How do I sponsor exhALE 2024?

You can purchase a sponsorship for the event on this page. Contact Deb Hoffman at dhoffman@akroncf.org or 330-436-5614 to sponsor the event through a donor-advised fund or IRA.

Guests are welcome to park in any of Akron's public parking decks or lots. We recommend the O'Neils Parking Deck (52 West State Street) or the Akron Centre Parking Deck (11 West Mill Street), which can also be accessed from Quaker Street.

Friday, June 7

exhALE: Advancing Lived Equality

Join the Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation for its annual celebration, exhALE: Advancing Lived Equality.

By Gay Community Endowment Fund

Date and time

Starts on Friday, June 7 · 6pm EDT

Location

The Knight Stage at the Akron Civic Theatre

182 S Main St Akron, OH 44308

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.

Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

About this event

2 hours 30 minutes

This signature event celebrates the fund's impact in the community and recognizes its most recent grant and scholarship recipients. Proceeds support academic scholarships for LGBTQ+ and allied students in Greater Akron.

This year’s event will showcase the life-changing work of the fund's grant recipients and feature the presentation of the 2024 Paul Daum Award to a community member who has demonstrated a significant commitment to LGBTQ+ causes in Greater Akron. Guests will enjoy heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages.

Questions? Please contact Malia Rivera at mrivera@akroncf.org or 330-436-5649.

Thank you to our generous sponsors

Organized by

Gay Community Endowment Fund

Established in 2001, the mission of the Gay Community Endowment Fund is to advance a lived equality for all LGBTQ+ people in Greater Akron. The fund accepts grant applications for programs that benefit the local LGBTQ+ community and Greater Akron as a whole. It also advocates for issues vital to the health and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community and promotes systemic change that advances the LGBTQ+ community toward a future of full inclusion and equity. Learn more: www.gaycommunityfund.org.