| Name of Person Filling Out This Form |
Venture Griswold
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| E-Mail of Person Filling Out This Form |
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| Phone # of Person Filling Out This Form |
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| Name of Primary Point of Contact, if other than the person filling out this form: |
Venture Griswold
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| Organization Name |
Institute for Public Strategies
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| Organization Address |
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| Proposed Event Address (if offsite from city facilities) |
1166 N Vista St, West Hollywood, CA 90046
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| Is your organization a nonprofit organization, a West Hollywood Neighborhood Watch Association, West Hollywood business or business the serves the West Hollywood community, or a governmental organization? |
Yes
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| Name of Proposed Co-Sponsorship Event |
Slay the Night: Harm Free Holiday Drag Bingo
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| Anticipated Attendance |
250
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| Is this event free and open to the public? |
Yes
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| Please explain the purpose of this event and why it is important for the City to co-sponsor this event |
The Institute for Public Strategies facilitates the Safer Weho Coalition, a grassroots initiative to reduce and prevent substance use related harms in the West Hollywood area. The Coalition, as well as the Institute for Public Strategies, has a long history of providing innovative and interactive programming that provides a safe and healthy alternative to partying in a city with a high concentration of alcohol on sale retailers. We are excited to announce “Slay the Night: Harm Free Drag Bingo”! The aim of this event is to provide a fun and safe space for community building and social networking. The event will feature meal sharing, Drag Queen Bingo, facilitated conversations, and a fun holiday and winter atmosphere. The main impetus of this event is to destigmatize the pursuit of resources such as Narcan, Cal Fresh, Metro, and harm reduction tools by offering them in a fun and casual atmosphere. The intended audience is populations that often ignore community events because of stigmatized perceptions of resource access. We are excited to host this alongside amazing partners who sit on a coalition with us, such as Being Alive, LA LGBT Center, LACADA, Just Don’t Die, The Wall Las Memorias, and more. The support of the city would be a tremendous help in bringing this event to fruition.
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| How does this event benefit the West Hollywood community and/or the City? |
IPS has implemented risk-reduction measures to lessen alcohol and meth’s dramatic impact in West Hollywood. In partnership with the city, IPS hosts and participates in alcohol- and drug-free events that attract thousands of residents annually. IPS and its community partners regularly distribute fentanyl strips and Narcan to WeHo residents and would do so at this event, along with promoting other community resources.
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| Please list the names of all event participants (panelists, presenters, performers, speakers, lecturers, etc.) for each/all day(s) of the event: |
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| Please provide a summary of examples of a previous event(s) and/or programming produced by your organization that demonstrates the organization’s capability to deliver high-quality events and/or programming similar to the one you are proposing in this application |
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| Has your organization received a City of West Hollywood co-sponsorship before? If so, for what event (name & date of event)? |
Yes! The City of West Hollywood has co-sponsored several events with Institute for Public Strategies and the Safer WeHo coalition, including #SIZZLE 2023: Saturday, June 3 - Sunday, June 4, 2023 from 12PM - 8PM along Santa Monica Blvd in West Hollywood and #BOOM 2024: Sunday, December 31, 2023 from 6PM - Midnight at Plummer Park in West Hollywood. The funding for these events was funneled through our sister organization, Global Institute for Public Strategies, who acted as the fiscal agent for each event.
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| Is this event held on one date, or multiple dates? |
One Date
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| What does your event request in City support: |
City Facility Use (if yes, which facility and room, as applicable), Promotion of the event via the City’s communication channels, Validated parking at a City Lot (if yes, which City parking lot or parking facility), Fee waivers for ancillary City permits that may be required for the event (e.g., Special event permit, building and safety permit, encroachment permits, etc.), Monetary Support. Not all Co-Sponsorships will include monetary support from the City. Please keep in mind, public funds must be used to support the community, must serve a public purpose, and requests will be reviewed in accordance with all applicable laws. The request must explain how this funding would be used to cover direct program costs. Funds are disbursed on a reimbursable basis after the provision of suitable expenditure documentation (e.g., receipts).
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| If requesting monetary support, please list an estimated amount: |
$5,000.00
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| If requesting facility use, please list the name & location of the facility requested: |
Fiesta Hall
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