PRC Celebrates 30 Years of Service
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Forward this message to a friend | August 30, 2017 Dear Friend, What's the word, hummingbird? I am very pleased to announce our venture with the City & County of San Francisco, a brand new Navigation Center for our homeless citizens: The Hummingbird Psychiatric Respite Navigation Center. The center will be housed at San Francisco General Hospital and will offer four overnight beds starting today and an additional eleven beds in December. All of this is in an effort to create a safe space for an individual to be thoughtful and contemplative about what their next steps are, and to be able to consider all of that in a clean, safe environment. I do hope you'll join us next month at our 30TH anniversary gala, Mighty Real, to help us celebrate this monumental achievement! Tickets are now on sale, please see below for more information. On behalf of all of us at Positive Resource Center, thank you for your continued support! Brett Andrews Chief Executive Officer Mighty Real: PRC Celebrates 30 Years of Service Mighty Real Gala PRC Celebrates 30 Years of Service Friday, October 6, 2017 6:00pm - 9:30pm Cocktail Reception, Silent Auction & Dinner 9:30pm - 12:00am After Party with DJ Lamont Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco 757 Market Street San Francisco Get your tickets here! This year marks our 30TH anniversary, a major milestone in our history. We commemorate this achievement as we merge with two other nonprofits, AIDS Emergency Fund and Baker Places. This year’s event features emcees Michelle Meow (KOFY-TV) and Ken Jones (LGBT Rights Pioneer). Award honorees include Project Open Hand Former Executive Director Tom Nolan, biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, and star of the original Dreamgirls on Broadway and founder of the D.I.V.A. Foundation, Sheryl Lee Ralph. The festivities will kick off with a hosted bar by Stoli and a silent auction. Following our cocktail reception, you’ll enjoy a luxurious three course dinner, and our awards presentation. After dinner, we will host an after-party with music by DJ Lamont and dancing until midnight! Enjoy the veranda and a stunning view of Downtown San Francisco while we revel and rejoice, commemorating this momentous occasion. If you would like to purchase a whole table and/or serve on the Host Committee, please contact Demetri Moshoyannis at [email protected] or 415.558.6999 x225. THANK YOU to our generous sponsors: Premier Gilead Sciences Charter Google Kaiser Permanente Community Excelerate Foundation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP Target Corp. Supporter Brakely Briscoe Heffernan Insurance Brokers Sterling Bank & Trust Stoli. Funder Spotlight: GRGR Foundation “Grass Roots” refers to how the GRGR Foundation raises resources, which is primarily from the work of volunteers who organize their events and from the ‘Circle of Friends’ who host, buy tickets and attend events. Grass Roots also refer to what they look for in beneficiaries, meaning the ability to create measurable local positive social impact for the diverse populations that make up San Francisco’s LGBT community. PRC spoke with GRGR Foundation to get their insight about community commitment and philanthropic responsibility. One of our featured questions is in regards to their enduring dedication to the production of REAL BAD. PRC: REAL BAD and the GRGR Foundation have a longstanding history of bringing together the GLBT community. For how many years has it been going on? And, how do you try to keep long-standing traditions alive? REAL BAD began as a house party thrown by a group of friends in 1989 and has been an annual event ever since. In 1991 it transformed into a fundraising dance party which continued to expand its circles of friends and began its long history of benefiting a community in need while coming together in celebration. The REAL BAD party is not a static event. Each year we strive to surprise and delight our friends with new DJ’s, new looks, new lights, new features, but at the core we stay true to the reason we are there: BE BAD… DO GOOD! The Grass Roots Gay Rights Foundation was established in 2004 as a 501(c)(3) non profit organization to ensure our longevity and expand our capacity to do more for our community. Read the full Q & A with GRGR Foundation here. Volunteers Needed for Folsom Street Fair Weekend! We are extremely excited to be major beneficiaries for both the Folsom Street Fair and the REAL BAD party, both taking place on Sunday, September 24! Each event requires either a mandatory easy in-person volunteer training session or an even easier mandatory on-line training session. Folsom Street Fair Sunday, September 24, 2017 Volunteer shifts available all day South of Market Area San Francisco Email Cal Callahan to volunteer for the Folsom Street Fair REAL BAD Sunday, September 24, 2017 Club 1015 1015 Folsom Street San Francisco SHIFTS AVAILABLE: Traffic Monitor Shift: 12:15 - 3:00am Floater Shift: 12:45 - 4:00am Club Monitor and Fruit Table Shift: 12:45 - 4:00am Coat Check Assistant Shift: 3:00 - 6:00am Strike Shift: 3:00 - 6:00am Email Cal Callahan to volunteer for REAL BAD P.S. Every REAL BAD volunteer shift we fill earns us $2,000 toward our final grant! Stay up to date with us on Facebook, Twitter, and WordPress. Click to view this email in a browser If you no longer wish to receive these emails, please reply to this message with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line or simply click on the following link: Unsubscribe Positive Resource Center 785 Market Street, 10th Floor San Francisco, California 94103 US Read the VerticalResponse marketing policy. .