centered
environment; and improving the
lives of individuals living with or at
risk for HIV/AIDS. Sunday, May
20, 2012, registration and checkin
at 8:00 a.m. on Fort Lauderdale
Beach.
A Note About Sponsoring
Walkers with Checks: Make
checks payable to Florida AIDS
Walk. Also, be sure to include
the name of the person you are
sponsoring and the team that they
are a member of to ensure proper
credit.
A Note About Matching Gifts:
Matching Gifts are an easy way
to sometimes double the amount
you have raised for the Florida
AIDS Walk. Please click here for a
list of participating companies and
how to take advantage of this easy
way to make your contributions
count more! More information at
floridaaidswalk.org.