Pride March 2010: We want you there!

Pride March is on again, now in its 15

year. Vicbears will once againbe marching as part of Pride March, and we want you there!

Sunday, February 7

Vicbears will be meeting at 1:00pm at the assembly point, on the cornerof Lakeside Dve and Fitzroy St, St Kilda.The march commences at 2:00pm and proceeds down Fitzroy St toCatani Gardens.This is great exposure for both Vicbears, and the GLBTI community as awhole. It would be great to see as many of our members as possibleattend to show your support.Hope to see you there!

President

Rick Cooperm. 0438 355 887president@vicbears.org.au

Vice President

Luke Mitchellm. 0413 614 412vice-pres@vicbears.org.au

Treasurer

Will Knighttreasurer@vicbears.org.au

Secretary

Peter Undym. 0409 360 031secretary@vicbears.org.au

Committee

Jack Chapmanm. 0413 718 979jack@vicbears.org.au

Committee

Jason Buttigiegm. 0400 321 312jason@vicbears.org.au

Committee

Peter Burgessm. 0434 544 136pete@vicbears.org.au

Committee

Joe Davis-Westlandm. 0408 347 778joe@vicbears.org.au

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In this issue…

Pride March 2010 Page 2Prez Sez Page 3Prez Sez (cont) Page 4Upcoming Events Page 4Den Nights Page 4VicBears Give Back… Page 5New Website Page 5Member of the Month Page 5Bearaoke II Page 6Bearaoke II Pictures Page 7Thanks You’s Page 7Contribute to Vicbears Ink Page 7Men on Men Art Competition Page 8Vice Presidents Report Page 9Mannhaus Page 10Bear Clubs Page 11Album, Song and Game Reviews Page 11Movie and Game Reviews Page 12

Prez Sez

Hi Guys,Well here we are, the firstnewsletter for 2010. I hope youall had a fantastic festive seasonand new year. Once again youwill see a fantastic new format ofthe newsletter, as Joe Davis-Westland has done a fantastic jobto create something that is freshand exciting. I hope you all enjoyit.Firstly a quick mention ofcommittee movements. Oursecretary, Mike Jenkins andordinary committee member AlfMena have decided to move onfrom the committee. I would like towish them both well.We have appointed a newsecretary to the committee, PeterUndy. Peter has had extensiveexperience in committees acrossMelbourne over the years and Iwelcome his wealth of knowledgeand experience to Vicbears.Peter has been slaving away toclear up the backlog ofmemberships and renewals thathave built up and you should allhave your cards etc by now. Ifnot please drop an email tosecretary@vicbears.org.au.We have also appointed JoeDavis-Westland as a committeemember. Joe has also volunteeredto take on the role as the editor ofVicBears Ink. Joe has had a lot ofexperience with other committeesand also has web skills etc thatwill help VicBears move forwardwith our electronic media.Please welcome Peter and Joewhen you see them at our nextDen night.The December Den night onBoxing Day saw VicBears and theLaird take on a new challenge. Asyou may know we had a clothingand food drive for All SoFabulous and PLC. The night(fillerword) turned out to be a raging successwith the boys from All So Fabulousoverwhelmed with the responsefrom our members and guests onthe night. They had so muchdonated they were simply blownaway, having to fill up two cars.We also managed to receive aton of food for the PLC foodbank. Thanks to every one of youthat contributed, it was heartwarming to know that ourcommunity continues to support ourown. VicBears and the Laird Hotelwere so impressed with theresponse that we have decided tohold this event on an annual basis,so save your surplus prelovedclothing now for next December.January has been a very busymonth as usual. With Midsummawe try to get out there and fly theflag for VicBears. This year wehad a very successful day atCarnival with so many bearscoming up to greet us. We alsoserved as a shelter for thedrenched bears at every showerthat fell during the day. It was funbeing caught in the middle of allthat fur. Bearaoke 2 came alongon Den night this month and onceagain has proven to be a fantasticevent that makes a change to ournormal den nights. It is trulyamazing the talent that existsamongst the bear community.Thanks to Shane, Charles andScott for hosting the night. Wewill look forward to their returnfor Bearaoke 3 in April, moredetails later. We also had DownUnderBear on Australia Day withover 200 members and guestsattending. The night turned out toonce again be a fantastic success.Feedback has only been positiveso we look forward to our nextone during SH10. We also hit thepool at Wet on Wellington for thereturn of Bearsoup with a BBQlunch and a chat by the pool. Agreat time was had by all, inmany ways!February will be a quiet one forthe team with Den night on the27

, so come along for a funsocial night. The BBQ will berunning from around 7.30 so getthere early have a feed andenjoy the night.March sees VicBears heading upto Daylesford for Chillout.VicBears will be at Carnival forthe day. We have a goodselection of old VicBears t-shirtsthat we would like to clear out aswell as our VicBears club t-shirtsand hats for sale. If you don’thave a club t-shirt or hat, come upand see Jason, Jack or myself onthe day. I am certain we havecatered for all shapes and sizes.Planning is at full steam forSouthern HiBearnation 2010. OurLogo for this year has beenfinalised and we will be launchingSH10 at our next den night, socome along and see what wehave in store for you in June. Soput these dates in your diary 13 – 20 June. Yes this year we are aweek early and will be startingthe week on Sunday 13 June atthe Laird.