Sunday, December 18, 2005
LGBT New Orleans Needs Your Help
Here is a chance for you to give a needed Christmas present to all the LGBT community in New Orleans.
It seems that after Katrina hit so many persons were scattered throughout the country, that the Lesbian Gay Community Center of New Orleans in in danger of going under financially.
According to Randall Beach, co-chair of the center, they have had several meetings to try to figure out a way out of thier financial sutiation. It seems that the all volunteer center was supported almost entirely by local support from the community itself.
"We have never had a lot of corporate support and most of our heavy donors are sacttered around the country. Many we haven't been able to talk to. We don't even know where they went." "Also it's hard to ask people for money when they don't even have a house."
The center operates on $30 to 50 thousand dollars a year. According to Beach if 2500 people around the country each donated $20 the center would have enough money to survive for another year.
"Ät a time when there are a lot of people in our community needing help and desperately needing community, the center needs to be up and running and operating."he said,"but we can't keep the doors open without insurance and rent and utilities."
The center is home to the local Metropolitan Community Church, a PFLAG chapter, political organizations, a youth group the Gay Film Festival,and other community institutions. It also operates a resource library.
So, there you have it, an opportunity to help others for Christmas.
Donations may be mailed to LGCCNO, 2114 Decatur St., New Orkeans.La.70116.
For the complete article and more about New Orleans recovery efforts click on the Link for 365 Gay.com to the left and check out the article.
Deacon Harry
It seems that after Katrina hit so many persons were scattered throughout the country, that the Lesbian Gay Community Center of New Orleans in in danger of going under financially.
According to Randall Beach, co-chair of the center, they have had several meetings to try to figure out a way out of thier financial sutiation. It seems that the all volunteer center was supported almost entirely by local support from the community itself.
"We have never had a lot of corporate support and most of our heavy donors are sacttered around the country. Many we haven't been able to talk to. We don't even know where they went." "Also it's hard to ask people for money when they don't even have a house."
The center operates on $30 to 50 thousand dollars a year. According to Beach if 2500 people around the country each donated $20 the center would have enough money to survive for another year.
"Ät a time when there are a lot of people in our community needing help and desperately needing community, the center needs to be up and running and operating."he said,"but we can't keep the doors open without insurance and rent and utilities."
The center is home to the local Metropolitan Community Church, a PFLAG chapter, political organizations, a youth group the Gay Film Festival,and other community institutions. It also operates a resource library.
So, there you have it, an opportunity to help others for Christmas.
Donations may be mailed to LGCCNO, 2114 Decatur St., New Orkeans.La.70116.
For the complete article and more about New Orleans recovery efforts click on the Link for 365 Gay.com to the left and check out the article.
Deacon Harry
