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Next year at this time, the town's clubs, restaurants, hotels, and ball fields will be teeming with gay softball players. Emerald City Softball Assn. (ECSA) will host the 2008 Gay Softball World Series here from August 22 to August 30, 2008. ECSA is expecting more than 200 teams and about 3500 people to visit Seattle for the annual competition.

In addition to a busy tournament schedule of games, the Series will include splashy opening and closing ceremonies at locations to be announced.

Hosting something like this requires both a lot of time to organize things (which is provided by ECSA volunteers) and a lot of money. And it's that second item where you come in. ECSA is now offering "Gem Club" tickets for those who want to help with that vital second item. Buy your tickets now online to help ECSA prepare to showcase Seattle for visitors from around the country. With the top two tiers, you'll even get guaranteed entry to the opening and closing ceremonies. Other advantages are outlined in this pdf document.

Gem Club Level	One-Time Payment	4 Monthly Installments	10 Monthly Installments
Diamond Level	$ 500	$ 125	$ 50
Emerald Level	$ 300	$ 75	$ 30
Ruby Level	$ 150	$ 38	$ 15

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