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Download the Membership Handbook 2020 Our Story Who We Are Flaggots Ohio is a GLBT (& straight!) colorguard based in Columbus, Ohio. We have members from all corners of the Midwest who make our group what it is... FUN! Our Mission History of Backstory To thrill and inspire Performances 1994: Early Seeds. A group of 10 march 2009: Absolutely Not… FO brings audiences of all ages with the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus another Deborah Cox anthem—Absolutely AIDS Walk Central Ohio Columbus Pride in the Columbus Gay Pride Parade and Not—to a new Columbus Pride parade through spectacular 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 1993, 1997, 2002-10, parade pageantry. perform to Give It Up at the Pride Rally at route with revitalized membership. 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012-20 Bicentennial Park. 2010: Fever… FO sizzles the pavement to 2012-20 Columbus Arts Festival 1997-1999: Groundwork. In 1997, a Cascada’s Fever and then shifts gears Akron Pride 2019 small flag ensemble and 1 rifle appeared for a big trip... 2017, 2018, 2019 New York City Pride in the Columbus Gay Pride parade. 2011: The Big Apple… FO takes a year Our Director Equality Ohio 2011, 2019 2002: Debut! Flaggots Ohio debuted off in Columbus, and the break allows 2008 San Diego Pride with 15 performers in the Columbus Pride members from FO to join our mother group Gay Games 9 Cleveland 2005 Parade performing to Mary J. Blige’s No in the New York City Pride Parade for the 2014 Palm Springs Pride More Drama. Later that year, FO performed first time! Gay Games 7 Chicago 2007 at the National PFLAG Conference 2012: Stronger… FO brings Kelly 2006 Dayton Pride held in Columbus. Clarkson’s pop anthem to the streets of Pride Night Kings Island 2003, 2004, 2005 2003: Beautiful. FO debuts original Pittsburgh for the first time, and dazzles the 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Indianapolis Pride choreography to Christina Aguilera’s crowd with rifle inMoves Like Jagger. PFLAG National 2008, 2018 Beautiful at AIDS Walk Central Ohio and a 2013: When Love Takes Over… FO Conference Boston Pride comprehensive Ohio Pride Tour including brings David Guetta & Kelly Rowland’s 2002 2020 Dayton, Cincinnati and Columbus. dance hit to summer Pride season plus a Mary Ann Brandt Chicago Pride 2004: All Things Just Keep Getting rifle/flag feature of Lady Gaga’sApplause . 2002–2019 (various 2016 Better. FO enjoys increased media 2014: Wings… FO takes the Little shows) Cincinnati Pride coverage in 2004, adds a new website, Mix hit Wings international and wins California Dreamin’ 2003, 2018 Matt Eisert and completes 2 live performances with Best Choreography in the 2014 Toronto 2005 (stage variety show) Cleveland Pride Simone Denny, singer of the season’s title WorldPride Parade for their efforts! Matt Eisert brings many years of business and pageantry Dancin’ in the Streets 2004 song and theme of TV’s Queer Eye for the 2015: Raise Your Glass… FO brings experience to his role as Director of Flaggots Ohio. With 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Pittsburgh Pride Straight Guy. Pink’s Raise Your Glass to Washington DC a business background in Project Management added Bat ‘n’ Rouge 2012 2005: California Dreamin’. FO sends Pride and the 2015 Gay Softball World to performance experience from color guard, dance, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, Red, White, & Boom 20 proud Ohio representatives to the San Series in Columbus. theater and choral music, he not only coordinates the 2010, 2012-20 Parade Diego Pride Parade and Festival in July, 2016: I Wanna Dance with ensemble’s leadership and visual teams but also acts as Gallery Hops, Columbus 2020 winning “Most Outrageous and Creative Somebody!… FO brings a long overdue President of Flaggots Ohio, LLC. 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, Yellow Springs Pride Marching Float” in the process! tribute to diva Whitney Houston to the 2012, 2013, 2014 2013 2006: How We Got Here… FO brings streets of Chicago and Columbus. He has also appeared with the Madison Scouts Drum & Via Colori, Columbus WorldPride Deborah Cox to the streets with the anthem 2017: Rise Up…FO takes Andra Day Bugle Corps, the Steel City Ambassadors, Excalibur Drum 2004, 2005 2014 (Toronto), 2019 (NYC) Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here, entertain- to the streets of Washington DC for the & Bugle Corps, Presque Isle Night Raiders, Columbus Stompers Invitational Washington DC Pride ing record crowds from Columbus to Kings National Pride March, a hot show Gay Men’s Chorus, Flaggots New York, ROTC Chicago, 2004 2015, 2017 Island and Gay Games VII in Chicago! for hot times! and the Edinboro University marching band. His produc- GALA Chorus Concert National Pride March 2007: Superfreak… FO’s dazzles crowds 2018: Vogue…FO finally brings every tion and choreography credits include various shows for 1996 (DC) at the June Gallery Hop, CLGSA’s Bat-N- fairy’s godmother to the streets in a stylish Mary Ann Brandt, Nina West, Columbus Stompers, and OSU Drums & Dough 2017 Rouge Softball Game as well as winning presentation of Madonna’s Vogue! Stonewall Columbus. 2012, 2013, 2014 Gay Softball World Best 2007 Performance at the Columbus 2019: Kill the Lights…FO lights up the OSU Homecoming Series Pride Parade and Festival! streets of NYC for Stonewall’s 50th with an Parade 2015, 2020 2008: Mesmerized… Ohio’s Flaggots electrifying rendition of Alex Newell’s Kill 2013, 2014 met up with their Spinning Sisters—ROTC the Lights. Chicago—to mesmerize Indianapolis, performing Defying Gravity, Girlfriend and FO’s 2008 Feature...Mesmerized! FLAGGOTSOHIO.ORG Membership Who can join Flaggots Ohio? Performing Support Members Members YOU CAN! Many performing members of Flaggots It cannot be overstated how important All it takes is time, love for your fellow citizens— Ohio have some kind of pageantry support roles are to Flaggots Ohio! regardless of their diversity, love for this peculiar performance background, whether being We simply could not operate without pageantry activity, and an unabashed desire to in high school colorguard or a world- a talented and hard-working crew display your fabulousness. class drum and bugle corps / winter- of people minding all the details of guard. Some performance experience is each performance and supporting the Membership Basics required due to limited rehearsal sched- performers. ules in the months of May and June. If you are more interested in behind- Flaggots Ohio is a diverse group of people with If you’ve never spun before and really the-scenes participation, there are wide-ranging performance backgrounds who all want to be a performer, we have some many roles you can fill. You have a come together to represent our community and resources for you! Our YouTube channel place with us—just ask! have FUN while creating uplifting pageantry and has a playlist of “Training Videos” that vibrant entertainment anyone can enjoy. FO always needs support to: you can practice and then audition with There are many roles you can play in our group. our creative staff. To view them, visit: > pass out water during parades Visit our website for our performance schedules > carry the banner and honor flags bit.ly/FlaggotsOhioTraining and download the membership handbook. > drive and staff the sound truck Or email us at [email protected] > control crowds for safety for more information. We want to meet you! > shoot + edit photographs and video of our performances FLAGGOTSOHIO.ORG Sponsorship Who can help Flaggots Ohio? YOU CAN! Every donation, large or small, helps us achieve our mission. Flaggots Ohio believes in our community, PLATINUM $1000+ and we do our best to support those who support us! We are proud to provide our donors with the > Audio voiceover recognition after following promotions for their generous help. each run during Parade performances. > Audio voiceover recognition during Growth & all standstill performances. Challenges > Plus benefits of Gold, Silver, and Bronze tiers Since 2002, Flaggots Ohio has performed for millions of festivalgoers across the Midwest and Canada simply by “parading around” (literally)! Products of our efforts include cheers GOLD $500–999 of approval, new friends, awards, certificates, fan letters and a steady stream of performance > Logo & Link to business on requests, each reaffirming the importance of our Flaggots Ohio website existence. With success, we’ve grown enormously > Free Flaggots Ohio Performance T-shirt as a family, and that presents challenges. > Plus benefits of Silver and Bronze tiers Our sponsors and donors are critical to manage these welcomed challenges! So we offer a series of incentives through our uniforms, audio soundtracks voiceovers, social media, and website. We can help drive audience fans to our Sponsors’ websites with tweets, links, and live shout-outs! SILVER $250–499 > Logo on Flaggots Ohio Performance T-shirt Goods & Services > Plus benefits of Bronze tier Goods & Services are sometimes more helpful than cash donations, and we honor them with the same in-kind sponsor benefits listed here. If you have an idea, reach out to us! We can always use: BRONZE $100 –249 GOODS: SERVICES: > Shout outs on Social Media > Bottled Water > Video Editing > Personalized Thank You from performers > Gatorade G2 > Video Shooting > Protein bars > Photo Shooting (non-melting) > Event Promotions > Dry snack bags > Event Catering > Sunscreen > Tax Preparation We want our members to meet ALL of our > Electrical Tape > Legal Counsel sponsors, so please join us in person as a guest (all colors, 3/4”) > Hotel and Airline > Strapping Tape Accommodations of honor at performances and social gatherings > Gasoline Gift Cards across the year! > Flag Poles & Silks > T-shirts
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