I am not always the most happy guy around the holidays. I find that people can sometimes be a bit much. People are running about with their blinders on, while everyone is forced to grimace a smile, (if they can manage) as they get bumped into, knocked around, and there's only so much 'HAPPY!HAPPY!' you can handle. Instead of going out into the madness of commerce and buying me a gift, donate instead. I am not materialistic. I do like nice things, but I should be the one working for those nice things.
I appreciate the thought of a gift, but appreciate the thought of donating towards a worthy cause much much more.
Donate to my fundraising goal instead. I have everything I need, because I have you in my life. There are many others out there, who are nowhere near as lucky as I am. There are people out there who need more than Starbucks or iTunes gift card.
If you decide to donate, your money will go somewhere beyond Starbucks, and Apple.
THE L.A. GAY & LESBIAN CENTER is the world’s largest organization dedicated to serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and has been working to build the health, advocate for the rights and enrich the lives of LGBT people for more than 40 years.
The services and programs that your money will go to include: low-cost LGBT and HIV/AIDS specialty health care; housing, food, clothing and support for homeless LGBT youth;support services for LGBT seniors; low-cost counseling and addiction recovery services;legal services; health education and HIV-prevention programs; transgender services and medical care; mentoring for LGBT youth; cultural arts etc.
This is where you can make a huge difference in the lives of people who really need the help.
I have raised $75 since Thanksgiving. My goal is to raise $1,500 by Dec. 31. Then I will keep raising as much as I can until we ride out!!
Forget the gifts. This is a real chance for us to help people, and truly experience the pride we can have in ourselves and our community!
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