"Fun and Fundraising" at Red Dress Ball, May 16, 2008. The GLBA's 1930's themed Red Dress Ball event will greet you with a Red Carpet "Bonnie and Clyde" themed entrance hosted by Metro News' Catherine Barr and Vancouver's Drag Queen extraordinaire Joan-E. The Red Dress Ball will feature entertainment by Five Alarm Funk and Sweet Soul Burlesque. A Fashion Show (produced by "Phoenix Fashions" and "Romantique") will be held hosted by Symone featuring elegant evening wear, lingerie (boys and girls) and more than a couple gangsters adding to the fun. Amazing prizes at the evening's Silent Auction will await you and allow the GLBA to meet the event’s goal is to raise $20K for the GLBA Foundation’s Youth Scholarship Fund.

The GLBA and the Founding Sponsors for this event, TD Canada Trust and KPMG invite you to get your tickets early at Ticket Master. Regular tickets are $63. Reserved table seating (blocks of 5 tickets at $100/ticket) next to the Fashion Show catwalk are available by contacting Barry at the GLBA office at 604-739-4522.

Make sure you are part of the most exciting event of Vancouver’s social calendar. For images of last year’s fun, click on Red Dress Ball.

Dress code for the evening is red, black and white. Anything goes: from red dresses to the boys and the girls, to kilts, to rubber to full formal wear to not so formal. Just dress with some red and look good!

The doors will open on May 16 at 8PM at the fabulous Commodore Ballroom, 870 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC. Be ready for an evening of fun and fundraising.

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Bring your cheque book:

Be sure to bring your cheque book (or credit card) and bid on a range of prizes on offer at our "Silent Auction" at Red Dress Ball. 100% of proceeds of this year's Silent Auction go to the GLBA Foundation Scholarship Fund for Youth. This year's donors:

1) “Baking by Design”

2) Buntain Insurance

3) Christina Culver – Fashion Designer

4) Coast Plaza Hotel & Suites

5) Derek London Hair Design

6) Dr. David McKenzie Ph.D., R.C.C., AASECT, ACS.

7) Dr. Debbie Wright, Chiropractor at Thrive Chiropractic Wellness Centre

8) Empower Lease

9) Fitness World

10) Jason Kapalka, Co-Founder Popcap Games

11) Jones the Jeweler

12) Le Petit Spa

13) Out on Screen

14) Phoenix Fashions

15) Priape

16) Prime Time Living

17) Southlands Nursery

18) TopDrawers

19) Urban Galleries

20) VIP Video Inc.

21) Barry Goheen Garden Design

22) Smith & Hughes - Lawyers

23) Kate Reid

24) Alexis Palkoski - Real Estate Agent

25) dropdeadhappy.com

Want to add your company's name to this list and support the youth of BC through this event. Call GLBA office for details today and get involved in the "Fun and Fundraising"!