Thanks to Walgreens!

Durng the GALA Choruses 2012 Festival in Denver, Windy City Performing Arts (Aria Women's Chorus and Windy City Gay Chorus) performed "Thankful" in front of Walgreens drugstore in downtown Denver's 16th Street outdoor mall.

Wallgreens is based in Chicago, and was a brave sponsor of Gay Games VII.

A look back at Ford's sponsorship of Gay Games VIII

While we did write about the results of Ford employees at Gay Games VIII, we never actually provided any details about the sponsorship offered by Ford. From Queer Life:

Ford came out this past week in support of the Gay Games 2010 in Cologne, Germany.

6 vehicles, provided by Ford for the Gay Games VIII Cologne 2010, were handed over to the drivers this past week. This is only one component of the official partnership between the Ford factory Cologne and the organizers of the Gay Games.

Ford also sponsored 65 of its employees within the community-involvement-initiative to help as volunteers the Games. 6 vehicles were also provided, four Transits, a Focus as well as a Mondeo which will be used for transportation of athletes and volunteers. Furthermore, the parking lot at the Fuehlinger See in Cologne, owned by Ford, will be open to the public during the races on the lake.

Nearly 10.000 participants from over 70 nations have registered for the Gay Games this year. Covering 35 sports and 5 cultural events the event is hosted in a different world city every 4 years.

Ford Motor Company is the first car manufacturer to give its backing and support to the Gay Games.

RainbOreo leads to new calls for boycott of brand and owner Kraft

Oreo has put out this photo of a rainbow-colored Oreo in honor of Pride Month, and of course this has lead to nutty calls to boycott the brand.

This isn't a first for brand-owner Kraft Foods, a sponsor of Gay Games VII, which led to calls for... you got it... a boycott seven years ago this month. Kraft's still going strong. Jerry Falwell... not so much.

Gay Games sponsor Ford celebrates employee Gay Games medals

"Ford takes Gold in Gay Games"

COLOGNE, Germany, August 31, 2010 -- Three Ford employees won medals in this summer's VIII Gay Games Cologne 2010. Open to everyone, the Gay Games are one of the world's largest amateur athletic events, attracting some 10,000 participants from more than 70 countries.

Ralf Schloesser won a gold medal in the team Table Tennis competition and a bronze in A-class mixed, Karina Knebel won a silver medal in women's Water Polo, and Jan Hoffman won a silver medal in singles Tennis. To demonstrate the international side of the Games, Jan had to beat an Australian, two Englishmen, two Americans and one Spaniard, before losing to German Sebastain Grochla in the final.

"The standard of player at the Gay Games was very high and I was delighted to be able to win the silver medal," said Jan. "However, gold would have been even better and my thoughts have already turned to the next Gay Games in Cleveland, USA, in 2014."

The motto of the Games is “Be part of it!” and a ONE Ford team from Ford Bank and Ford Werke Germany volunteered to support the event. Employees used their annual 16 hours of community involvement to support the games. In total 65 Ford volunteers covered over 160 shifts at the Games, and Ford lent the Games six cars for the duration of the event.

Read the article online HERE.

Ford Cologne supports Gay Games with vehicles and volunteers

From Cologne this week comes news that six vehicles provided by Ford have been turned over to Games Cologne drivers for use during the Games. The six cars - four Transits, a Ford Focus and a Ford Mondeo - will be used for transportation for athletes and volunteers.

Ford's support of the Gay Games extends beyond vehicles, however. Sixty five (65) employees from Ford will be working almost 160 volunteer shifts during the Gay Games as part of Ford's community-involvement initiative. And the parking lot at the Fuehlinger See, owned by Ford, will be open to the public for the swimming portion of the Triathlon that will take place on the lake.