Spring Break held its Community Meeting on Aug. 21 and, after some ice cream, members of the Spring Break community chose the theme and colors for 2011.

The 2011 theme is "Sunlight of the Spirit" and the colors are fire-engine red and canary yellow. All of the materials for Spring Break 2011 — the website, all email blasts, the T-shirt, the mug, the banner, etc. — will be developed around this theme and these colors.

First, a logo for the even must be selected. Members of the Spring Break community are encouraged to submit logo ideas for 2011.  A contest to choose the logo will be held at the Sept.25 fundraiser.  The winner will receive a free registration and meals package to Spring Break.

Logo submissions must follow some basic guidelines in order to qualify for submission.  Logos must include the city and state of the event, as well as the year.  They also must incorporate a sun symbol of some kind.  Personal names should not be included on the logos.

The first development toward this end will be the branding of the website and email blasts, in advance of the Sept. 25 fundraiser.  A place will be held for the winning logo.

Do you have some great ideas for this year's Spring Break.  The 2011 event has gone through some changes and will be coming to you in an exciting new format but true to the legacy of the event.

Come have your voice heard at the annual Community Meeting, which is being held Saturday, Aug. 21 from 3-5 pm at First Congregational United Church of Christ (new map to Pastor Steve's church, in a lightbox--click link).  At the Community Meeting, members of the community will choose the colors and theme of the 2011 event.  The meeting is open to all LGBT alcoholics.  Suggestions for the colors and theme come from the community.

The 2010 theme was "Rule 62: Don't Take Yourself Too Damn Seriously" and the colors were black and white.  A logo contest will then be held, so that a logo for the chosen colors and theme can be designed.  The logo, colors and theme will be emblazoned on T-shirts, mugs and other memorabilia, as well as on this website. 

Traditionally, the logo contest is held at the Homecoming Dance in September, but it was suggested at the meeting tonight that the contest may be held earlier this year, so that the logo could be put to use for a longer period of time.

So if you'd like to have your ideas for a theme and colors chosen, come help determine the look of Spring Break 2011.

The next event of the year after the Community Meeting has traditionally been the Homecoming Dance.  A fundraising event will be held on this date, Sept. 25.  The exact format has yet to be determined.  An article will be posted here shortly with details.

America's 5th Largest City, Phoenix, Arizona, is host to the state's 28th annual LGBT AA Conference. Presented by Arizona gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender members of Alcoholics Anonymous with Al-Anon participation, we welcome you to Spring Break 2011.

People from all over the United States and various parts of the world have attended our annual conference, and we look forward to meeting new friends every year. Spring is the perfect time of year to come to Phoenix with its vibrant city life, endless days of sunshine, and an abundance of natural beauty surrounding the city.

If the event is held at the traditional weekend of the year, the Spring Break will take place April 8-10, 2011.  But an earlier March date has been discussed, so please don't book tickets yet.  When the dates are determined, they will be posted here.