HUNTERS, Cut From Halsted Market Days

Dear Friends, Family & Supporters,

 It was just a few weeks ago that I expressed on Face Book, my sadness and disappointment with Special Events Management and Chicago Pride Fest about its decision to cut Hunters Chicago from the Chicago Pride Fest. 

We were able to turn the bad news into a successful first annual “Suburban Pride” event on June 24, 2012 at Hunters Chicago. Today I have to break bad news once again. Special Events Management and the Halsted Street Market Days committee have decided to cut Hunters Chicago from the Halsted Market Days event as well. The reasons given were the same as the Chicago Pride Fest, space limitations. The protocol for the cut was, among other protocol, was that Hunters Chicago was not located on Halsted Street. Not to mention the disappointment, I find it ironic that over the last 30 years Hunters Chicago has donated time and money as well as support to worthy charities and businesses like Chicago House, the Center on Halsted and Howard Brown, all located on or near Halsted Street. This news of being cut at two events on Halsted Street finds me almost speechless, especially since other non-gay, non-Halsted businesses have had booths at both events.  Without the intention of alienating or offending our city friends and customers, Hunters Chicago will again “make lemonade out of lemons”.  On the weekend of August 11^th and 12^th Hunters Chicago will be donating 20% of all receipts to a local charity.

To reach Special Events Management call Joe Persfull at 773-868-3010

Thank you for your support,

Mark Hunter