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	September 20, 2010

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News of Note Congratulations to Carolina Ramos! Congratulations to The Center's Latino Services coordinator Carolina Ramos, who was honored as a local hero by KPBS as part of Hispanic Heritage Month. Watch a clip of her interview here or on  the Latino Services Facebook Page! This Sunday! AIDS Walk San Diego - Only 6 Days to Go! Join the San Diego community as we register to Walk, Volunteer and Donate! Together we walk to support those among us who struggle with HIV/AIDS and the local HIV/AIDS agencies that serve them. 37th Anniversary Gala, Saturday, Oct. 23 Please join us for our 37th Anniversary Gala on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront. VIP and regular tables are now available for purchase online. Don't miss out on the premiere LGBT event of the year! Can't make it? Sponsor a youth or senior! Equality Votes! From the top of the ticket all the way to the bottom, every office matters, every vote will matter. Want to vote by mail in the comfort of your home? It's easy! Click on this link to the mail ballot application. Go to www.sdvote.com for voting registration or re-registration, to register for a mail ballot or for polling place information. Voting begins October 4! Last day to register to vote is Monday Oct. 18, 2010. Get out the vote Tuesday, November 2! Find out more at www.facebook.com/Equality.Votes. Meet Our New Volunteer Coordinator: Jessica Culpepper Jess has been doing great work at Hillcrest Youth Center (and will continue, don't worry!), but now she'll also be working with The Center's fantastic volunteers. Congratulations Jess! Spotlight Events Two Cents with Aaron Heier: It's All About Sports! Tuesday, September 21, 7 pm Tuesday, September 21, 7 pm at the San Diego LGBT Community Center join host Aaron "AHizz" Heier and a panel of hawt special guests representing San Diego's LGBT sports leagues, including Jason R. Hefley, Gregory Lines, Tom Abbas and Carlos Legaspy! For more information, check it out on Facebook. Coffee & Conversation with Cool Women: Vertez Burks! Tuesday, October 5, 7 pm Join the San Diego LGBT Community Center's Women's Resource Center for the next Coffee & Conversation with Cool Women, on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 7 pm at The Center. Host Tryce Czyczynska will interview activist and community organizer extraordinaire Vertez Burks. This event is FREE and open to both men and women. For more information, contact Abby Schwartz at (619) 692-2077, ext. 212, or women@thecentersd.org. Find us on Facebook!  Guys, Games & Grub, Wednesday, October 6, 6:30 pm Have a hankering for an evening of board games, card games and pizza? Like the sound of a free monthly social event for guys 21+, where you'll meet interesting men of all ages? Then don't miss Guys, Games & Grub on the first Wednesday of every month from 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm at the San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre St. For more information, contact Jeffrey Wergeles at (619) 692-2077, ext. 204, or jwergeles@thecentersd.org.		Support your community with a donation today!   Program Events: Youth, Seniors, Families, Men, Women, HIV Community and More   HIV Behavioral Health Services & Counseling (English & Spanish)    Author Catherine Kirkwood at The Center, Saturday, Sept. 25, 11 am   Fifth Annual Senior Resource Fair, Saturday, Oct. 9    Family Matters Halloween Carnival & Costume Contest, October 16, 4 pm   Nightmare on Normal Street, Saturday, Oct. 30, 7 pm   Community Changemaker Festival, Sunday, Sept. 26, 3 pm   Regional Black and Brown Summit, Saturday, Oct. 2, 9 am   Click on any story to see all of the latest news   A Fabulous Menu of Opportunities for Fall! This Fall season The Center has something for everyone! No matter what strikes your passion and heart most deeply, there are a menu of giving opportunities to help support the 46,000 service visits for LGBT San Diegans that we provide every year! Care about San Diegans living with HIV/AIDS? Help support AIDSWalk & Run San Diego. Go here and join The Center's Team or make a donation. Enjoy fabulous events with friends? Buy a table or some tickets to The Center's Fabulous Gala Event. Don't like events but want to sponsor a youth or senior who can't otherwise attend? Go here!  Care about LGBT youth? Make a donation to support the Hillcrest Youth Center or the Youth Housing Project. Go here and select one of the youth services. Care about LGBT seniors? Support the Senior Resource Fair with a gift. Go here and select senior services. Care about making sure we can Get Out the LGBT vote in November? Help support our Equality Votes. Voting. Is. Vital. Campaign! Go here and select the Public Policy Department.  Every dollar you can give helps to support the services, projects and programs that make a difference for so many in the LGBT San Diego community. You don't have to give thousands to make a difference in lives, give what you can and together we can all keep making a difference! Thank you so much for your generosity and for all you do!   Sunday, Sept. 26 – AIDS Walk San Diego Saturday, Oct. 9 – Senior Resource Fair Saturday, Oct. 23 – 37th Annual Center Gala Saturday, Oct. 30 – Nightmare on Normal Street Tuesday, Nov. 1 - Vote! Know someone who is right for the job? Current opportunities include: Biligual Staff Counselor – Licensed or Unlicensed  Visit us online for more details about our current openings.
The Center is located at: 3909 Centre Street San Diego, CA 92103 Our mailing address: P.O. Box 3357 San Diego, CA 92163 Phone: (619) 692-2077 Fax:(619) 260-3092 Web: http://www.thecentersd.org

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