Article: Los Angeles Gay Games Bid Group Announces National Advisory Board; Former Dodger, USOC Staffer Top the List; Latin American Outreach Efforts Also Begin.

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles Games, Ltd., the group considering a bid to host Gay Games VIII in 2010, has announced the formation of the Los Angeles Games National Advisory Board.

Included on the initial list is former Los Angeles Dodger Billy Bean, whose recent autobiography chronicled his years as a closeted professional athlete, and Alicia McConnell, Associate Director of Community Outreach for the United States Olympic Committee.

The role of the Advisory Board will be to increase public awareness of the Gay Games; provide expertise on marketing, sports administration, sponsor and board development; and promote fundraising efforts ...

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