[PCNJ-news] PCNJ News & Updates - 12/21/03

Sun Dec 21 08:56:09 EST 2003

The Pride Center of New Jersey
News & Updates – December 20, 2003

Holiday schedule for The Pride Center.  Please note
that we will be closed on December 24, 25, 31 and Jan
1.

1. FIRST NIGHT – Dec 31
2. MEN’S PEER SUPPORT GROUP – Jan 12
3. WOMEN’S SINGLES EVENT – Jan 174. WINTER SOCIAL –
Dec 9
4. WINTER SOCIAL – Dec 236. 
5. AALLU EVENTS  - Dec 20, 27
6. DOUBLES TOURNAMENT – Jan 4
7. VALENTINE’S DAY GALA – Feb 14
8. WANTED: SHIFT VOLUNTEERS!
9. DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP BILL

1. FIRST NIGHT – Dec 31
Bring in the NEW YEAR with your family and friends!
The New Jersey Pride Center and TOGO’s (CJLA’s Teens
Of Gays Outings) are teaming up together to co-sponsor
THE BEST NEW YEARS EVE EVENT!  We’re headed to
Montclair for their First Night Bash on New Years Eve.
This is a family, no-alcohol event so bring the whole
gang. Good news: This year, it’s all enclosed in the
Montclair High School so you don’t have to brave the
elements to have fun! There’s definitely something for
everyone!
 See their website: 
http://www.firstnightmontclair.org/. When:  
Wednesday, December 31st- 7pm Where:  Montclair High
School, Montclair, NJ, Cost:     $15 Adults, $7
Children, RSVP BY 12/26/03  TO:     
princesskaren at si.rr.com

2. MEN’S PEER SUPPORT GROUP – Jan 12
This email is to inform you about the new Men's Peer
Support Group which will be meeting on the second and
fourth Monday's at the Pride Center, beginning on
January 12, 2004.  The peer support group is a group
for all men to meet and talk, regarless of
orientation, age, or discussion topic.   

3. WOMEN’S SINGLES EVENT – Jan 17
Women's Singles Event: Jan 17 doors open 7:45 music by
Nicole.... Unitarian Society Church at 176 Tices lane
East Brunswick $10.00   Refreshments served

4. WINTER SOCIAL – Dec 23
Come hang out at The Pride Center 2nd and 4th Tuesdays
from 8 PM to 9:30 PM!  News, gossip, politics,
gardening, TV and whatever else comes up. Delicious
refreshments provided.  Check it out!  Sponsored by
LGM-NB.

5. AALLU EVENTS  - Dec 20, 27
Cultural Celebration - Come and join us for a cultural
celebration.  It will be an evening to reflect on the
coming year.  The evening will include music and
engaging conversations relating to this cultural
experience, that would allow us to recognize the
uniqueness of who we are as lesbians of color.  Please
bring a dish to (enough to share).  The event will
take place at Princeton University in the Carl A.
Field Center at 86 Olden St. Saturday December 20,
6-11 PM.  Contact Stacy at stacyawynter at comcast.com or
908 416 - 7405; Fleurette at fking at princeton.edu or
609 258 7127 for directions.

16th Annual LGBTST Kwanzaa Celebration Saturday,
December 27,2003 12 - 9pm
AALLU along with a host of other groups and
organization are co -hosting this traditional African
American nonreligious holiday.   Join us as we
celebrate and enjoy live music, spoken word , great
food and the African market.  The event will take
place at the LGBTST Center in New York. Cost is $8.00,
no one will be turned away.  For more info, contact
Maggy at 917 541 - 6861.

6. Doubles Tournament – Jan 4
The Central NJ GLBT Tennis Club is sponsoring a
Doubles Tournament on
Sunday, January 4, 2004 at the Brunswick Hills Racquet
Club in East
Brunswick, NJ from 9AM-3PM.  For teams with combined
NTRP level of
6.5-7.5 (individual NTRP of 3.0-4.0).  Cost is only
$30 and includes
court time and matches, balls, complimentary water and
snacks, and use
of the Club facilities for the duration of the
Tournament.  Deadline
for entering is December 20.  Limited to 12 teams, so
early
registration is strongly encouraged.  For more info or
an entry form,
please email Bill Hoch at hochbill at yahoo.com.

7. Valentine’s Day Gala – Feb 14
On Saturday, February 14th, 2004, The Pride Center of
New Jersey will host its second annual Valentine's Day
Gala at the Holiday Inn in Monroe, New Jersey.  An
evening of food, fun, and dance for the LGBTIQ
community, the Gala will feature a DJ light show from
Cosmic Entertainment, a dinner buffet, cash bar, and
door prizes. 
The event runs 7pm to 1 a.m.  Tickets are $45 per
person and must be purchased in advance by sending
checks payable to PCNJ at PO Box 5130, New Brunswick,
NJ  08903, attn: Valentine's Day Gala.  For further
information about the Gala, please contact Laura
Fragapane, the event co-chair, at 732-238-7535.

The Holiday Inn of Monroe is located at 390 Forsgate
Drive, easily accessible from the New Jersey Turnpike,
exit 8A.   The hotel is pleased to offer a special
discount package for overnight accomodations to party
guests.  Rooms will be $89 plus tax, and arrangements
must be made two weeks in advance of the event. To
make room reservations, call the hotel reservation
desk directly at 609-655-4775 and reference
Valentine's Day Dinner Dance. 
All proceeds will benefit The Pride Center of New
Jersey, the non-profit center serving New Jersey's
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and intersexed
community since 1994.  The Center is located at 1048
Livingston Avenue in North Brunswick and hosts 30
social and support groups, an information line, a
library and resource center, and bilingual HIV testing
and counseling.  Hours are 7pm to 10pm daily, with
additional daytime hours.  For more information about
The Pride Center, please contact the Center's
Executive Director, Ellen J. Gilio at 732-846-2895.

8. Wanted: Shift Volunteers!
Interested in giving some time back to your community?
The Pride Center needs additional staff volunteers at
our North Brunswick location. Answer phones, greet
visitors, meet new people! A variety of shifts are
available with an emphasis on 7 PM to 10 PM shifts. 
Contact Ellen at 732-846-2232

9. DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP BILL
The Senate vote is expected to be a very tough one. 
We need your Senator’s support. Even if you already
have contacted your legislators to state your support
for the bill, please do so again, right now. Visit,
call, FAX or email.  You can find your legislators at 
http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/legsearch.asp  
We’ve heard that several Senator’s are wavering in
their support and we need to convince them otherwise. 
To send an email:   
http://www.njlgc.org/writenow.html.  Ask your friends,
family, and in-state mailing lists to do the same. 
The bill number is S2820.  Even leaving messages on
assembly members' district office phones would be
helpful.
As a side note, a friend of mine, new to advocacy,
attended the Assembly hearings in Trenton last week
and approached his Assemblyman to talk about Domestic
Partnership.  This Assemblyman was adamantly opposed
to Domestic Partnership but ended up voting yes for
the legislation.  Such is the power of personal
communication.  Please, please, please make the effort
now!
George J. Tomczyk, HRC Greater New York Steering
Committee Chair, New Jersey Lesbian and Gay Coalition
Domestic Partnership Task Force 

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