San Francisco - November 16, 2010 - The Board of Directors of Folsom Street Events® announced charitable giving in the amount of $326,161. Jacob Richards, Board President, said, “2010 was a strong year for Folsom Street Events and our charities. We are enormously grateful to our sponsors, beneficiaries, beverage partners, and the leather/fetish community for the ongoing support. This check is only slightly lower than our check of $333,452 in 2009. Given the economic challenges facing all nonprofits, we feel that this check is a resounding success.”

According to Demetri Moshoyannis, Executive Director, “Everyone is well aware of the dire state of California’s economy. The size of our charitable check proves the strength and resilience of the leather/fetish community. The vast share of the check will support our 16 Major and Supporting Beneficiaries, including Breast Cancer Emergency Fund, Dimensions Clinic, Mission Neighborhood Health Center, Project Open Hand, and Queer Cultural Center, among others. Given what has been happening locally with other community organizations that distribute funds from special events, we feel particularly proud of our efforts. Combined, we are supporting over 70 great charities in San Francisco and around the United States.”

 












Folsom Street Events hosted a reception to honor its beneficiaries, sponsors, and nonprofit partners with a check ceremony. The event, by invitation only, occurred at The Armory, 1500 Mission Street, well known in the leather community as the home of Kink.com. Special invited guests include Supervisor Bevan Dufty, Folsom Street Fair stage MCs Heklina and Sister Roma, and many others.

Folsom Street Events 2010 sponsors include: PRESENTING – RECON.com, NakedSword.com, Steamworks, Mr. S Leather, Kink.com, Manhunt.net, and GLOSS; PREMIER – Elbow Grease and Blow Buddies; CHARTER – ExtremeRestraints.com and TitanMen.com; SUPPORTING – The Stockroom, Powerhouse, AdultFriendFinder.com, Gold’s Gym, and StraightHell.net; CHARTER HOST HOTELS – San Francisco Marriott, Joie de Vivre Hotels, and Renoir Hotel; and, MEDIA – Bay Area Reporter/BAR Tab, SF Weekly, SF Station, Frontiers Magazine, and GAYVN.

About Folsom Street Events

Folsom Street Events is a 501(c)3 nonprofit agency that produces seven annual fetish events: The San Francisco Party at IML, Bay of PigsTM, Up Your Alley®, SF Leather Week Formal Dinner, Magnitude®, Folsom Street Fair®, and DEVIANTS^tm. Its mission is to create volunteer- driven leather events that provide the adult alternative lifestyle community with safe venues for self-expression while emphasizing freedom, fun, frolic and fetish and raising funds to benefit charity. In 2010, nearly 400,000 event attendees raised money for charitable donations.