We try to carve out some free time by going to a twice monthly email schedule and a mostly once-a-month event schedule, yet we've been hit by a rash of weddings and funerals and conferences this summer. I'm not sure how we - and you - do it! The Progressive Center is just beginning its second year and it continues to be exciting.

I'm working on a longer, detailed fundraising pitch to share with you soon. For now, I'd just like to do a quick ask to you, the people who follow what goes on here, to click on the donate button below and give $100, $50, even $20 to help keep the lights on at The Progressive Center. We don't have any paid staff, and we keep our expenses very lean, but we do have utilities and rent. That amounts to roughly $800 a month. I personally fund at about half of that budget and throw in the occasional free lunch for volunteers myself. Many of our event co-sponsors pay a room fee to help with our expenses, but many other struggling organizations with potential cannot. We feel strongly that there are progressive, pragmatic, issue-oriented causes and organizations in North Texas that need nurturing and support. Often times, it's just having somewhere safe, clean, and centrally-located to meet and collaborate that makes a difference.

You know we don't pester you with donation requests and we'll continue that practice. I'm pretty sure our last request was last September. Please think it over and give what you can. Thanks!

And use sunscreen!