A Letter from the President
Howdy from Big D!
The members of the Dallas Bears invite y'all to join us March 15-18, 2012 for Texas Bear Round-Up 17 – Bears Gone Wild – Spring Break Style!
We have a great weekend planned with entertainment, food, activities, contest, and transportation to all our events and bars, our famous hospitality room, and of course 1000+ bears, cubs, admirers and more!
Each year our small group of volunteers works hard to plan a great event so that your time here in Dallas is fun and exciting. We work just as hard to keep our costs down in order to keep the cost down for You to attend. Through volunteers, donations and sponsorships we continue to be able to provide one of the best packages at one of the lowest prices on the circuit. At the same time our event is a "Party with a Purpose." While you are having a good time remember we are also doing some good work in our communities. Our three beneficiaries this year are Youth First Texas, AIDS Interfaith Network and Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund (GDMAF) (check out the Beneficiaries page for more information). After TBRU 16 we were able to give $46,000 to our three beneficiaries. This year we will strive to continue to give the most back to the community as possible. We are excited to let you know that the Internal Revenue Service has granted us 501(c)(3) tax deductible status. Your donations to us are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Each year we ask for your feedback and comments. You ask for things each year and we do our best to respond; of course there are some things that we cannot do in respect to Texas laws, City ordinances and State liquor laws, etc… Thank you for your constructive feedback and suggestions. I am pleased to let you know about the following improvements we are offering you:
- Hotel prices remain unchanged
- New Bear Dinner Event
- Additional Pool Parties
- Later Spa Excursion
- Texas Winery City Excursion
- Dallas World Aquarium Excursion
- Historic Ft. Worth Stockyards Excursion
- Return of the Big D Bear Dance Partnership
- Host Hotel Reservations – for TBRU Registrants only
- Dedicated, Continuous Shuttle Service between Host and Overflow Hotels
- Larger Hospitality Room
- … and more!
This year’s theme, “Bears Gone Wild – Spring Break Style” has been the running joke of a theme in the Dallas Bears for many, many years. A spoof on the Girls Gone Wild and Guys Gone Wild videos… this will surely be a hilarious theme. Get your spring break/beach party/bears gone wild costume ready for Thursday night’s Kick-Off Party! We will have a Costume Contest, Food and more. Of course, there will be fabulous prizes for the contest… also some of the bars may sponsor contests as well, so keep those costumes handy. Get ready for the Mr. TBRU Contest on Saturday as we show off our Bears, Cubs and Admirers.
Make your travel arrangements, register for TBRU, make your hotel reservations and we will see you in Dallas!
Woof!
Wayne Davis
President, Dallas Bears