local name global coverage november 27, 2019 vol. 10 // issue 48 25 YEARS LATER PEDRO ZAMORA REMEMBERED ON WORLD AIDS DAY SPIRIT SECTION PAGE 22 SOUTHFLORIDAGAYNEWS @SFGN SFGN.COM NEWS HIGHLIGHT SouthFloridaGayNews.com @SFGN November 27, 2019 • Volume 10 • Issue 48 2520 N. Dixie Highway • Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Phone: 954-530-4970 Fax: 954-530-7943 Publisher • Norm Kent BEAR DRIVE COLLECTS TOYS [email protected] CEO • Pier Angelo Guidugli [email protected] Associate Publisher / Executive Editor • FOR CHILDREN AT HUNTERS Jason Parsley [email protected] Editorial Denise Royal Art Director • Brendon Lies [email protected] Digital Content Director • Justin Musial ooking to spread some holiday cheer [email protected] Graphic Designer • Char Pratt this season? Arts/Entertainment Editor • JW Arnold L Consider donating teddy bears to the [email protected] 10th annual toy drive organized by the Gay Social Media Manager • Tucker Berardi [email protected] Men’s Chorus of South Florida (GMCSF) and Food/Travel Editor • Rick Karlin the Bears of South Florida (BOSF). This year’s Gazette News Editor • Sallie James event happens on Friday, Nov. 29 from 5 p.m. HIV Editor • Sean McShee Senior Photographer • J.R. Davis to 9 p.m. at Hunters Nightclub in Wilton [email protected] Manors. Senior Features Correspondents Each year, GMCSF joins forces with the Jesse Monteagudo Bears of South Florida to collect thousands of Correspondents stuffed bears to be delivered to the children Dori Zinn • Donald Cavanaugh • Christiana Lilly • in the Broward Health System. Denise Royal • David-Elijah Nahmod “What makes the annual bear drive so Contributing Columnists powerful is that it is a true collaboration by Dana Rudolph • Ric Reily • Terri Schlichenmeyer the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida, the Associate Photographers Bears of South Florida, Hunters Nightclub Carina Mask • Steven Shires and Broward Health,” said GMCSF Executive Sales & Marketing Director Mark Kent. “It is a great example For ad placement in SFGN, of how we can all work together to do contact 954-530-4970 something really meaningful. And the public Sales Manager • Justin Wyse brings their energy and their generosity to [email protected] the mix, putting this effort over the top!” Senior Advertising Associate • Edwin Neimann Anyone who contributes either a stuffed [email protected] Senior Advertising Associate • Clark Rogers [email protected] Distribution Services • Rocky Bowell Arthur Wood III, Associate Editor at OutClique, donating Sales Consultant • Charles A. 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