J une 25th - 28th 2009

Ft Lauderdale, FL - Thank you my friends,

Last June at the Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach, six hundred and sixty men registered for the 2008 A Celebration Of Friends weekend and raised over $16,183 for local charities in Southern Florida.

This brings the total of over one hundred thousand dollars ($100,783 to be exact) that all of you who have ever attended and registered as members of A Celebration Of Friends Inc. have raised over the past seven years.

I would like to personally thank each and every one of you at The 8th annual A Celebration Of Friends weekend at the beautiful Hilton Fort Lauderdale Airport Hotel 25 thru 28 June 2009.

There are NO Registration fees. The only thing we ask is that each person attending make a $40 charitable contribution at the ACOF Registration tables during the Celebration (Thursday thru Sunday). This donation will give you access to all ACOF shows and vendor displays for all four days of the Celebration. Your time will be your own to do what YOU want, where YOU want, with whoever wants to do it with YOU!

VENDORS: Anyone who wishes to sell any merchandise or promote a product during the Celebration; please contact tomcat9722@aol.com

VOLUNTEERS: Please remember; the A Celebration Of Friends Inc is an all volunteer organization and we're always looking for members of our Family to help out with their time and energy. So if anytime during the Celebration you feel the need the help us out with registration or Security, just let us know! Thanks in advance!

Registered Celebration members will receive:

Run Of the House:
$99 Rooms - Single/Double Occupancy
$109 Rooms - Triple/Quad Occupancy
(Group Room Rates apply five days pre/post actual event)
Complimentary high speed Internet (hard wire) upon request
$5 per Daily Parking

Thursday - Sunday:
Complimentary Daily American Breakfast Buffet in the main restaurant.
Complimentary Nightly One Hour Full Cocktail Receptions.
Complimentary Valet Parking for cars with state registered Handicapped Stickers.
So make your reservations early. Reservations may be made directly by calling 954-920-3300/800-HILTONS or BOOK ONLINE (Mention group code CELEB when making your reservation either online or via the telephone).

A Celebration of Friends Inc. is a charitable 501(c)3 organization dedicated to help fill the social needs of the mature gay male with low-cost conventions or, Celebrations while at the same time raising funds for selected local charities.

The major charity we raise funds for in Fort Lauderdale is Tuesdays Angels Inc. a nonprofit Section 501(c)3 Organization that provides funding on an emergency basis to men, women and children with HIV/AIDS. One hundred percent of all dollars received by Tuesday's Angels go directly to individuals or to selected organizations that have clients that have little or no income.

Welcome to the A Celebration Of Friends weekend!

WHERE MATURITY MEANS SOMETHING!

"A Celebration Of Friends" weekend is a time for each of us to meet and become reacquainted with the members of our "Family" with no pressure and no timetable! While there is no registration fee (we want you to spend your hard earned money on yourself), we will be asking each registrant for a $40 charitable donation to be made when you arrive