If we lose the DeFrank center
Maybe donating to “Save the Billy de Frank Center” could be a Facebook Cause. If it were, I’d make it my Birthday Wish.
Live long and prosper, Kennita
On Jul 21, 2009, at 6:06 PM, Anne Hansen wrote:
> Thank you Courtney, > > My name is Anne Hansen and I am presently the president of the board > at the DeFrank. I thank you for this email. Today has been quite a > busy day with press and emails and commentary! I love it!!! This > is why we are a community center! > > What you are doing is what our community needs and has needed. > > Thank you! > > The board made a very difficult decision to either make it happen or > close the doors. > > Last Thursday, I received a call from our CPA, Sandra Maciel (yes, I > am plugging her because she has given the community countless hours > of her professional direction at no charge) letting us know that all > government funding was gone. And we will need to close down unless > the community comes forward. > > You are one of those community members. > > I look forward to meeting you, and anyone who wishes to talk with > me, I can be reached at 408-248-8644 or my email. > > We have a great leader with our ED, Paul Wysocki and 12 new and very > bright diverse board members. And interested potential board > members already wanting to give back for our Annual September Board > Meeting, 28 September at 7 PM. All show up! > > Our DeFrank building loan will be completely paid off in December of > this year. As a businesswoman myself, this is just too great of an > opportunity that our GLBTQQ community has going for it. It’s > pretty much the best business deal of which I have ever heard. We > must support the continuation of all that the DeFrank offers to the > youth, counseling, HIV, social, diverse groups, vintage (over 50 > years of age) and so much more… > > Keep it going. The key is the monthly smaller donations. $5 is > just fine. That way, it’s all of our community! > > I am here for anyone, with any idea and would love volunteers for > many of these great ideas we have. > > Thank you again. > > > Anne Hansen > 408-248-8644 > > > > From: southbay-sappho-return-362-annehansen=realtor.com@lavenderevents.com > [mailto:southbay-sappho-return-362-annehansen=realtor.com@lavenderevents.com > ] On Behalf Of Courtney Gladden > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 2:18 PM > To: SouthBay-Sappho@LavenderEvents.com > Subject: [southbay-sappho] Fw: If we lose the DeFrank center > > Hello All, > > I thought I would pass this on to all of you, this is a sad > representation of the times we are living in and I would like to > think you could pass this on to your friends and family and we may > be able to bring the BDF out of their trouble. The Defrank center is > not only a community center but it offered religion to those who > were not welcome in their local church, it offered school resources > in a safe haven to those who could not work at home or at school, > as well as ways for all of us to touch the community in one place. > > Thank you for reading this. > > Courtney > > — On Tue, 7/21/09, Paul Wysocki wrote: > > From: Paul Wysocki > Subject: If we lose the DeFrank center > To: curtneeg@yahoo.com > Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009, 11:54 AM > > You’re receiving this email because of your relationship with the > Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center; we send this newsletter weekly > to keep our members and allies informed about the activities at > Silicon Valley’s first LGBT community center. Please confirm your > continued interest in receiving email from us. > > You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our emails. > > In This Week’s Edition > > IT’S NOW, OR NEVER > > IF WE LOSE DEFRANK > > NEWS ROUNDUP > > VOLUNTEER! > > REGULAR ACTIVITIES > > Your Center’s open to serve > > > TUESDAY: > 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM > WEDNESDAY: > 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM > THURSDAY: > 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM > FRIDAY: > 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM > SATURDAY: > 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM > SUNDAY, MONDAY:CLOSED > > The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center is closed on Sundays, > Mondays and holidays. > > Rapid HIV testingis available at the Center Tuesday - Thursday > > BY APPOINTMENT: > 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM, > WALK-INS WELCOME > FROM 3:30 PM - 8:00 PM > > To schedule an appointment for rapid HIV testing, please call > Anthony at (408) 293-3040, ext. 119 > ________________ > > Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center > 938 The Alameda, > San Jose CA 95126 > (408) 293-3040 > > Quick Link to… > > Our Website > > Center to close without significant support > > > Despite hard work, your community center’s funding crisis continues > to worsen. > > Our government funding has ended, and in today’s economy, we can’t > count on corporate support. Our current income from memberships and > events no longer meets even the most basic level of Center operations. > > Simply put, unless we raise adequate, unrestricted operating funds > by September 1, 2009, the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center will > close its doors, and Silicon Valley will lose a 28-year resource. > > We’ve responded to this crisis by taking bold action: a new interim > Executive Director was hired and a new, 14 member Board of Directors > was installed and trained. Operational expenses were cut, while > still maintaining daily operation and program activities. We’ve > reduced our operating costs to the barest minimum, and increased our > outreach to the best of our ability, given our limited funds: the > Center is now prepared to move toward the future. But without > immediate, year-long commitments from within our own community, we > will not survive. > > We’re a community center, and we rely on our community to keep our > doors open. Your donation - probably less than you spend on your > daily caffeine fix - will give us the chance to renew our Center, > and to continue to serve our community. Without it, we lose a safe > haven for youth, a solace for seniors, a cultural and spiritual > place to call home. We’ll lose our community’s center. > > We’ve made donating as easy as possible through our website; our > request to the community we serve is for your support through > monthly donations through our automatic billing system. > Automatic monthly donations will give us the reliable source of > ongoing support we need to keep our doors open. You can custom- > tailor your support for DeFrank through our website’s donations page > - knowing that you’re choosing to continue a vibrant LGBT presence > in Silicon Valley. > > It’s your choice. Donate today, and we’ve got a chance. Or sit by > and watch an amazing resource disappear. > > If we lose Billy DeFrank, we lose a lot. > > What happens if we lose the Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center? > > We’ll lose the only place where dozens of kids feel safe being who > they know they are. Our Youth Program’s activities help young people > feel comfortable, secure, and wanted - and helps them deal with the > issues we all dealt with while growing up. In addition to popular > social programs, our partnership with Family & Children Services > means we offer the only culturally-competent counseling service for > LGBT youth age 16 - 24 in the state: a program that thrives by being > hosted in the DeFrank Center. > > We’ll lose connection to decades of heroic activism, brave > leadership, constant struggle and occasional victories - and we’ll > stop serving many of our community’s pioneers, because our Vintage > Senior Program would no longer have a Community Center in which to > meet, to hold lunches, to share fellowship and support. > > We’ll lose our favorite LGBT book and gift shop: Sisterspirit has > been a part of the DeFrank Center for many years, offering a great > place to browse and shop for that “just right” item. > > We’ll lose the place where dozens of community groups meet weekly. > There won’t be a safe, welcoming home for transgender, bisexual, > coming-out, LGBT-sensitive alcohol and drug recovery, or women’s and > men’s support programs; a convenient and relevant midday meeting > place for LGBT business groups; a symbolic spot for us to rally > against the next anti-gay ballot measure. > > We’ll lose our wonderful building on The Alameda. No more low-cost > meeting space for neighborhood groups; no more fabulous events in > our Grand Ballroom; no more “family-friendly” HIV testing location. > We’ll say goodbye to the most fun you can have on a Wednesday night, > Gay Bingo at DeFrank. If we lose Billy DeFrank, we’ll leave a > visible reminder of our community’s indifference. > > You may have been to none of these events, used none of these > services, or ever thought about going to Bingo, but no one can deny > our role in the community. If we lose the DeFrank LGBT Community > Center, we lose our home. > > Please don’t wait to see how this one plays out. We need a > commitment from our community - today. If you can help, please > donate here - and please use your personal networking skills to help > spread the word: if we lose Billy DeFrank, we lose a lot. > NEWS AND EVENTS ROUNDUP > > > Our next Board of Directors meeting is Tuesday, July 28 at 7:00 > p.m.; meetings are held in the Grand Ballroom of the Center at 938 > The Alameda, San Jose. > _______________ > > Join Sisterspirit Bookstore for an evening of literary enjoyment as > three authors of lesbian fiction visit and read from their latest > novels from Bold Strokes Books. This author reading and discussion > starts at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 31 in rooms A & B at the Billy > DFrank LGBT Community Center. You can RSVP to mooncild@aol.com; > there’s no charge but of course your donations help make events like > this possible, so… > _______________ > > Speaking of support, do you know how easy it is to donate to the > Center through our website? Try it and see! Go to www.defrank.org > and click “donations.” You’ve got the option of making a one-time > gift, or a very welcome monthly contribution. And you know we need > your support now more than ever! > _______________ > > Our Youth Program hosts a Masquerade Ball on Friday, July 24. Open > to LGBTQQ and allied youth aged 13 - 20, the event will be held in > our Grand Ballroom from 8:00 p.m. - midnight. If you’d like to > support our youth by chaperoning the event, please email CassieB@DeFrank.org > or call (408) 293-3040, ext. 111. > > Make a difference: volunteer at DeFrank > > > > Your community center is looking for a few good people — volunteers > who will play a major role in our renewal! > Three key positions are open: Events Coordinator, Online Community > Coordinator, and Volunteer Coordinator. > > • For the position of Events Coordinator, we seek an experienced, > take charge person with ability to manage administration and > logistics in support of a busy special events environment. The ideal > candidate must be able to anticipate project needs, discern work > priorities, and meet deadlines with little supervision, and be > willing to work occasional evenings and weekends. The Events > Coordinator should have a love for special event management, provide > outstanding customer service, be an enthusiastic professional, and > be able to build relationships with internal and external customers. > • The Online Community Coordinator is responsible for developing > and implementing all online marketing programs and communications, > including (but not limited to) email communications, targeted > marketing on the website, and management of content and promotions > on the website. Candidate must be comfortable working with minimal > management and leveraging many different tactics, including Twitter, > Facebook and other social networking/web 2.0 methods to communicate > effectively to consumers. > • Our Volunteer Coordinator will work with staff and historical > data to identify volunteer needs, job descriptions and training > protocols; recruit, assess and assign volunteers to needed > positions; monitor performance, maintain records, and report to the > Executive Director; conduct ongoing training and motivation > sessions; develop and conduct volunteer recognition events; and > troubleshoot problems — all in a friendly and informative manner! > At the DeFrank Center, we embrace diversity and enjoy working with > people from a wide variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds and > lifestyles. > > For information on, or to apply for either position, please contact > Paul Wysocki at (408) 293-3040 ext. 103, or email paul@defrank.org. > Regular Weekly and Monthly Activities > > Events listed below take place in the Center, 938 The Alameda, San > Jose unless otherwise noted > > Bingo - Every Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. (Buy-in is $15. Current DeFrank > members who show their card receive a $2 discount. Extra pack is > $7. Cash prizes range from $50 to $200.) > > Bisexual Support Group - Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. > > Coming Out Support Group - Every Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. > > Men’s Discussion Group - Every Thursday, 7:30 p.m. > > 50+ Men’s Support Group - Every 2nd Thursday, 5:00 p.m. > > Transmen Support Group - Every 4th Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. > > Transwomen Support Group - Every 2nd & 4th Friday, 7:30 p.m. > > 20-Somethings Men’s Coffee - Every 2nd & 4th Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. > (@ Crema Coffee) > > 20-Somethings Women & Trans Coffee - Every 4th Thursday in our Youth > Center > > Vintage Program Wednesday Luncheon and Saturday Brunch - Every > Wednesday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. > > > Women On Women (WOW) Discussion Group - Every Thursday, 7:00 p.m. > > DeFrank e-news Business Sponsors: > Anne Hansen Realty, Metropolitan Community Church of San Jose & > Motor Masters Automotive > > > Forward email > > This email was sent to curtneeg@yahoo.com by paul@defrank.org. > Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with > SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. > Email Marketingby > > The Billy DeFrank LGBT Community Center | 938 The Alameda | San Jose > | CA | 95126 > >
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