Newsletter May 2008
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Hivos supports Outreach Program
IGLA Championships at World Outgames 2009
GLTA Tour comes to Copenhagen
Volunteer Manager training underway
OBS! Last volunteer meeting before the holiday
World Outgames summer tour
Dutch human rights foundation grants nearly a quarter of a million dollars to help make sure citizens from developing countries are represented at World Outgames 2009.
Hivos, the Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries, announced the grant during a reception for partners, sponsors and volunteers at Copenhagen City Hall at the start of the recently completed World Outgames 2009 Network Weekend. The grant will help cover the expenses for participants from economically hard-hit parts of the world who would otherwise have no chance of being a part of World Outgames 2009.
"We believe it is extremely important that LGBT people from developing countries and Eastern Europe have the opportunity to be heard on a global platform such as World Outgames in Copenhagen and be able to freely tell the world about the problems and challenges facing them." said Hivos spokesman Paul Jensen.
For information about eligibility and how to apply please go to Outreach.
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World Outgames 2009 is proud to be hosting the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics (IGLA) world championships next year in Copenhagen.
IGLA co-president Lorraine Brown and board member Sean Fitzgerald were recently in Copenhagenfor the World Outgames networking weekend. The two were given a tour of the building site of the brand new Bellahøj swimming arena, where the championships are scheduled to take place. In addition, Lorraine and Sean also found time to take a swim with representatives from the local IGLA affilliate, Copenhagen Mermates, who are working with World Outgames to make sure the world championships in Copenhagen will be a success.
Representatives from World Outgames will attend the IGLA 2008 championships in Washington, so anyone interested in a personal meeting should send an email to swimming@copenhagen2009.org. We look forward to seeing you over there as well as over here.
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Copenhagen's gay tennis club, Pan Tennis, will host the Copenhagen Tennis Championships this summer from the 27-29 June.
The red clay court tournament will be played on 9 courts in beautiful surroundings at Roedovre Tennis Club, 30 minutes from downtown. This tournament will be a perfect opportunity for tennis players to get a first hand impression of Copenhagen before hitting the courts at World Outgames 2009 here next year.
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Training for Volunteer Managers at World Outgames 2009 has begun in cooperation with Copenhagen gay sport club Pan Idraet and DGI.
The Volunteer Managers will be responsible for making sure everything runs smoothly next year, from the first participant arrival to the last participant departure. More than 50 people will be trained to handle, organize and supervise the more than 2,500 volunteers expected to assist at World Outgames 2009. Volunteer Manager Training will continue up until World Outgames begins next year. There is still room for more in the training program. For more information please go to Volunteer Manager.
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Please note that our next World Outgames information meeting will be the last one before the summer holidays.
So make most of this opportunity at our office at 10 Farvergade in Copenhagen City!
The meeting will be starting at 7 p.m.We are looking forward to seeing you and your friends!
The first meeting after the summer break will be on 26 August 2008.
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World Outgames 2009 will be represented at a number of sports, culture and conference related events around the world this summer.
We'll be at Gay Prides in San Francisco, New York, Toronto, Berlin, Madrid, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Riga, Amsterdam and at Europride in Stockholm. We'll also be at At Europride in Stockholm. We'll be at the IGLA world championships in Washington, D.C., the Copenhagen Gay Open, the IGLFA world championships in London, Eurogames in Barcelona and many more. Visit Outgames on Tour for more information.
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