Golden Boot 2023

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• ==== ''Caitlyn''====
• ==== ''Vic'' ====
• It’s hard to believe, but this year’s recipient has been involved in square dancing longer than we have! This dancer:
• * Began square dancing in 1969 as a pre-teen and continued being active throughout high school and college
• * Was part of a local teen exhibition group (no, not THAT kind of exhibition!) and danced and toured with them to Romania and Czechoslovakia before the fall of the Berlin Wall
• * Graduated with a West-Coast LGBTQ+ club in 1984
• * Was a Convention co-chair and co-creator of the first ever Fun Badge Tour in 1986
• * Co-chaired several West Coast A&C Fly-ins
• * Was on the committee for *our* first IAGSDC convention in 1996
• * Served on the advisory board of All Join Hands
• * Attended 34 IAGSDC Conventions, including Ottawa
• * Has been active in both gay and straight square dance worlds for over 3 decades
• ==== ''Debbie'' ====
• The Ceders wanted to present a gift that both James and Blanchie Jo would appreciate and help to commemorate this prestigious occasion.
• We commissioned John Griffin (AKA Nova Starr) of Fierce Drag Jewels to design and create this magnificent brooch, featuring a golden cowboy boot and the initials “BJB” in rhinestones. May you wear it with pride.
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  Caitlyn Ceder holds James' Golden Boot Brooch