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About Just out. (Portland, OR) 1983-2013 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 2001)
September 21, 2001 ■“ *137 t S ummer’s over, and the Lesbian G im - munity Projects annual Softball Tour nament was a big success thanks to the vision, commitment and hard work of longtime organizer Karen Hefner and a host of other volunteers. More than $5,000 was netted from the event for LCP’s fall programs! And more than $5,000 worth of fun was had by the 32 teams and scores of fans who attended the wild weekend. LCP thanks everyone who helped in whatev er capacity. If we have omitted your name, please know it is not on purpose. Volunteers included Sharon Robinette, Lou Gray, Roma Hanvey, Annie Otis, Sally Cohn, Mary Hauer, Jan Peter son, Jennifer Smith, Anna Wager, A C Miller, JJ Klagge, Cynthia Parker, Beverly Moser, Jeff Bell, Lady Pamela Ogden, Diane Green, Leanne Mruzik, KC Christensen, Janna MacAuslan, Janelle Redmond and Alicia Watson. Tournament sponsors were Dingo’s Taco Bar, Just Out, Celia J. Lyon and Sharon Robinette. Silent auction and in-kind donors included Human, Healthy Pets Northwest, Just Out, Sports 4 U, Sara Major, It’s My Pleasure, Presents of Mind, Dr. Karen Frangos, Trade Roots, B. Klagge Construction, Dr. Sierra L. Levy, Hoda’s Middle Eastern Cuisine, Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Shakti Give, Escential Oils, Giants Gym, Dr. Gaia Mathers, ND, Bill Zavin, Portland Fire Basketball, Karen and David Lambert, Deanna DeLong, Multi-Pure Water and Kelley Begley. In its 16th year, this tournament speaks to the long-term commitment lesbians have to each other and to LCP as an important women’s organization in the queer community. Like I said, summer is over. First on LC P’s fall agenda is the implementation of a new member and donor drive to raise $8,000. The Lesbian Community Project announces its fall agenda by K r is t a n A sp e n The Ralph L. Smith Foundation will award us a match of $ 1 for every $2 we raise, up to $4,000. And it already has given us $4,000 up front to kick off the campaign. The idea is to generate new, ongoing sup port for LCP to help us become self-sustaining. If we can show community support by paying for our rent, utilities, bookkeeping and one staff position from memberships and monthly pledges, we will have a better chance of receiv ing funds from foundations to pay for special programs, including our Deaf Outreach, the Ginversations Project, Youth Leadership Training Camps, special support for elders, women of color and board training retreats. During the summer we have had a tremendous influx of calls from potential vol unteers. Now that summer is over, we are planning a volunteer orientation, so you can learn more about LC P’s programs and find out how you can assist us in building commu nity and organizing for justice. Remember that LCP is here as a vehicle for your ideas of community organizing as well as to show leadership in special projects. Here are some of our current programs. For lesbian, bi, trans and gay people younger than 25, LCP’s next Youth Leadership Training Camp is scheduled for Oct. 12 to 14 at the beach. Board members Annie Otis and Erin Sexton are heading up the team to organ ize a weekend you won’t soon forget. Queer youth of color and deaf youth espe cially are encouraged to apply for this special opportunity to explore the many cross-cultural challenges of being queer and young. This will be the fourth and final camp funded by a grant to LCP from Multnomah Giunty. This fall the Seniors G nversations Project, supported by a grant from Equity Foundation, is ready to take off. We anticipate both a mixed group and an all-women's group of people older than 65 talking with people younger than 65. The idea is to listen and learn about the hopes, fears, needs and solutions shared by our elders, then take action to become a more inte grated community. Call the LCP office to sign up, and you will be notified when we have enough participants to begin. The Gnversations Project is a flexible format for facilitated small-group discussions between people of different life experience (races, ages, orientations, gender identities, genders, abilities, cultures, etc.). Groups may be started when there is interest from the community. If you would like to participate in a particu lar conversation, please call LCP to let us know. The goal is to develop deeper under standing between members of the queer com munity, to allow us to build a more united and organized movement for social change. Now is also the time to sign up for Ameri can Sign Language or Spanish classes at LCP, both taught by native speakers. Learning some one else’s language is a great way to begin to understand how their culture differs from yours. We’ll have beginning Spanish and both beginning and intermediate A SL classes on sliding fee scales from $40 to $65 per eight- week term beginning in October. G i l now to put your name on the list. And don’t miss Queer Deaf Culture Night from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 29 in the third floor board room at the downtown YW CA, 1111 S.W. 10th Ave. Everyone is invited! | H KRISTAN A sp e n is program director of the Lesbian Community Project. For more information call 503-294-7435 or send e-mail to lcp@webpride.net. C orn er o f Sandy Blvd. & N E 6 4th 3 1 0 6 N E 64th P ortlan d , O R 9 7 2 1 3 C e n te r Townhouses 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths Gifts fo r Romance in an Elegant Setting ■ NEW PRICE $ 189 , 000 — $ 209,000 ft14 My Ptc&U+'M A Place o f Rom antic Invention N E 60th & G lisa n Innovative Design Convenience of the MAX Wood Floors and Windows — Private Garage ^ W inderm ere Cronin & Caplan Realty Group, Inc. Call Jan Stranski 503-497-5255 • fax 503-220-1498 stranski @windermere.com 5 0 3 - 2 8 0-8 0 80 w w w .telep o rt.co m /-p lca su re
