Greensboro PFLAG newsletter, July 1998

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PO Box 49126 GREENSBORO, NC 27419   PHONE (910) 852-8489 Vol. 5 No.7, July, 1998
WERE INVITED TO PARTY!!!
Is July getting just a little too hot for you?
If so, join with the other three area PFLAGs at
Shelby Nichol's home in the mountains for a
July 18th 6:00 p.m. potluck and pool party.
Shelby, who facilitates the Mt. Airy PFLAG,
lives with her husband at 1451 Cadle Road, Mt.
Airy. Her telephone number is (336) 320-2431.
This year's entertainment will be a talent
show. If you'd like to participate, bring your
props and join in the fun. Or plan to be an appreciative audience. Don't forget your swim
suit, towel, and favorite dish-
Here are directions for getting to Roger and
Shelby's house: (Allow at least an hour and a
half.) Take 140 West to Winston and turn north
onto Highway 52 to Mt. Airy. At the second
stoplight in Mt. Airy, turn left onto US 601.
Go about 3 miles and turn right onto Old Caudal Ford Road; if you miss it, continue to Caudal
Ford Road, turning right. About a mile and a
half after the two roads converge is the house on
the left at the top of a hill. It is made of brick and
has a circular drive.
Because last year's party was such a pleasant
success, this is beginning to look like an annual
affair. Don't miss it!
However, if you can't leave Greensboro on
Saturday, July 18, plan to party with ART at the
GSO Cultural Arts Center. During the last 10
years, Alternative Resources of the Triad has
been a major resource in our community by such
acts as providing the startup money for our
PFLAG chapter and supporting the Gay and
Lesbian Hotline.
This organization is badly in need of operating
funds, From 8:00 till 11:00 p.m.the party will
offer food, beer or wine, music and a silent
auction. You can enjoy a very pleasant evening
and help ART by buying tax deductible tickets at
$30 in advance or $35 at the door. For more
information, call the hotline 855-8558 or our
own Steven at 574-0426.
MEETING 7:30 TUESDAY, JULY 21
FRIENDSHIP FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE
1103 NEW GARDEN ROAD, GREENSBORO
Welcome to PFLAG. We offer a safe,
confidential space in which to explore
our feelings and understandings of the
gay experience, especially "coming out"
and what this means to families and
other loved ones. Listen and share as
much or as little as you feel comfortable
with, knowing that others can understand. Welcome especially to our
returning members whose love is so
healing.	
We're on-line!
Through our local source, Depot, Tom has
made information available to those surfing the
Web for our services. We owe Tom many
thanks for his efforts in making this happen.
Leave him a message at
TomC1414@aol.com
Our national office went on-line early. Their
national web site (www.pflag.org) is the official
source for information. The visitor to this site
can send e-mail messages to specific PFLAG
staff menbers or to a general mailbox and expect
a prompt individual answer.
—info from PFLAGpole
Our Quarterly Advisory Committee decided in
May to have an offering basket available at the
end of each meeting. The reason for this decision was that we have not been able to meet our
on-going expenses as we would like; for example, we have never paid rent to Friendship
Friends on a regular basis, only a love gift once a
year. We thought that a dollar per person would
make a big difference in our budget. There
would be no obligation, nor would we expect
newcomers to contribute at their first meeting. At
the June meeting $14 was collected. Great!
If you have a concern about this practice,
please talk with me or with our treasurer, Mac.
We would never want to embarrass anyone
Linda will be our facilitator this month. Please
support her.