PFLAG/OkEq Holiday Potluck >>
Volunteer gift wrapping at Barnes & Noble >>
Tulsa C.A.R.E.S. Fairy Tree >>
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PFLAG / OkEq
Holiday Dinner
TONIGHT! Monday, December 17, 6:30pm reception, 7pm dinner, 7:45 entertainment
Join PFLAG
and OkEq in celebrating the holidays at a pot luck dinner at
the Equality Center. There is no charge for admission, but please bring
a dish to share if you are able to. PFLAG will furnish the turkey,
dressing,
ham and punch, and the very talented Council Oak Men's Chorale will
entertain us all!
Be sure to also check out the PFLAG volunteer opportunity
below!
Beginner's Yoga
Mondays,
6-7pm
Center Yourself with OkEq's new weekly beginner's yoga class,
instructed by Certified Yoga teacher Janet Parachin. The class will
cost $10 per
session or $50 for 6 sessions paid in advance. Students are advised to
please bring a yoga mat. Enrollment is ongoing and drop-ins are welcome; download the form and bring it to your first
session!
Free Flu Shots
Thursday, December 13, 6-9pm
Postponed due to the weather, OkEq and the Tulsa City-County Health Department will provide free flu shots at the Equality Center next Thursday,
December 20, 6-9pm. There is no cost and no need to RSVP.
Equality Center Closings
In honor of the winter holidays, the Equality
Center will be closed Saturday, December 22 through Monday, January 1. We will reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, January 2.
Volunteer for OkEq!
Oklahomans for Equality is always looking for smart, dedicated,
energetic volunteers to help run
the Equality Center, facilitate programs, and assist and support other OkEq operations. If you have a special skill or would like to donate some time
to OkEq, check out our website or contact volunteer coordinator Rick
Spring.
Tulsa C.A.R.E.S. Fairy Tree
Support clients of the Tulsa Center for AIDS Resources, Education and Support (Tulsa C.A.R.E.S.) to help bring a little more joy to our community
during the holiday season. The Fairy Tree program provides these individuals with approximately $30 in gifts to help brighten their holiday and show
them that there are still people in the community who care about them. For an opportunity to reach out to others please contact Jamie Baker at Tulsa
C.A.R.E.S. for
details and to be matched to a friend in need. Visit our website
for more information.
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Volunteer
to wrap gifts with PFLAG
Weekends through December 9, then daily through December 24, Barnes & Noble, 41st and Yale
PFLAG's annual Barnes & Noble complimentary gift wrapping booth is calling for volunteers to help with two-hour wrapping shifts. All donations will
go toward PFLAG billboards during the month of June for OkEq's Pride & Diversity Celebration. Volunteers will receive Barnes & Noble discounts! To
participate, call or email Nancy McDonald at 742-8565.
Passed:
Allan
Berube
Gay historian Allan Berube, award-winning author of Coming Out Under Fire, died on
December 11, 2007. He was 61. His death was due to sudden complications following the discovery of two stomach ulcers, according to his close friend
Jonathan Ned Katz, a fellow gay historian. For a full story, include a link to the New York Time obituary, visit our website.
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