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The Portland Gay M en’s Chorus is the nation’s fourth-oldest gay-identified chorus
he Portland Gay Men’s Chorus announced
1 Jan. 29 that it is the recipient of a $136,000
grant from the Meyer Memorial Trust.
The three-year grant will fund the position
of a full-time executive director for the chorus.
The award is historic, according to Ken Cole,
executive director of the Gay and Lesbian Asso
ciation of Choruses, an international associa
tion representing more than 190 choruses and
10,000 singers.
"We believe this is the largest single grant
ever made to a gay and lesbian chorus,” he
said. "We are very excited for the Portland
Gay M en’s Chorus and the recognition this
grant signifies.”
The grant also is significant because it is the
first award by the Meyer Memorial Trust to a
gay-identified organization.
“This is the first time we have made an
award to an organization with the word ‘gay’ in
their title,” said Victor Merced, Meyer Memori
al Trust program officer. “We were very
impressed by the mission and achievements of
the Portland Gay M en’s Chorus, and we are
pleased to extend to them this grant.”
T he Meyer Memorial Trust is one of the
largest foundations in the Pacific Northwest
and ranks in the top 100 foundations in size
nationally. Its assets total more th an $540
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In 1985, the couple received the prestigious
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Church’s Shepherd’s Award.
Also that year, she received the Oregon Gay
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November but recovered quickly. Her daughter
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for any health care assistance. This year’s grand
marshal celebrated her 82nd birthday in late
December.
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