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Friday, May 11, 2012

Greg Louganis to induct Gay Games pioneer in sports hall of fame

Among the handful of inductees for the 6th class for the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California is Gay Games pioneer, Judy Macks, a reported by Jweekly.com:

Macks, who passed away in 2010, was an accomplished competitor in the first few Gay Games, which started in San Francisco in 1982. She won three swimming medals in the third games, including a gold in the women’s 200-meter breaststroke. Macks also was a social worker and an early pioneer in working with HIV/AIDS patients.

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All of the inductees and award winners will get a place on the hall of fame’s “wall of fame” located on the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life in Palo Alto.

PLEASE JOIN US TO INDUCT

HERB BROWN, LARRY BROWN, AL BUCH,
LELAND FAUST, JUDY MACKS, BARRY TOMPKINS, KEENA TURNER

PRESENTERS (partial list)
Dan Belluomini, Harry Edwards, Ph.D., Darrall Imhoff, Mark Jackson,
Greg Louganis, Ron Magers, Stan Morrison, Stephen Clark, Joan Ryan

JEWISH SPORTS HALL OF FAME INDUCTION GALA DINNER
FOUR SEASONS HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO
MAY 20, 2012

Celebrity Reception and Silent Auction 5:00 pm

Dinner and Awards 6:00 pm

Reservations and donations HERE.

We are delighted to learn that Judy Macks' award will be introduced by Gay Games Ambassador Greg Louganis.

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