The interview is done..

I was interview about my hopes of starting this center, you can read it here..

Meeting plan for January 2010

A second Community meeting has be setup, At this meeting we will discuss our community concern and other items of interest.

Also will discuss the ideal of creating a Pride Event for Eastern NC.. Nothing too big, something on the lines of a community family cookout day in the Park, with music and games...

Please attend if you can and please pass this event along to all your LGBT friend and allies...

Date:	Saturday, January 16, 2010
Time:	3:05pm - 4:30pm
Location:	The Tipsy Teapot
Street:	409 S Evans St
City/Town:	Greenville, NC

This event is listed on Face Book, Click here to Visit it page.

RMT PFlag Meeting

Meeting:PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will meet at 6 p.m. Nov. 10. For meeting details, call 443-0345, e-mail pflagrm@aol.com or visit pflag.org.

Community Meeting set with pride event planning

Type:	Meetings - Club/Group Meeting
Network:	Global

Date:	Saturday, January 16, 2010
Time:	3:05pm - 4:30pm
Location:	tba

Description

This is the second community meeting, in which I hope to build a local LGBT community group in the Eastern part of NC.

I hope the ECU LGBT student group and Pitt Community College group will get on board as well.

To work together in building a Local Community Center, however before this can happen we need to form a Local group.

Also at this meeting I hope their will be an interest in organizing and creating a Local Pride Event for 2010 in the area as well.

New Pride Meeting set in Greenville

Daniel A Orton is setting up a PittCC Pride those who are interested the meeting will be at the Tipsy Teapot, Thursday, October 15th from 5pm to 7pm!!

I wish him the best at this goal

Update 10/7


Daniel Orton has created a Facebook Event page for this meeting.. Click here to visit this page

PFlag Meeting to be held

Meeting: PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 29. For information, call 443-0345 or e-mail pflagrm@aol.com.

Mitchell Gold to Talk About his Book Crisis in Nashville NC

Mitchell Gold, Author/Editor, CRISIS

speaks on “Growing Up Gay in America”

Monday, October 12 – 7 p.m.

Reception to follow

Nash Arts Center, 100 East Washington Street, Nashville, NC

About the Speaker

Mitchell Gold is a successful businessman and editor of the book CRISIS: 40 Stories Revealing The Personal, Social and ReligiousTrauma of Growing Up Gay in America.This discussion is especially meaningful for educators, social workers, church leaders, elected officials and parents.

In l989, Mitchell Gold and his business partner, Bob Williams, founded a furniture company in Taylorsville, North Carolina. Today, Gold and Williams head a nationally recognized business with over 750 employees and a 700,000 sq. ft. factory with a family-friendly work environment that includes an onsite not-for-profit daycare center. Gold plays a major role in the national dialogue on gay rights. In December 2005, he established Faith In America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating people about the harm caused by the religion-based bigotry and prejudice used to justify discrimination against gay people. Gold, who served on the Board of Directors of the Human Rights Campaign for seven years, has received numerous awards. His book, CRISIS, published in 2008, is transforming minds and hearts across America.

This public event is hosted by PFLAG Rocky Mount

For more information: pflagrm@aol.com or visit www.pflag.org,

www.Crisisbook.org, www.FaithInAmerica.com

Let’s embrace acceptance, tolerance, inclusion, and understanding!