Don, Kyra and John model African styles at the annual PFLAG Potluck Picnic.
PFLAG Door County's annual Potluck Picnic brought twenty members and supporters to Sturgeon Bay's Sunset Park on August 3rd. Croquet, tennis, and an impromptu singalong with guitar rounded out a pleasant afternoon of food and friendly conversation. LGBT issues (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) are always on topic, and the annual picnic allows us to chat more casually, one-on-one, than at monthly meetings. Make sure you're on our e-mail list for advance notice of next year's picnic! PFLAG Door County continues its weekly presence at the Sturgeon Bay Farmers Market. Every Saturday, July through October, our PFLAG chapter hosts an information table on the Nebraska Street side of Market Square, near the Miller Art Annex. From 9:00 AM to Noon, our chapter banner is displayed with LGBT resources for Northeast Wisconsin... some national LGBT publications... and a few brochures for Spanish-speaking LGBT allies. The weekly display began two years ago, partly in response to an anti-gay marriage campaign that wrote discrimination into Wisconsin's constitution. PFLAG Door County continues to educate the public on LGBT issues and needs, particularly as many LGBT artists and business owners contribute to the tourist economy of our peninsula. Stop by our information table on Saturday mornings, and consider bringing a lawn chair and staying a while. Congratulations to Northeast Wisconsin PRIDE organizers for a wonderful PRIDE Alive! festival at Joannes Park in Green Bay. PFLAG Door County took its information table to the July 12th event, which featured music, concessions, vendors, prize drawings, and ten hours of community. More than 2,000 LGBT supporters passed through the park during the day. Along with local dignitaries and a former national leader of the Human Rights Campaign, our own Sandy Brown delivered a few words from the event's main stage.
Our PFLAG leader Sandy Brown at last year's AIDS Walk Wisconsin.
Team Sandy Brown - PFLAG Door County raised more than $700.00 for AIDS Walk Wisconsin, last year, and will again participate in the Milwaukee event this September. Money raised through the state's AIDS Walk supports in-state HIV-AIDS research and treatment, with benefit to the AIDS Resource Centers of Wisconsin, and to Northeast Wisconsin's branch of ARCW in Green Bay.
Remember that PFLAG Door County is a 501-C-3 non-profit organization. While a small monetary donation can help support our Post Office Box and literature expenses, your receipts from Econo Foods in Sturgeon Bay can also be claimed by our organization for a one percent donation. Our PFLAG chapter has already turned in donated receipt batches totaling two thousand dollars or more, earning us an occasional twenty dollars to offset basic expenses. Your grocery shopping can support PFLAG Door County!
Contact us for additional information... join us for a monthly PFLAG Door County meeting... or become part of our Yahoo Group to receive e-mail updates on activities and events.
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