Out in the Mountains

Looking for
Other
Participants

OITM is looking
for information
about other
Vermont
participants in
the 1994 Gay
Games. If you
will be
competing, drop
us a line so we
can be sure to
include your
event in our
coverage of the
games.

Contact us at
OITM,

PO Box 177,
Burlington, VT
05402.

Going to the
Gay Games

Sandra Chicoine is one of the elite Vermont athletes who will be
attending the fourth annual Gay Games this summer, June
18-25 in New York City. Sandy has been in—line skating
competitively since 1991 and will be racing in the in-line race
on Sunday the 20th in Brooklyn. Sandy has been a yearly
participant and winner of Roll Vermont, a benefit in—line race
sponsored by the American Diabetes Association. This past year
she was the winner of Roll Fest, an in-line event held on the
beltline in Burlington. Sandy has also competes against the
professional Team Rollerblade in Boston and was sponsored by
Hyperwheels this past summer. She looks forward to

_ participating in the race with her partner Jennifer Wagner, who

will be participating in the recreational in—line division.

In the winter Sandy trains on the ice. Last year she earned a
silver medal at the Lake Placid in—line meet. “I think many
in-line skaters have been attracted to speed skating”, she
comments, “It seems to be gaining quite a bit of popularity in
Vermont, especially with the addition of the new speed skating
oval at the Catamount Family Center in Williston.” Sandy and
all of the other Gay Games participants could use your support
in New York. V

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addition to practicing, the team has been seeking corporate
sponsors and organizing fund raising activities to help offset
registration, travel and lodging expenses associated with
participating in the Gay Games. “As a team we're required to
pay $1,520 to register which doesn’t include travel, gym rental,
uniforms or living expenses for the week” says Bolyard. Fund
raising activities scheduled to date include a Men’s Tea Dance
at Pearl's Bar on Sunday April 3 and a spaghetti dinner at
Pearl’s on May 7.

The activities planned for the Gay Games IV & Cultural
Festival and Stonewall 25 celebration include exciting opening
and closing ceremonies, a lesbian and gay cultural celebration
featuring performances by many international artists,
Olympic-style athletic competition, and a march on the United
Nations coinciding with the annual conference of the
International Lesbian and Gay Association (ILGA). Vermont's
participation in the Gay Games IV & Cultural Festival ensures
that the presence of the Green Mountain State will be known
by many at this once in a lifetime event in New York City.

If you'd like to learn more about the Gay Games IV & Cultural
Festival write: Gay Games IV, 19 W. 21st St., Suite 1202, New
York, NY 10010 V

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