After this past weekend, I can already see 2009 is going to be a banner year. We had Sean's Last Wish board and volunteer meetings in Greenville until 4 PM Saturday. There is a major workshop planned for mid April; more on that later. January 24 is a Bingo fundraiser at a restaurant in Greenville, SC. If anyone close by is interested in coming, please contact me. It will be a lot of fun.
I realize the economic times are what they are, but if anyone can donate time or financial help, it will help the foundation tremendously. We always need volunteers.
I made it back to Charlotte for the first Charlotte Gender Alliance meeting in the LGBT Community Center. The members met for dinner at 4:30 while I was traveling home, so I had coffee ready when everyone got there. We had a total of 26 people this month, with folks offering ideas on programs and events for the future. We now have ample space and resources to serve our community and, equally important, we are making a step towards uniting the LGBT community and making a positive impact on this area of North Carolina and beyond.
Also taking place is the beginning of an Interfaith Coalition. I have written of how I feel about the chasm that exists between the LGBT Community and 'the church'. We are beginning to partner with churches which are welcoming with the goal of leading other churches which may be leaning that way.
All these outreach efforts taken as a whole may not seem connected, but they are. They are connected by the thread of human dignity, the one goal upon which we must never lose focus. Yep, an amazing year ahead.
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