meeting announcement
Rainbow Pride of West Virginia will be holding a full committee meeting on Tuesday, September 1st, at 7:00 pm in the Community Office at 501 Elizabeth St., Room 11, in Charleston. We would like to invite all members and concerned allies to attend. This will be the first formal meeting with the newly elected Board of Directors and we are all very excited about getting down to work. Among other business, we will be getting an update on the annual Pride Picnic which is coming up at Coonskin Park on October 11, receiving a financial report from treasurer Chris Bostic, and discussing possible fundraising opportunities. Please attend if you can. We hope to see you all there.
Tri-State AIDS Task Force picnic & softball game
We would like to encourage all of our members to participate in this fabulous event if you can. Please contact the Tri-State AIDS Task Force at tsatf@aol.com if you have any questions. Press release follows:
Tri-State AIDS Task Force is bringing back to the community Mama Queen Bee’s Pigroast and Softball Game at Rotary Park. The date is September 27, 2009, gates open 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm.
This will be a day of fun filled activities for the community with door prizes to be given away every hour. Food will be served at 2:30 pm, ball game will begin at 3:30 pm. This years theme is Cartoon/Superhero Characters, guy softball players are encouraged to dress as their favorite female cartoon character or super hero and female softball players are encouraged to dress as their favorite male cartoon character or super hero. We already have commitments from Rainbow Bright and Hong Kong Fuey, so get excited and plan to attend. Monetary prizes will be given for the best costume.
We need help selling raffle tickets for the big giveaway at 5:00 pm that day: The prizes are a 22″ flat screen television, a Compaq laptop computer, a Nintendo Wii, a digital camera and a piece of unique stained glass. The tickets are $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00. A monetary prize will be given the person who sells the most tickets.
We need 60 people to sell 25 tickets, so please call 304-417-1272 to arrange to assist with our ticket sells.
Thank you
Lisa Cremeans
Volunteer
Covenant House benefit at Long Fork Campground
On Saturday, August 15, 2009, beginning at 3:00 pm, Long Fork Campground and the Mountain State Knights are hosting “The Red Party: A Party for the People” to benefit the Covenant House Food Pantry. If you plan to come, simply bring along some nonperishable food items to donate. But if you can’t make the party, there are several drop off points in Charleston where you can make a donation. These are: Visions Day Spa, Bluegrass Kitchen, Tricky Fish, and, of course, Covenant House.
Covenant House was created in 1981 by Charleston citizens and groups committed to helping those with the fewest resources. Their mission was to work for justice by offering direct services for West Virginians in need while creating social change through advocacy and education. Covenant House provides assistance to the homeless population of the Kanawha Valley and to people living with HIV and AIDS. They’re on the web at wvcovenanthouse.org.
Long Fork is a clothing optional retreat for the gay community located in the lush hills of West Virginia about 40 minutes north of Charleston. Visit them on the web at www.longfork.com for more information. Bring your own refreshments, but remember: no glass bottles around the pool.