This week at the GLCC............
Cindy
This Week @ the GLCC:
August 4, Sunday – Volunteer Orientation/Training from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. We are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic community members and allies, who are interested in assisting with the day to day operations of the GLCC, creating and implementing new and innovative programs, and making a positive impact on the gay community. Please email glcc.cris...@gmail.com to let us know you’re coming! Or call the center 412.422.0114
EVERY Week at the GLCC:
PERSAD’s Afterschool Program: YOUNG ADULT ONLY! Every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00-7:00. Come in for a safe place to relax, play games and get homework help from our tutors!
FREE HIV Ora-Quick Testing: ALL AGES! Thursday from 6pm to 9pm. Testing provided by the Pittsburgh AIDS Task force.
Youth Work Out Wednesdays: Come work up a sweat with Jodi and Sierra from 3:00-5:00pm! Come out and get your exercise grooooove on
Friday Night Youth Drop-in: Every Friday night from 7:00-10:00 PM is the GLCC Youth Night Drop In!! Snacks, fun and friends, who could ask for anything more?
Other Community Happenings:
Pittsburgh web series, “Shepard” tackles gay struggle in high school. Filmed with a Pittsburgh cast & crew in the North Hills, “Shepard” is a new and exciting series that confronts the many trials of teen life, including the prospect of gay teens finding acceptance in the modern world. To learn more and support this series, please visit http://www.indiegogo.com/shepardwebseries
It Gets Better - Calling all Youth! The GLCC has received a grant to make our own It Gets Better videos showcasing individuals from our community. This is a youth based project, and we are looking for volunteers to help generate participants, film, edit, and distribute our videos. Please call the GLCC @ 412.422.0114 if you are interested in participating!
Volunteer Opportunities at the GLCC: Are you looking for a rewarding experience serving the GLBTQ community of Pittsburgh? The GLCC is looking for eager volunteers and board members! Please contact the office at (412) 422-0114 for more information on opportunities or follow the link below. We look forward to hearing from you soon! http://www.glccpgh.org/about-the-glcc/volunteer-opportunities-at-the-glcc
QAMP is a summer camp for LGBT youth and their allies, ages 13 – 17, sponsored by Dreams of Hope. It will be held at Camp Emma Kaufmann, near Morgantown, WV from August 14th – 18th, 2012. Check out http://www.dreamsofhope.org/qamp for more information.
GLCC Big Cash Raffle Bash!! - Do you support your Gay and lesbian Community Center of Pittsburgh and its mission? Would you like to donate money and get a chance to win some BIG CASH at the same time?? Get your ticket to the GLCC’s GLCC’s Big Cash Raffle Bash!! Raffle Runs June 10 – Sept. 10th!!
Donate $100.00 to the GLCC and earn your chance at $20,000*! Only 500 Tickets available!!! You may purchase a ticket online by donating at our website www.glccpgh.org and going through paypal, please be sure to include your phone number!
If you donate online, you will receive a confirmation letter or email that you have been entered in the raffle.
Tickets may be purchased at the GLCC, 210 Grant street (contact any board member or Lyndsey sickler directly), at Cattivo bar at 146 44th st in Lawrenceville( contact Renee) or online atwww.glccpgh.org!
There will only be a total of 500 tickets sold for this raffle.
Each ticket is $100.00 donation to the GLCC. You will be required to give your name and contact information in order to receive your raffle ticket so you can be contacted if you win!!
The raffle will be drawn on September 10th at 5pm. In the event we sell 500 tickets before September 10th, we will draw the winner early!
The winner will receive up to $20,000* or 40% of all tickets sold.
Each tickets enters you in the Raffle one time! Enter today!!!
Support Happenings:
Monday:
■Into Action AA: 7:30-9:30 Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 5700 Forbes Ave. (Squirrel Hill) GLBT-friendly/accepting AA group. For more information: call the Church of the Redeemer 412.422.7100.
Tuesday:
■SA/LA- Sex, Love Addicts Anonymous: (West View) 12:15pm – 2:15pm GLBT-friendly/accepting SA group at West View United Methodist Church, Princeton and Center Avenues.
■SA/LA- Sex, Love Addicts Anonymous: (North Side) 6:30-8:30pm, GLBT-friendly/accepting SA group. St. Peter’s Church, 720 Arch St., North Side For more information: call 412.441.0956
■Just For Today AA: (Shadyside) 7:30-9:30 pm GLBT-friendly/accepting AA group. For more information: Call the First United Methodist Church of Pittsburgh412.681.4222
Wednesday:
■Sober as Folk AA: (Squirrel Hill) 7:30-9:30 GLBT-friendly/accepting AA group. Church of the Redeemer, 5700 Forbes Ave. For more information: call 412.373.3739.
■Gay and Lesbian Friends AA (Uniontown) 8:00–10pm GLBT-friendly/accepting AA group. Fayette County Health Center, 100 New Salem Rd. For more information: call 724.739.3173
Thursday:
College night at CRUZ Bar: Every Thursday night—18+ to party, 21+ to drink. 8:00pm.
■AA/NA Beaver County (Beaver County) 2-4pm GLBT-friendly/accepting AA/NA group. For more information: call 724.375.0760
■Celebrate Sobriety AA (Oakland/Shadyside) 8pm -10pm First Unitarian Church, Ellsworth and Morewood Avenues. GLBT-friendly/accepting AA group. For more information: call First Unitarian Church of Pittsburgh412.621.8008
Friday:
■NA- Rainbow Bridge NA (Garfield) 7pm-9pmPersadCenter,5150 Penn Avenue GLBT-friendly/accepting NA group for more information: call the Persad Center at 412-441-9786
■New Hope Beginners and regulars AA Sq. Hill) 7pm-9pm GLBT-friendly/accepting AA group. For more information: call Episcopal Church of the Redeemer 412.422.7100
■Joy of Living AA (North Side) 8:00pm-10pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, North and Buena Vista Avenues (North Side) GLBT-friendly/accepting AA group.
REMEMBER the GLCC is a designated drop off space for the Pittsburgh TOTE bag project: The Pittsburgh Tote Bag Project, in partnership with Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, collects gently used and new tote bags to lend dignity to the participants in the region’s food pantries.
For more information about this project please email: in...@tote4pgh.com or check out their website at http://www.tote4pgh.com
As always, please refer to our website for more information on programs, resources, events and more! http://www.glccpgh.org/
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