Dallas Gay Bachelor Auction Set for March 15

The 6th annual Dallas Gay Bachelor Auction will be held at JR's Bar and Grill on Sunday, March 15, 2009 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Applications are currently being accepted for men and women who are interested in participating as a bachelor in the event. The 2009 auction will boast an all-new program, including new games and entertainment. Admission is free, and all proceeds from the auction will directly benefit Bryan's House, a local nonprofit organization that supports children and teens who are affected by HIV/AIDS.

"We are thrilled to bring the Gay Bachelor Auction back for a sixth year," said Claire Oliver, a co-coordinator for the event. "There are so many exciting new changes that will surely please the crowd."

Oliver is joined by Jason Vincik who also coordinates the auction.

"Last year the auction made over $12,000," Vincik said. "We decided to start spreading the donations among various local charities, rather than concentrating on just one."

Previous auctions directly benefited The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, an organization that both Oliver and Vincik continue to support. Both organizers have lost loved ones to blood cancers, including a past bachelor who died in 2007 of non Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Chad Reed is a veteran bachelor who will be returning for a third year in 2009. Reed recently joined the planning committee to offer help in all phases of event coordination.

"I am so excited to be part of this event," explains Reed. "Allocating the proceeds to local charities like Bryan's House makes me feel really good about what we're doing."

For more information, please visit www.gayauction.org.