Federation of Gay Games receives large donation

Founding member legacy continues

San Francisco, CA. The Federation of Gay Games (FGG) board of directors announced a $23K bequest from the Michael Ancil Clarke Living Trust received in August 2015; Clarke passed away in 2010 and continues his legacy of support of the LGBT community to this day.

Along with being one of the founding members and Honorary Life Members of the FGG, Clarke has an esteemed history with many other LGBT organizations including the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco, Gay Men’s Chorus Los Angeles and the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus.

“On behalf of the Federation of Gay Games, member organizations, volunteers and Honorary Life Members,” said Joanie Evans, FGG Co-President, “we are honored by this bequest and will continue honoring Michael’s legacy through promoting equality in sport and culture to foster and augment the self-respect of the LGBT community.”

More on Clarke’s remarkable life can be found at the FGG’s original post on 2 May 2010: http://tinyurl.com/pfj3vqz.

About the Gay Games: Built upon the principles of Participation, Inclusion, and Personal Best, since 1982 the Gay Games have empowered thousands of LGBT athletes and artists through sport, culture, and fellowship. The Gay Games was conceived by Dr. Tom Waddell, an Olympic decathlete, and was first held in San Francisco in 1982. Subsequent Gay Games were held in San Francisco (1986), Vancouver (1990), New York (1994), Amsterdam (1998), Sydney (2002), Chicago (2006), Cologne (2010), and Cleveland+Akron (2014). Gay Games 10 will be held in Paris 2018. Visit www.Paris2018.com for more information.

The Gayly – October 1, 2015 @ 11:50am.