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International Bear Rendezvous

The International Bear Rendezvous is an annual gathering of bears and bear-lovers held in San Francisco. It is hosted by the Bears of San Francisco, who conceived of Rendezvous as a weekend of fun and fundraising.

The event fosters a sense of community among participants while at the same time raising money for agencies serving the gay and HIV communities at the local, state, and national level.


Fundraising is accomplished primarily through raffles, auctions, and direct donations from participants and the community.

Since the first Rendezvous in 1995, the net proceeds have resulted in donations totaling over $320,000 to such organizations.


 
IBR 1995

February 16-20
1995
Theme : Purple

The first 6 years of IBR were each decorated after one of the 6 colors in the gay flag, in sequence.


Funds Raised $10,000


$3,333 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:

AIDS Benefits Counselors

Lambda Legal Defense and Education

Godfather Service Fund 1995


1995 Titleholders
International Mr Bear
Will Pettite
Los Angeles, California
International Mr Grizzly Bear
Rodger Ream
Baltimore, Maryland
International Mr Daddy Bear
Clark Bufkin
Palm Springs, California
International Mr Bear Cub
Glen McClintock
Guerneville, California

IBR 1996

February 15-19
1996
Theme : Blue

The first 6 years of IBR were each decorated after one of the 6 colors in the gay flag, in sequence.


Funds Raised $18,000


$6,000 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:

18th St. Services / Operation Concern

PFLAG - Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays

STOP AIDS Project


1996 Titleholders
International Mr Bear
Steve Blanscet
Long Beach, California
International Mr Grizzly Bear
Jacques Zonne
Amsterdam, Netherlands
International Mr Daddy Bear
Sean Minogue
San Diego, California
International Mr Bear Cub
Joe Parker
Austin, Texas
IBR 1997

February 13-17
1997
Theme : Green

The first 6 years of IBR were each decorated after one of the 6 colors in the gay flag, in sequence.


Funds Raised $24,000


$8,000 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:

AIDS Legal Referral Panel

Int’l Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission

Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center


1997 Titleholders
International Mr Bear
Jim Parton
Ventura, California
International Mr Grizzly Bear
Michael Freer
Seattle, Washington
International Mr Daddy Bear
Lance Lirette
Vancouver, BC, Canada
International Mr Bear Cub
Duane Mosco
Chatsworth, California


IBR 1998

February 12-16
1998

Theme : Yellow

The first 6 years of IBR were each decorated after one of the 6 colors in the gay flag, in sequence.

Funds Raised $21,000

$7,000 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:

Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center

Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Diseases

National Minority AIDS Coalition




1998 Titleholders
International Mr Bear
Rod Savides
Leeds, United Kingdom
International Mr Grizzly Bear
Sherman Hanke
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
International Mr Daddy Bear
Loyd Powell
Houston, Texas
International Mr Bear Cub
Jeff Boone
Ontario, California

IBR 1999

February 11-15
1999

Theme : Orange

The first 6 years of IBR were each decorated after one of the 6 colors in the gay flag, in sequence.

Funds Raised $27,000

$9,000 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:

Gay and Lesbian Historical Society of Northern

California Gay and Lesbian National Hotline

HIV In Prison Committee, California Prison Focus




1999 Titleholders
International Mr Bear
Craig Byrnes
Springfield, Virginia
International Mr Grizzly Bear
Micheal Patterson
Tucson, Arizona
International Mr Daddy Bear
Rob Hathaway
Newberg, Oregon
International Mr Bear Cub
Steve Earle
Kent, United Kingdom

IBR 2000

February 17-21
2000

Theme : Red
The first 6 years of IBR were each decorated after one of the 6 colors in the gay flag, in sequence.

Funds Raised $21,000


$7,000 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:

Bay Area Health Support And Education Services

FTM International

We Care Bay Area


2000 Titleholders
International Mr Bear
Heath McKay
Lowell, Massachusetts
International Mr Grizzly Bear
Robert Kenny
Ottawa, ON, Canada
International Mr Daddy Bear
Craig McCauslan
Huntington Beach, California
International Mr Bear Cub
Brad Bivvins
Tucson, Arizona


IBR 2001

February 15-19
2001

Theme : Space Odyssey

Bears on the Moon, bear space walks and just about everything else space-related..

Funds Raised $24,000

$8,000 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:

Dolores Street Community Services

Home Care Companions

Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force



2001 Titleholders
International Mr Bear
Scott Perry
Lexington, Kentucky
International Mr Grizzly Bear
Hal Hillman
Riverside, Rhode Island
International Mr Daddy Bear
Dave Ward
Leicester, United Kingdom
International Mr Bear Cub
Scooter Garoutte
Chatsworth, California

IBR 2002

February 14-18
2002

Theme : Explorer Bear

Time to get out and explore the bear world, well, at least in San Francisco.


Funds Raised $15,000

$5,000 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:

Online Policy Group

AGUILAS, Inc.

Men Together Project / Tri-Cities Health Center


2002 Titleholders

International Mr Bear
Pat Thorne
Falls Church, Virginia
International Mr Grizzly Bear
Robert Cannon
Phoenix, Arizona
International Mr Daddy Bear
Jeremy Fennell
London, United Kingdom
International Mr Bear Cub
Stephen Jensen
Watertown, Massachusetts

IBR 2003

February 13-17
2003

Theme : Super Heros

Whose your favorite Super Hero? I bet we had a bear variation to match.

Funds Raised $24,000

$8,000 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:

Aurora Dawn Foundation

San Francisco LGBTQ Community Center

National Center for Lesbian Rights


2003 Titleholders
International Mr Bear
Klaus Regel
Köln, Germany
International Mr Grizzly Bear
David Mendelson
Seattle, Washington
International Mr Daddy Bear
Roger Spencer
Cincinnati, Ohio
International Mr Bear Cub
Ian Urwin
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, United Kingdom

IBR 2004

February 12-16
2004

Theme : X

X - for the Roman Numeral 10 Being the 10th IBR, we chose the roman numeral "X" along with everything else Roman (and maybe a bit of Greek) to go along with it.

Funds Raised $30,000

$10,000 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:

New Leaf Services (Elder Program)

Tenderloin AIDS Resource Center

Scouting for All





2004 Titleholders
International Mr Bear
Scott Hunter
South Pasedena, California
International Mr Grizzly Bear
Jay Duckworth
New Brunswick, New Jersey
International Mr Daddy Bear
Bill Howard
Lexington, Kentucky
International Mr Bear Cub
Juan Viera
Madrid, Spain

IBR 2005

February 17-21
2005

Theme : Construction
The first year of a new decade - therefore, Building a New Decade and Building Bridges to the Community

Funds Raised $9,000

$3,000 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:


Sojourn Multi-Faith Chaplaincy

QCC - Queer Cultural Center

COLAGE - Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere


2005 Titleholders
International Mr Bear
Harvey Mallory
Lexington, Kentucky
International Mr Grizzly Bear
David Nigro
Middle Village, New York
International Mr Daddy Bear
Mischa Kitain
Sacramento, California
International Mr Bear Cub
Manny Diaz
Brooklyn, New York

IBR 2006

February 16-20
2006

Theme : IBRdi Gras

Mardi Gras IBR-style - let the good times roll. In light of Hurricane Katrina, it made this theme all that much more appropriate as we selected two of the three beneficiaries for gay-friendly charities in the New Orleans area.

Funds Raised $18,000

$6,000 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:

William J Fanning Foundation

Project Lazarus

The Family Link



2006 Titleholders
International Mr Bear
Pedro Veral
Cadrete, Zaragoza, Spain
International Mr Grizzly Bear
Tom Swanton
Seattle, Washington
International Mr Daddy Bear
Ali Lopez
Randallstown, Maryland
International Mr Bear Cub
Louis Colasurdo
Belleville, New Jersey

IBR 2007

February 15-19
2007

Theme : IBR the 13th

Horror based theme as a twist on it being our "unlucky 13th" year (like Friday the 13th).

Funds Raised $33,000

$11,000 to each
of the following Beneficiaries:

BCA - Black Coalition on AIDS

HIP - HIV/Hepatitis C in Prison, Committee of California Prison Focus

PFLAG - Parents, Friends and Family of Lesbians and Gays




2007 Titleholders
International Mr Bear
Andres Piedehierro
Madrid, Spain
International Mr Grizzly Bear
Steve Strong
Battle Ground, Washington
International Mr Daddy Bear
Todd Bennett
Salt Lake City, Utah
International Mr Bear Cub
Steve Finch
Long Beach, California
2007


IBR 2009

IBR 2009 is planned for President's Day Weekend - February 12-16, 2009


Check back in October when this website will be updated with all of the activities and options available for the event.
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