Great Party Kicks-Off New "The L-Word" Season

About 425 party-goers packed Union Station Video Cafe on Sunday night, January 6, for the premiere of the fifth season of Showtime's "The L-Word".

The annual event, organized by Cleveland Membership & Community Events Co-Chairs Adam Oppenheim and Joe Ward, was the most successful to date. "It was amazing to see so many people coming together for a great event. The partnership with Showtime and Union Station has allowed this unique event to bring together a huge portion of our community from many different demographics", Adam said.

According to Joe Ward, "The L-Word was once again a great event for bringing
the Cleveland community together, while supporting
SHOWTIME and HRC. Based on my informal conversations
welcoming the attendees at the door, it was apparent
that events such as the L-Word and HRC's monthly First
Friday "out-reach" events have greatly helped to
spread the awareness of HRC, as this year's attendees
were more aware of HRC's mission and more willing to
support HRC with their donations."

Suzanne Hamilton, Cleveland Federal Club Co-Chair and HRC Board of Governors member, said the event was "an invigorating success" and "the turn out and enthusiasm indicate that the
community loves it!"