Guilford Green launches 2nd Annual Straight Ally Campaign - First ad due Friday
by Matt | May 29th, 2007 |
The Guilford Green Foundation has launched its 2nd Annual Straight Ally Campaign and is expanding it this year! Now is your chance to to be a part of this campaign before the first ad is due this Friday!
From Guilford Green’s Straight Ally Campaign:
Last year the inaugural Straight Ally Campaign changed the face of Greensboro for the better with more than 300 straight allies signing up during the month of June. A strong community is one where respect and dignity of all people, regardless of sexual orientation, is valued.
Similar to last year’s campaign, we are asking straight allies to donate $35 dollars that will go directly into the Guilford Green Foundation grantmaking. Last year, GGF granted $60,000 to organizations in Guilford and Alamance Counties. This year, with the attempt to raise awareness in our five county region, we plan to place ads in the Burlington Times News, the High Point Enterprise and the Greensboro News & Record. Ads will demonstrate the importance of acceptance and fairness between the LGBT community and our straight contemporaries. Entitled “Our Community is Stronger When Everyone is Treated Fairly,” the initiative will promote fairness and unity by focusing on the creation of new relationships and alliances, and enhancement of existing efforts.
I encourage all my straight ally friends to donate and be a part of this wonderful campaign and the Guilford Green Foundation! GGF helps many groups throughout Greensboro and Alamance - groups working to create safer, more welcoming communities for all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender-identity.
You can donate online and be a part of this campaign!
You can also see a list of last year’s campaign members and see copies of last year’s ads here.
Matt, 22, is an LGBT journalist, activist and youth advocate currently living and working in Charlotte, N.C., where he serves as the Editor of Q-Notes, the Carolinas' LGBT news source. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Matt attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is still continuing to pursue his bachelors degree. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14.
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