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Sat Mar 22, 2008

Catwalk '08

Fashion and Compassion… UNITE!


Tel. (415) 839-6764
Email Catwalk '08
Website
$25 - $30
Tickets
Box Office: (415) 839-6764

Location
Date and Time
SOMA Arts Center
934 Brannan
San Francisco, CA 94110 map
cross street: between 8th and 9th
district: South Beach

Sat Mar 22, 2008 (7pm)

Description
THE EVENT

CATWALK ‘08
SOMArts Gallery
934 Brannan Street(between 8th & 9th Streets)
San Francisco, CA 94103
MapQuest Directions

Date: March 22, 2008
Time: 7:00pm

Tickets
Advance $25.00
At the door: $30.00

Ticket available at : www.brownpapertickets.com/event/25351

You can also call (415) 839-6764

Competition Categories
Cocktail Dress Competition
Swimwear Competition
Evening Wear Competition
Personality/ Q & A Competition
Special Awards
Best in Cocktail Dress
Best in Swimwear Competition
Best in Evening Wear
Photogenic Award
Congeniality Award
Friendship Award



CATWALK, a new elite modeling competition that caters to the Transgender Community (male to female). The time has come for a modeling competition that embodies, class, beauty, style, fashion at its best! Its’ purpose is to encourage and empower the TG community to excel in the fast evolving world of fashion and unique marketing.

CATWALK, represent a new outlook for the transgender community. As the TG community is rapidly growing, empowerment, advocacy and leadership is instilled in this competition to secure proper representation of what the new TG community represents.

CATWALK corresponds to a cause! It is an event that responds to the HIV/AIDS epidemic and offers assistance unconditionally to serve the greater human race.

CATWALK symbolizes excitement, drama, pride, fun, movement, arts, delight, progress, style, evolution, pleasure, fashion, compassion, people, community and YOU!



BENEFICIARIES
Celebrating 20 years of service to the greater A&PI communities of the Bay Area and nationwide. Its mission is to educate, support, empower and advocate for Asian and Pacific Islander communities – particularly A&PIs living with, or at-risk for HIV/AIDS.

Asian & Pacific Islander Wellness Center has been a pioneer in serving the Transgender Community of the Bay Area. The agency has two Transgender programs.

1. A.T.E. Asian & Pacific Islander Transgender Empowerment PROGRAM
Provides Individual Risk Reduction Counseling, HIV Prevention & Education, Prevention Case Management, Peer Leader Program, Needle Exchange, Social, Drop-in and Support Groups and linkages and outreach.

2. TRANS –THRIVE
A new program which composes of a Drop-In Center by and for the Trans Community. Its' mission is to foster a healthy Transgender Community empowered by the leadership of its peers.

www.apiwellness.org