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[email protected] Formal, Festive, and Fabulous! (All For a Good Cause) Eleventh Annual Black-Tie GayBINGO Called for Friday, April 9 PHILADELPHIA − February 23, 2010 − Bingo in Black-Tie? This is not your grandmother’s bingo, and it’s all in the name of a good cause. The Eleventh Annual Black-Tie GayBINGO, one of Philadelphia’s most creative and off-beat annual events, will take place at 6:30 pm on Friday, April 9, 2010, at Philadelphia’s elegant Crystal Tea Room. The renowned Bingo Verifying Divas (BVDs) dress in glam drag to entertain the crowd and ensure everyone has laughs and a great time while raising vital funds. AIDS Fund is proud to host their annual fundraiser and award the “Favorite Straight Person of the Year” to Dorothy Mann of the Family Planning BVDs and AIDS Fund Board Chair Tristan Ruby (center) at Black-Tie GayBINGO Council. In addition, the Founders’ Award © AIDS Fund, High-resolution available upon request will be presented to radio personalities Pierre Robert and Michaela Majoun. Dorothy Mann, the “2010 Favorite Straight Person of the Year,” is the Executive Director of Family Planning Council, a private non-profit organization that allocates all public funds for family planning services in the five-county Philadelphia region. The Council provides several specialized programs designed to prevent teen pregnancy, HIV infection, and other STDS; provides care to HIV positive women, children and families; and responds to health issues in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered community.