Kimpton Hotels to accept Corporate Equality Award. Scott Wiener to accept the Charles M. Holmes Community Service Award. Acknowledgments by HRC President Joe Solmonese.
(San Francisco) – Awards will be presented at the 26th annual gala to be held on Saturday, October 23, 2010, at the Fairmont San Francisco.
“Scott Wiener has been a champion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights in San Francisco for years, and he has made a huge impact on the lives of those in the local community,” said Dinner Co-Chair Melissa Morgan. “We are also thrilled to be honoring Kimpton Hotels, at this year’s HRC gala, as exemplars in the corporate field who value equality for consumers and employees alike.”
Joe Solmonese, HRC President, will make several acknowledgments during the evening’s program. Cheer SF, recently featured on America’s Got Talent, will entertain guest after the dinner break. Ted Allen will be accepting the Visibility Award and Mike Manning of the Real World will be presenting as well.
Tickets for the San Francisco Bay Area HRC gala can be purchased at Box Office Tickets, available online at: www.boxofficetickets.com or by calling 1.800.494.TIXS (8497).
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
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