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Deadline to apply for our chapter's 2009 scholarship is May 1st!
Get an application here
Presentation of the Scholarship will be June 9, 2009 at our general meeting |
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Our Next Event - Tuesday, May 12th at 7:30PM
"Finding Your Faith"
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April 2009 Meeting - "Understanding Gender Identity and Transgender People" |
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Presentation and Panel Discussion moderated by Mara Drummond, a PFLAG Columbia-Howard County member. Mara is the author of Transitions, A Guide to Transitioning for Transsexuals and Their Families
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Photo by Steve Charing
all photos © 2009 • PFLAG Columbia-Howard County
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PFLAG Columbia-Howard County is parents, kids, gay, straight, lesbian, transgender
We are everyone! We are family!
(Click on the pictures to meet us) |
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all photos © 2009 • PFLAG Columbia-Howard County
Watch Our Commercial
That Was Broadcast in September on Comcast's Bravo Channel |
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Look For Our Ad on Howard Transit Buses Beginning in September |
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| Our bus ad production crew attends the mounting of the first bus ad on August 31.
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From left: Bob Ford, Pat English, Rob Lance, Josh Sullivan, Steve Charing, Dan McCarthy, Colette Roberts |
All pictures © 2009 • PFLAG Columbia-Howard County |
Come Join Us!
Become A Part of Our Great Family of Parents, GLBT Folk and Rainbow Youth |
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About us and where we meet
Why Should You Become a PFLAG Member?
Become a Supporting Member of our PFLAG chapter
Contact Information
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Our Scholarship Program |
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Saturday, April 25th, 2009, 8:00 PM - PFLAG Benefit at PW's Sports Bar
Drag Bingo with Live Entertainment
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PW’s Sports Bar, Howard County’s only gay bar, will be hosting a benefit for PFLAG-Columbia/Howard County on Saturday night, April 25. The event, which will begin at 8:00 p.m., will be highlighted by "Drag Bingo" with live entertainment throughout the evening.
"PFLAG is a great organization serving our community," said John Cook, owner of PW’s. "We like the idea that members of the community look out for each other like an extended family."
PW’s has a history of raising money for worthy organizations. Recently, PW’s held fundraisers for Equality Maryland, Breast Cancer Research, The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS foundation, and LARS—Laurel Advocacy Resource Services—which assists families during time of need.
The bar is located at 9855 Washington Blvd. N (in a shopping center at the intersection of Rt. 1 and Whiskey Bottom Road) in Laurel. For more information, call 301-498-4840 or visit PW’s website at www.pwssportsbar.com.
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2009, 10:50 AM - PFLAG Field Trip
National Equality Rally in Philadelphia
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Meet at the McDonald's parking lot behind the Owen Brown Interfaith Center at 10:50 AM sharp. We can decide on carpooling and who needs a ride.
Check back here for more details as the become available.
Meanwhile, be sure to read about this exciting event by clicking on the picture below.
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009, 7:30 PM - PFLAG Meeting
"Finding Your Faith"
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Our program will begin with a short power point documentary film produced by committee member Vanita Leatherwood. It showcases showcasing a group of lesbian women who discuss finding faith.
Our panel will share their personal journeys on finding faith within themselves and how they went on to participate participation in various congregations. The message will be one of hope.
Several clergy members of clergy from area churches/synagogues have been invited to discuss/share how and why they became welcoming congregations. This forum on religion will have positive messages, discussing how faith can be fulfilling and how if necessary, one can make positive changes.
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Tuesday, June 9th, 2009, 7:30 PM - PFLAG Meeting
Silent Auction and Presentation of Our Scholarship
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It's time to come on out and bid on all the exciting auction items to help raise money for our 3rd annual PFLAG Columbia-Howard County Scholarship. Don't miss it!
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Our Film - Under Pressure - Click on the DVD Cover, print the form and order! |
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| We Need Your Help! |
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Your PFLAG chapter is an all-volunteer organization. Everything we do is funded by membership fees and donations.
We advertise our presence in Howard County high school newspapers
We support a GLBT youth group with adult facilitators
We publish and mail a bi-monthly newsletter
We produce monthly meetings on a wide range of important topics
We staff tables at village fairs, expos, community events
We supply printed material to inform and enlighten the public
We host an annual family picnic
Won't you please consider becoming a member or making a donation, or both? Find out how here.
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| About
Us |
PFLAG
meetings are free and we welcome everyone. We provide a safe
and confidential space for everyone. Teens and young people are
invited to participate in our
Rainbow
Youth Alliance,
and new parents are welcomed to meet separately w/another parent for a
confidential discussion. We also have an active Parent Forum that meets regularly on another evening.
We have a great group of lesbian and gay members, as well as kids who have gay parents. We don't just celebrate diversity in our chapter...we are diversity!
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month beginning
at 7:30 PM at the
Owen Brown Interfaith Center,
7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD. Most meetings include a speaker and general discussion. There is also time allotted for people to share what
is happening in their lives.
See what our meetings are like.
For additional information please contact Colette Roberts 410-290-8292
or email: Robertscp@aol.com.
PFLAG Mission
Statement
To
promote the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through:
- SUPPORT
- to cope with an adverse society
- EDUCATION
- to enlighten an ill-informed public
- ADVOCACY
- to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts
to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.
Our Chapter Mission
Statement
The mission of PFLAG Columbia/Howard County is to support parents of gay
children. We also welcome all people, gay,
straight, bisexual or
transgendered, as well as their families and friends. Together, we support
each other, educate the broader community, and advocate for equality.
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| Contacts |
EMAIL:
RobertsCP@aol.com
MAILING ADDRESS:
PFLAG/Columbia
7303 Swan Point Way
Columbia, MD 21045
PHONE:
(410) 290-8292
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