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Vancouver BC, Thank You to the Emperor and Empress for the Toast You Did for Us at Your Investiture INTERNATIONAL IMPERIAL COURT COUNCIL OF THE UNITED STATES, CANADA AND MEXICO Alameda, CA Albuquerque, NM Anchorage, AK Austin, TX Bellingham, WA Boise, ID Boston, MA Buffalo, NY Calgary, AB Chicago, IL Chico, CA Cincinnati, OH Colorado Springs, CO Corpus Christi, TX Greetings to the Imperial Sovereign Court of Surrey - Empire of the Peace Arch and Coronation Dallas, TX Denver, CO Guests, Des Moines, IA Fifty-two years ago a proud Latino World War II veteran named Jose Julio Sarria planted a Edmonton, AB seed in San Francisco that has grown into a vibrant royal oak tree with branches now extending Eugene, OR Everett, WA throughout over 68 cities in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico… the International Imperial Court Fort Worth, TX System, one of the oldest GLBT organizations in the world. Jose, in 1961, also made history by Halifax, NS becoming the first openly gay candidate for public office in North America. Hartford, CT We, of the International Imperial Court System are continuing her legacy of community Holyoke, MA Honolulu, HI service and the Imperial Court of Surrey is a role model of noble deeds that benefit many. Houston, TX My sincere congratulations to Emperor Luc Gagne Royale and Empress Irene Starr Divine Indianapolis, IN Black, and all of the members of the Imperial Court of Surrey. I am proud of you all. Also Lexington, KY th th Las Vegas, NV congratulations to Alexis Dupree on her 10 as well as Duane Rose and Susan Crape on their 5 London, ON anniversaries! Los Angeles, CA This year I have proclaimed as: “Don’t Turn Away, Help Today, the North American Long Beach, CA Homeless Project,” and urge all court chapters to focus on our nation’s growing homelessness in Minneapolis, MN Missoula, MT 2017. Modesto, CA In closing, I will also be proud of our International Imperial County System for leading the New York, NY successful campaigns that have resulted in a Harvey Milk Postage Stamp, and soon the U.S.N.S. Omaha, NE Harvey Milk naval ship. God Bless You All. Ogden, UT Orange County, CA Respectfully, Phoenix, AZ Portland, OR “The strength of the court’s past, the promise of its future” Providence, RI Regina, SK God Bless Canada Reno, NV God Bless the United States Sacramento, CA God Bless Mexico St. Catharine’s, ON Salem, OR Salt Lake, UT Empress Nicole the Great San Antonio, TX Queen Mother I of the Americas San Diego, CA P.O. Box 33915 San Francisco, CA San Diego, CA 92163 San Jose, CA Seattle, WA [email protected] Spokane, WA 619.241.5672 Springfield, MO Stockton, CA Surrey, BC Tacoma, WA Tijuana, Baja CA Tulsa, OK Toronto, ON Vancouver, WA Vancouver, BC Waco, TX Washington, DC Waterfall Empire, ON Winnipeg, MB C I T Y O F S U R R E Y M E S S A G E F R O M T H E M A Y O R 2017 Coronation Ball May 20, 2017 On behalf of Surrey City Council, it is my distinct pleasure to extend greetings to all in attendance at the Coronation Ball of The Imperial Sovereign Court of Surrey. Our beautiful and growing city consists of a wide array of vibrant communities who pride themselves on welcoming and LI N D A HE P N E R celebrating all people, and I feel that our rich diversity is one of MAYOR our greatest assets. P 604 591 4126 I would like to recognize and extend a special thanks to the M A Y O R @ S U R R E Y . CA Empire of the Peace Arch Monarchist Association for hosting WWW . S U R R E Y . CA tonight’s wonderful event, and all their supporters for their tireless efforts in organizing the Coronation Ball. The EPAMA continues to assist the growth of our City through fundraising initiatives and promoting the importance of creating inclusive and diverse communities. I am pleased to congratulate the Imperial Sovereign Court for their continued support of LGBT oriented causes in our city and abroad. Best wishes for a wonderful evening. Sincerely, Linda Hepner Mayor City of Surrey 13 4 50 – 104 A V E N U E S U R R E Y B R I T I S H C O L U M B I A C A N A D A V3 T 1V8 I am delighted on behalf of City Council and the residents of New Westminster, to extend warmest greetings and best wishes to the participants and organizers of the 2017 Annual Charity Coronation Ball. As the oldest city in western Canada and the first capital of British Columbia, we are pleased to have the Peace Arch Monarchist Association in our midst. We recognize and value the contribution of your members and volunteers for the time, effort and resources dedicated to our community and to society at large. We are thrilled that to see that you chose to use the historic Columbia Theatre for a 5th year in celebration of your 13th Coronation, entitled The Enchanted Kingdom....If the Slipper Fits. Best wishes to all of you as you celebrate what will surely be, a day to remember. Enjoy the ball! Sincerely, Jonathan Coté MAYOR Our History Way, way, back a decade and a half ago, in the then rural city of Surrey BC there were 4 musketeers that set out to defy logic and prove that it was okay to be gay! Darlene Trewan, Linda Rennie, Robert Loewen and Martin Rooney held the first ever open GLBTQ dance in a Greek Orthodox Church Hall in the middle of the then growing district of Fleetwood. What were we called? Out in Surrey (OIS). It was held on February 14th, Valentine's Day and was attended by over 200 people, including local politicians from all level of government, and was promoted as a benefit for the Bigots Banned Books Defense Fund - a group of concerned parents and teachers that same sex family books were not being permitted in the Surrey School district. All of this because of a challenge one night at a bowling league! The dances continued on a regular basis and one year later in February 1999, when ted northe, the then Empress of Canada, had a vision and wanted to offer us an indirect way to be recognized in what the drag world called the "court system". ted then granted the Principality of Surrey/Delta to the fledgling OIS group under his mentorship and invested Martin Rooney as Imperial Crown Prince for Life - the crowned Monarch to "rule" this kingdom. The support for this move was embraced within the local community and elsewhere. In 1999 OIS held the first Surrey Pride event at Sullivan Hall and it consisted of a games day with a vendor fair and BBQ followed that evening by a drag show and dance, and raised our first money for AIDS Tijuana. In 2000 we elected our first titleholders - Mr.& Ms Gay Surrey who were totally embraced by the other courts in the local area both in Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the US. In 2001 we applied for and received Baronial Status within the International Court Systems under the mentorship of the Imperial Sovereign Court of the Olympic and Rainier Empire, Seattle Washington, and 9 months later elected our first Baron and Baroness, Scott Rhode and Onya Marx.......Following 3 elected Reigns of Baronial Rule, the International Courts System validated our request to be just like "everyone else" and have Emperors and Empresses. In October 2004, The Founder of the International Court System, Absolute Empress 1, Jose, the Widow Norton made a State Visit to our new Empire and crowned our first Emperor and Empress Martin and Taylor Mayd and there began our journey into the world of Empires and international travel and networking. Surrey has grown exponentially in the past 15 years and is now no longer the "red-neck" city it was back then. It is the 3rd largest city in Canada, is the fastest growing city in Canada and is now a city that embraces diversity and a Mayor and council that are working hard to encourage people to embrace equality for all. In 2007 Emperor Martin was denied entry to the US as he was HIV + and with the Court of Surrey, local and international politicians and the International Court system the travel ban was lifted effective January 4th 2010. Recently, November 30 2014, EPAMA co hosted the largest single one night benefit (Red Ribbons 4 Life VII) in the history of the GLBT community in the Fraser Valley - $20,000 donated to Keys Housing and Solutions. And $1,000 to AIDS Tijuana. As you will see, we had our ups and downs - our successes and our realization that to survive playing the game of court we had to rebrand, and put a trademark in place that makes the Monarchy relevant today in the community and to the potential candidates, and ensure that what we do benefits charities and embracers ALL sections of the community we live in. Now follows the story of the Imperial Reigns I through X in their own words, please read and enjoy the memories and legacies of the first Decade of Imperial Monarchs. The Baronial Monarchs Founder/Protector Baron & Baroness 1 Baroness & Baron 2 Baroness 3 Martin Rooney Scott Rhode, Onya Marx Paige Turner, Robert Mayd Boyz Onya Marx The Origin of the Arch - Imperial Reign 1 The Imperial House of Outwit, Outlast, Outplay - Survivor October 2004 - October 2005 Peace Emperor Martin Rooney (Storm) Arch Empress Taylor Mayd Storm Imperial Crown Prince Bruce Mayd Storm (Coddington) Imperial Crown Princess Melissa Mayd Storm (Healey) Reign Colors - Sapphire Blue and Silver Reign 1 Highlights October 2004 - Created the first Youth Court titles January 2005 - Founded the Surrey Youth Alliance May 2005 had the single largest one night benefit in community history - $4300 at "straight to drag" a breast cancer fundraiser Travelled and attended 21 Out of Town Coronation weekends Continued the tradition of Christmas Hampers with SFCSS (now KEYS) Created the Award - the Imperial Order of Surrey Coronation step down theme "A Night of Imperial Challenge, Outlast - The Final Survivor" Had the distinct honor of being crowned by Her Imperial Majesty, the Late, Absolute Empress 1 Jose - The Widow Norton and then the only Canadian Court to have back to back state visits by Jose, who entertained the audience for 30 mins live at Coronation 2.
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