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CSB
Monthly Star: June 2009
Your
exclusive PRIDE MONTH
update on Chicago Spirit Brigade's events, news, and stars!
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Spreading the Cheer on the Streets of
Chicago...
 Since
the start of the year, the Chicago Spirit Brigade has grown to include
Dance and Drill teams in addition to our squad of new and veteran
Cheerleaders. After months of practice, with warm days now upon us, CSB
is ready to hit the summertime streets of Chicago!
Our brand new 2009
routine will premier at Andersonville's MidSommarFest with
two performances on June 13 & 14. We take to the
Center Stage on Saturday at Noon. Sunday finds us on
the North Stage at 1:30. We promise a rousing performance, so
please join us as we Spread the Cheer to
raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
That same weekend
on Saturday at 3:00pm, we'll be cheering on the Chicago
Force in their grudge match against the Detroit
Demolition! Come cheer Chicago on to victory
and stay for our Half Time Performance. Every dollar we
raise this entire weekend goes to Susan G. Komen for the
Cure and their fight against breast cancer.
We hit the streets
again for Pride Weekend with a full-out performance at Pride
Fest on June 27 at 2:00pm on the South Stage. On Sunday,
bigger and better than ever before, our entire Cheer, Dance and Drill
teams will be marching in the Chicago
40th Annual Pride Parade.
So come
out for a fun-filled, jam-packed Pride Weekend as
we raise funds for AIDS Run & Walk Chicago!
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Show
Your Pride... March with the Chicago Spirit
Brigade as a Volunteer!
This year, get an
insider's view of the Chicago Pride Parade by participating in our
contingent as a volunteer! We need friends and supporters to march with
us along the parade route... carrying our banner and signs, collecting
donations for AIDS Run & Walk Chicago, serving as safety
monitors, passing out fliers, and more. It's a great way to enjoy the
day, support CSB and help to make better lives for those living with
HIV/AIDS. For more information, contact Ken Jennison at krjennison@msn.com
or call him at 312.714.4739.
Oh... and you'll
get a really great CSB t-shirt!
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It's
all about Spreading the Cheer... Raising
money
for our June beneficiaries!
Susan
G. Komen for the Cure works to save lives and end breast
cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all, and
energizing science to find the cures. With nearly $1 billion invested
to date, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world's largest source of
nonprofit funds dedicated to breast cancer at every stage.
AIDS
Run & Walk Chicago is the premier fundraising event
of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, raising more than $2 million dollars
since its establishment in 2001. With your support, the AIDS Foundation
can continue as a local and national leader in the fight against
HIV/AIDS and to support more than 150 Chicagoland HIV/AIDS service
organizations whose works are so invaluable to the cause.
So please join us at any (or all!) of our
June events as we Spread the Cheer to help
these great organizations!
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Introducing... The
Chicago Spirit Brigade Drill Team!
 The
Chicago Spirit Brigade Drill Team will make its debut in June at
MidSommarFest!
Ren, on the
far left, found his passion for Pep Flags on the West Coast.
Moving to Chicago just last year, he brought this LA phenom here to the
Windy City - finding a home with the Chicago
Spirit Brigade.
He was quickly
joined by Teo, pictured here in the center. A
veteran CSB cheerleader since 2003, Teo was looking for a new skill to
learn, one that would allow him to keep his
commitment to our fundraising mission. And from the first time
he saw Ren's high-energy demonstration in January, he was
hooked on Pep Flags!
Brian,
here on the right, discovered Pep Flags while visiting Ren in
California. Like Teo, he too was
immediately captivated, and he returned home to Chicago with
flags in his suitcase! But it wasn't until the formation
of our Drill Team this year that Brian could unveil
his skills to the public.
Together they're
an awesome team, with precision choreography and flags that
twirl, flap and fly high through the air. It's a fun and inspiring performance... So
be sure to look for them at all of our upcoming June events!
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