Membership
Thank you for your interest in joining The GaYBOR District Coalition! We’d love to have you as a member.
The GaYBOR District Coalition meets the second Friday of every month at 4pm in Ybor City (location varies). Membership includes:
- weekely updates/information from Ybor,
- information about your business on our website and MySpace page,
- cooperative marketing and advertising,
- easy access to advertising in local and statewide GLBTA publications,
- business listed on our Official GaYBOR District Map (if located in Ybor),
- networking with other Ybor and GLBTA businesses and
- support of an outstanding local GLBTA organization.
Dues: $75.00 annually for businesses and $35.00 annually for individuals
Membership Form: Word Version or Adobe PDF Version
Please complete form and pay by check to:
GaYBOR District Coalition
1901 N. 15th St.
Tampa, FL 33605
Tel: 813-247-6233
Feel free to contact gayborinfo@aol.com for more information. We look forward to having you as a new friend & member!
Why join the GaYBOR District Coalition?
What does every small & large community across America have? They all have a “downtown district – main street”. This is the pride & joy of the community. The place that defines who they are in business, politics & the arts. The centrally located place that you show off and bring your friends, family & out of town guest to. It is also the heart of the community’s economy. When you have a thriving downtown district, the economy has a positive rippling outward effect. Creating employment, housing, well being & prosperity for the whole community. For the West Coast of Florida’s GLBT community our “downtown district – main street” is The GaYBOR District in Historic Ybor City on one of America’s top 10 famous recognized streets, 7th Ave.
Understanding the crucial need to come together, communicate & promote the West Coast of Florida has produced a very diverse group of members in the GaYBOR District Coalition. From Gay to Straight, from business to individuals, from Key West to Atlanta, GA, from both sides of Tampa Bay we are all working together, with a focus on Our GLBTA downtown district – GaYBOR. At our monthly meetings everybody is always welcome. This is a chance for non profits, organizations, volunteers, groups, businesses to meet & network. We all are working together in this economy! By working together we can create fund raisers, events, sponsorship and showcase our downtown to the world. This is a great way to incorporate our visiting tourists into our community. In just the past months GaYBOR has donated over $12,000 in goods in kind and money to organizations like; The Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County, The Gasparilla Softball Classic, Francis House, Metro Charities, St. Pete Pride, Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, Stand-Up Florida, MCC Tampa, West Coast Florida Federation for the Blind, USF Gay Alliance, The Krewe of Sant’ Yago & more. By pooling our funds & resources together we are able to advertise in HOTspots Magazine, OMG Magazine, What’s Happening Magazine, Watermark Magazine, Alternative Yellow Pages, Fun Maps and 50,000 ads daily on Facebook. GaYBOR District Coalition has also received positive press from; The St. Petersburg Times, South Tampa News, Creative Loafing, La Gaceta, Tampa Tribune, all local TV Stations & CNN News.
Together we have created tourist maps, posters, banners, an outside piano art display & GaYBOR branding. With members working together on social networking we now have 24,000+ friends on www.MySpace.com/GaYBOR , 3,400+ fans at www.Facebook.com/GaYBOR & 100′s of hits daily on our web site at www.GaYBOR.com &. GaYBOR News at www.youtube.com/MCFilmFest. With unified members working together we have come together to work; booths, expos, floats at many events. We are members of organizations including; OUT (Organizations Uniting Together), The Tampa Bay Business Guild, The Key West Business Guild, Stand Up Florida, Gay American Heroes, The Ybor City Chamber of Commerce, Tampa Bay and Company (Hillsborough County Tourism). GaYBOR is working together with government organizations like the Ybor City Development Corp., Ybor City Chamber of Commerce, Tampa Police Department, City of Tampa & the City of Tampa Mayor’s Office. Our efforts have been truly recognized with proclamations and acclamations from Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners, Tampa City Council and honorable Pam Iorio, Mayor of Tampa.
All this GLBTA community spirit and dedication is all about working together. The cost is $75 per year for business, organizations and $35 for individuals no matter where you live. Membership to GaYBOR is like a gym membership. The more you put in, the more you will get back. Volunteers are needed for events like our pool parties, bar crawls, festivals, booths, floats & more. With 300+ members in only two years, tells a story.
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