Casino fund-raiser for LGBT youth, June 24 in L.A.

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            fund-raiser for LGBT youth, June 24 in L.A.
 Matthew Van Atta
          
          Jun 14, 2007
          
        
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       "Casino
            Night - Cards for Kids" is a fund-raising
            event for GLASS Youth       & Family Services, which
            delivers social and health care services to
            self-identified LGBT and HIV/AIDS-affected youth. Attendees
            can       play roulette, black jack, Texas
            hold'em, and craps, and there will
            be training tables for players. Honorees
            will include Los       Angeles city council members
            Bill Rosendahl and Wendy Greuel for their       work with
            families and children's rights. The event takes place
            Sunday,       June 24, 4-7 p.m., at Raleigh Studios,
            5300 Melrose Ave. For tickets call       Steve Tyler at
            (323) 467-2002 or Lynn LeMay at (310) 358-8727, ext.160.
                (The Advocate)     

        
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