September 21, 2001
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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.
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