last updated on 07 July, 2010

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SGLBA Sponsors Team Sydney

Team Sydney's association with SGLBA goes back to the 1990s. SGLBA was the first sponsoring organisation to support Sydney's three bids to host, eventually, Gay Games VI 2002.

Early in 2010, Team Sydney was offered sponsorship for the design and manufacture of our Gay Games VIII uniform.  Unfortunately, this sponsor withdrew at short notice, leaving a large short-fall in our funding.  We were facing a situation where we might have to charge the full cost of the uniform to the athletes.

With great supplier co-operation, Team Sydney was able to source an alternative uniform.   And SGLBA came to the rescue with a very supportive grant.

This grant has been used in four ways for Gay Games VIII Cologne:

• As a subsidy towards the individual uniform cost, significantly reducing the cost to athletes,

• To buy bandanas for athletes to wear and wave during the Opening Ceremony march-in,

• To design and make a 2.5m x 1m banner on which the SGLBA logo is featured.  The banner will lead the Team Sydney contingent during march-in and will be displayed at various venues throughout the Games, and

• To defray the costs associated with the Australian Ambassadorial reception in Cologne.

Regretably, a very short production time precluded having the SGLBA logo on our shirts.  Other signage for use in Cologne features the SGLBA logo in recognition of the support given.

Part of the SGLBA grant has been allocated for "Sports Day Out", at a date to be confirmed in September or October 2010.

Sports Day Out is held annually with many demonstration/participation sports being showcased on the day. Team Sydney’s clubs use this event to canvass for new members.  Hopefully, we will again have the use of the gymnasium and sports fields in and around Sydney Boys High School for this joint venture with SGLBA.

 Further details will follow as they are confirmed.

Gay Games Cologne - Team Sydney Uniforms and Other Information

Gay Games Cologne is looking to be a winner for those making the journey from down under, with over 200 registered participants from NSW.  Registrations closed on 31 May.

This is the largest contingent ever to travel from Australia to an international gay event.  As at 10 May, there are 399 Registrants from Australia including 203 from NSW and 97 from Victoria.

Our uniform sponsor pulled out on 23 April, causing a major setback. Despite this, we have managed to get a uniform package together that should do Team Sydney and other NSW participants proud.

Closing date for uniform orders was Monday 24 May

We apologise if there was any misunderstanding about the previous request for shirt sizes.  That was done to give our suppliers some indication of the sizes needed for our orders.  If you replied to that request, hopefully you will have completed the order form by now.

NB: ORDERS CLOSED MONDAY at 24 MAY AT 5pm EST

THE UNIFORM PACKAGE CONSISTS OF:

• ·          Cap

• ·          Designed Uniform Tee Shirt

• ·          5 souvenir Team Sydney pins

Each participant will be required to provide their own BLACK Shorts/Trousers/Skirts (if not Black then Dark Navy will do as well). Uniform sizes : XS, S, M,  L, XL and 2XL 

THE COST PER PERSON WILL BE:

• ·         $30 for members of Team Sydney clubs

• ·         $35 for non members

Uniform orders were available at:   http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/UniformOrder

 

Payments not made by May 28 will be cancelled - THE UNIFORM IS SHOW BELOW.

FAREWELL SYDNEY HELLO COLOGNE

COME AND COLLECT YOUR UNIFORMS and meet with fellow participants and friends of Team Sydney

Saturday 19 June

3.00pm – 6.00pm

German Goethe Institute,

90 Ocean Street,

Woollahra   2025

An invitation will follow shortly to registrants.  If you would like to attend and are not a participant please contact:

ts-secretary@teamsydney.org.au and request an invitation.

 If you are not able to join us on the 19 June you can collect your uniform package you can do so at:  242 Dowling Street, Woolloomooloo (near Kings Cross)     Uncollected uniforms will NOT be taken to Cologne.

Further details will follow about the Australasian headquarters in Cologne and the Ambassador’s Reception (01 August evening)

R.I.P.       Ian Davis

Long-time member of Wett Ones Swimming Club - Life Member of Team Sydney