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Our Goal: Give Back Our Nation’s Capital The DC Gay Flag Football League The Tournament – Raising the Bar Your Arrival Our Host Hotel The Fields The Social Calendar Paying It Forward Money Matters Our (Type) A-Team Don’t Just Take Our Word In Closing 2
Hosting Gay Bowl IX helped grow the DC Gay Flag Football League (DCGFFL) into a positive force in DC and within the National Gay Flag Football League. And now we want to give back. By hosting Gay Bowl XVI and using the full talents of our DC football family, we want to raise the bar by creating a tournament that builds upon the successes of past Gay Bowls and introduces new improvements and traditions. Plus, we’re Type-A’s who are ready, motivated, and eager to host you in our nation’s capital for an unforgettable weekend of football and fun! 3
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DC offers a robust cultural and nightlife scene, and is an ideal city to host Gay Bowl: Hundreds of top-rated bars and restaurants - and dozens of neighborhoods to explore like U Street, Shaw, 14th Street, etc. The National Mall, Historical Monuments and Memorials, the White House, the US Capitol, and Arlington National Cemetery. World-class theatre, music, and cultural institutions like the Kennedy Center, the National Theater, and the Smithsonian. The Notorious RBG (a.k.a. United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg). Dozens of gay bars and clubs – many of which are eager to host us as part of our social calendar throughout the tournament. Oh, and we’re the gayest city in America. (NY Times 11/15/13) (So there’s that. )
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The DC Gay Flag Football League (DCGFFL) seeks to foster an athletic community among LGBT and straight people living in the greater Washington, DC area. After 15 years of pickup games, the DCGFFL launched its inaugural season in September 2010 with seven teams. In its tenth season (Spring 2015), the league has grown to 20 teams of more than 300 men and women, in addition to a larger community of supporters. DCGFFL is proud to support four travel teams, including our women’s travel team, the DC Senators.
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Setting a New Bar Gay Bowl XVI Washington, DC Brandon October 6 – 10, 2016
Raising the bar Gay Bowl has continually grown, adding talented players and creating spectacular competition. Gay Bowl XVI will set the bar even higher, with more teams and more competition. 7
Weather in DC: October 6 – 10, 2016 “The best times to visit Washington, D.C., are from September to November and March to May. In the autumn, the sweltering summer is gone, taking with it most of the high-season tourists. All that's left are crisp breezes and changing leaves, which, by the way, look great against all those marble monuments.” – U.S. News “October is often one of Washington’s finest months of fair weather… It also can be a really dry month.” – The Washington Post In short, DC is primed to host Gay Bowl in early October. (And yes, that was HOC’s Meechum on slide 4.)
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Gay Bowl App We will develop and utilize an app that tournament participants can use throughout the weekend. The app will include: Maps/Directions to Fields Dates/Times of Games Locations/Times of Events Push Notifications for Players Downloaded Only Once Passed along from Gay Bowl to Gay Bowl
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Planes, Trains, and Uber X’s The Washington, DC area has three airports and a major train hub, all of which are accessible via shuttle, taxi, car service, or rental car. • DCA is five metro stops from downtown and a 20-minute, $10-12 UberX ride to the host hotel. • IAD (Dulles) is located in Virginia about 40 minutes away. • BWI is located just outside of Baltimore and is also accessible by train or Maryland metro. Union Station is serviced by Amtrak and is also a 20-minute, $10-12 UberX ride to the host hotel.
Getting Around Town Washington is a pedestrian-friendly city and our host hotel is central to restaurants, bars, and tournament locations. The DC Metro is a few blocks from the host hotel and connects to airports, Union Station, and tourist locations. DC is home to Uber, Lyft, ZipCar, and Car2Go.
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Washington Hilton Our host hotel for Gay Bowl XVI will be the world-famous Washington Hilton Hotel, a premier DC institution.
$184/night single/double/quad rate Walking distance from bars and social venues. High-speed internet complimentary in hotel rooms
$20/day parking with the in/out privileges included Outdoor courtyard with fire pits, bar, and cafe on site Heated outdoor rooftop pool – bring your bathing suits!
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Gay Bowl XVI fields will be located in Bowie, MD. Mitchellville Soccer Fields will hold at least 12 football games simultaneously, including women’s division. Fields are located: 35 minutes from host hotel 30 minutes from Nellie’s 25 minutes from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Food options within walking distance from fields. Yes, we said Naval Academy. (Begin Google image search.)
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The Mitchellville Soccer Fields are the site for Gay Bowl XVI. The complex has 12 fields (each of the larger soccer fields noted below are able to hold two regulation flag football fields).
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Across the street, there are three additional fields, including a turf field where the Championship game could be held. There's also an ice rink and a scenic pond with shaded areas for spectators and teams to utilize between games.
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Many food options at the Bowie Town Center, a three-minute drive from the fields, including:
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Thursday Opening Party Our league sponsor, Town, is DC’s premier nightclub with two levels of dance floors and a newly built outdoor patio.
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Friday Courtyard Party We’ll kick off Friday night with a courtyard party at our host hotel. The world-famous Hilton is one of DC’s architectural treasures – and its outdoor terrace will be the perfect place to party after a day of big games. …and Nellie’s After Party Our home away from home, Nellie’s, will host an after-party for those who want to mix and mingle beyond the courtyard party. Saturday Bar Crawl The hotel is blocks from DC’s best bars who will host us for a night of good ol’ fashioned bar crawling.
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Sunday Closing Party Rooftop party with the best view in DC at 101 Constitution: Breathtaking views of the Capitol and the National Mall Outdoors, tented space in perfect DC October weather Wow factor that shows off the best of Washington, DC Capacity to host all teams (750 person capacity) Shuttle service to and from host hotel A night you’ll never forget!
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$10,000 Gay Bowl “Pay It Forward” Fund Each Gay Bowl committee gets the opportunity to improve upon the last tournament. The DCGFFL proposes the creation of a $10,000 “Pay It Forward Fund” to be given to the next tournament host. Yes, we want to raise an extra $10,000 and give it to another city. We know firsthand the real challenge each Gay Bowl host city faces, especially around fundraising. Early funds are needed to secure host locations and permits. We believe each future Gay Bowl would benefit from a fund that would be replenished year after year. We want to have this be part of the legacy of DC hosting Gay Bowl XVI – and we believe it will strengthen future NGFFL tournaments.
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The Budget Budget Rollup (based on 40 Teams, 11 Fields)
Revenues Registration Fees Individual Donors/Fundraising Corporate Sponsors In-Kind Donations Field Sponsors/Local Sponsors
$ $ $ $ $ $
24,000.00 16,000.00 35,000.00 15,000.00 10,000.00 100,000.00
Costs Field Permits/City Event Fee Tournament Costs (including Refs) Marketing/Website Events (incl. welcome party) Closing Party Registration (Player Bags, Shirts, etc.) Pay It Forward Fund
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
24,695.00 24,155.00 4,700.00 9,750.00 15,970.00 10,730.00 10,000.00 100,000.00
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The Fundraising Plan With more than 75 nationally and locally recognized companies already identified as LGBT-friendly sponsors, DC is the central hub for fundraising in the U.S. Through both hard dollar commitments and in-kind contributions, sponsors will have the option of participating at the following levels: MONUMENTAL LEVEL: $25,000 PRESIDENTIAL LEVEL: $10,000 CONGRESSIONAL LEVEL: $5,000 - $9,999 POTOMAC LEVEL: $500 - $2,500 Our goal is to raise $100,000 for Gay Bowl XVI. We have the experience, relationships, and drive to accomplish this goal.
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Gay Bowl Planning Committee, Co-Chairs
Chris Cormier
Brandon Waggoner
Chris Cormier and Brandon Waggoner have extensive experience managing and playing in gay flag football leagues. Both are co-founders of the DCGFFL and currently serve on the DCGFFL Board. In addition, both have served on the NGFFL Board, Chris as Director of Outreach and Brandon as the Gay Bowl Liaison. Combined, Chris and Brandon have been involved with the last eight Gay Bowls.
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Gay Bowl Planning Committee Internal Co-Chair & Role
Communications
Fields
Social
Finance
External Co-Chair & Role
Donald Mitchell
Kyle Butts
--Registration monitoring, player/captains emails
--Website, press, video
JJ Johnson
Kyle McKinney
--Signage, equipment, first aid, refs
--Permits, women’s league
Enrique Perez
Kevin Smiffy
--Hotel, volunteers
--Social events, food, transportation, creativity
Steve Gong
Matt Simeon
--Budget, insurance
--Fundraising, in-kind, sponsors
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Our Supporters Want DC to Host Gay Bowl XVI
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Our Supporters Want DC to Host Gay Bowl XVI
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Our Supporters Want DC to Host Gay Bowl XVI
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Washington, DC is ready for Gay Bowl XVI. It’s the perfect setting with a motivated, organized group of players from the DCGFFL ready to show the NGFFL and our Gay Bowl community how DC does football. We’d be honored to get your vote. Contact: Chris Cormier (M) 617-359-5299 chrisacormier@gmail.com Brandon Waggoner (M) 314-277-4043 wagbg2@gmail.com
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