Stampede Program 1994

Jun 28, 2005
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Dedication 1994

For this, the third annual Atlantic Stampede, we dedicate our rodeo to the many volunteers who make the Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association one of the most popular and charitable organizations in the DC gay community.

Everywhere you look this weekend, you'll see volunteers. From the moment the first contestant checks in Friday evening, until the wee hours of Monday morning when the last chair is folded, volunteers are making this weekend happen.

Volunteers will be pulling chutes, pouring beer, running last minute errands, securing the grounds, organizing the evenings entertainment, piking up trash and chasing runaway goats. And that's not counting the thousands of hours over the past 12 months in planing for this year's rodeo.

But ASGRA members don't just volunteer for this weekend. Many spent last weekend raising money for AIDSWALK. They have weekly commitments at Whitman Walker or Episcopal Caring Response to AIDS. They usher every Sunday at the Metropolitan Community Church of Washington. And they give untold hours caring for friends, family and loved ones suffering from AIDS or other illnesses.

Last year, ASGRA volunteers helped raise and distribute over $18,000 to local charities as a result of fundraising activities, including events like this weekend's rodeo. Charities included Food and Friends, Brother Help Thyself, Northern Virginia Visiting Nurses Association, Mautner Project, SMYAL, grandma's House and last year's rodeo Grand Marshall, P-Flag. Through these charities, countless individuals benefited from the selfless volunteerism of our members.

Last year, we dedicated our rodeo to Pride in our Community; the year before, to the Sprit of Rodeo. We continue to recognize "the many" instead of "the one" because so many people, each with their own reason for joining rodeo, work in so many ways to make this circuit the unique celebration of sport, competition, friendship, camaraderie - and of being gay - that it is today.

So, for Atlantic Stampede 1994, we dedicate this weekend to the Volunteers in ASGRA who help make this organization not only possible but fun, giving and worthwhile. Thank you!

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