Speaking of Board Excellence ... OUT IN FRONT NY Graduated Its First Class 

It's graduation time at Stonewall.  We congratulate the 19 amazing young LGBTQ leaders who took time out of their busy lives to successfully complete our first course on board leadership.  Funded by The Palette Fund and a number of generous individual donors, Out in Front NY promotes the leadership and imparts the knowledge needed for governing the organizations that make a difference in the lives of LGBTQ people.  The training could not have been possible without the excellent faculty Stonewall recruited from among the best of the best of our own leaders - executive directors, board members, as well as development and leadership gurus.  A complete report of the program will be posted to the website mid-summer.

Stonewall Quarter Share Grants Given To Three Groups     

For the first time ever, Quarter Share membership grew large enough in 2010 to allow Stonewall's group of young philanthropists to award three grants instead of one.  The $5,000 grants went to:  New Alternatives for Homeless LGBT Youth, Streetwise and Safe, and Elder Pride.  They were presented at the annual Pointe 25 reception in April.   If you are under 35 and would like to join Quarter Share, click here! 

Can you swim like Michael Phelps?    

If you can - or even if you can't - check out the new swim website:

www.stonewallswim.org! 

It's time once again, for fifty swimmers take to the Great South Bay and swim from Sayville to The Pines to raise money for Stonewall.  Swimmers are sponsored by friends, family, co-workers...and you!  So, if you are up to swim for a cause or would like to sponsor someone who is, visit the website now!  

NOTE: Swimmers who register before May 31 can register for a lowered initial donation of $50 using the discount code "earlybird."

Singing for Women   

Ayana Lowe is a beautiful and passionate jazz singer who performs regularly at 55 Bar in The Village.  But on Sunday, May 15, she and her band of musicians donated their talent to raise money for Bee's Fund, a Stonewall fund that supports young women - lesbian, bisexual and transgender - who have lost their family's support because of their sexuality or gender identity.  The founders of the fund, Dava Weinstein and Dorothy Calvani, hold a regular fundraiser to build greater support for the grants they give primarily through the Ali Forney Center, Green Chimneys, Peter Ciccino Youth Project and New Alternatives for Homeless Youth.  Held at the legendary Dixon Place founded by Ellie Covan, the event was organized by a team of Out in Front participants as their special project.  The event raised more than $10,000! 

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