GDMAF | The Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund

MetroBall 2024. 17th Anniversary.
June 7, 2024

A BIG ‘Thank You’ to all attending and supporting.

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The Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund (GDMAF) held their annual fundraiser, MetroBall 17, featuring Crystal Waters and David Hernandez headlining the 17th annual MetroBall fundraiser on June 7 2024, at Station 4 (S4) nightclub. Paul J. Williams as Helen Holy emceed the event.

Crystal Waters was named by Billboard Magazine as “one of the most successful Dance Music Artists in the history of the Billboard Dance Music Chart.” She is best known for her string of global dance hits including her 1991 #1 signature smash, “Gypsy Woman (She’s Homeless)”, which garnered 3 American Music Award nominations and made her an international sensation. In 1994, her “100% Pure Love,” became one of the longest charting songs, residing on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 48 weeks and in 2009 “Destination Calabria “which went to #1 on the Pop Charts in over 43 countries. Along with her AMA noms, she won 6 ASCAP Songwriter Awards, an MTV Video Music Award nod.

David Hernandez gained national attention with his dynamic voice and affable personality as a Top 12 American Idol finalist. A true self-made artist with the potential to transcend any genre, David is a force to be reckoned with. Possessing the ability to reinvent himself and sustain himself in an ever-changing industry while maintaining edge & drive, David consistently evolves.

In addition to American Idol, David has showcased his talents on The Ellen Show, The Today Show, MTV’s TRL, EXTRA, Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, Teen Choice Awards, & TV Guides’ Sexiest Stars to name a few.

David’s hit single, “Beautiful” reached the Top 100 of the Billboard Dance charts while the music video was a viral sensation. His recent releases this past year include self-produced songs & music videos, “Sorry”, “Kingdom” & his summer anthem, “Boomerang”. The recent single & music video “ily.” is available now on all digital platforms & the music video is available on YouTube with over 116k views. The new EP “Don’t @ Me” is now streaming!

Paul J. Williams has been performing as a comedian for over 30 years. During that time, he developed his most popular “altar ego”, Sister Helen Holy of the First Southern Fried Self-Satisfied Babatist Church. Calling on his extensive religious upbringing in the Babatist church and as a graduate of Baylor University, Sister Helen allows Paul J. to skewer the extremes and prejudices of religion while still honoring the faith. Find out more at www.pauljwilliams.com

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“MetroBall is the biggest fundraiser for GDMAF, so we are excited to bring this level of talent to our event and hope they will attract an even wider audience. Our goal is to put on an event that everyone can enjoy.” said Barry Robertson, Board President of GDMAF. “Our first MetroBall, 17 years ago, was held at TMC and had less than 75 attendees. It is exciting to see it grow to an event that sees upwards of 700 people in attendance. AIDS may not get the attention it used to, but it still affects too many people today and people with HIV /AIDS are now living longer with the disease, causing new issues. said David Hearn, Founder of GDMAF.