FLORIDA DIGEST March 18, 2008

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Help staff the HRC booth at the upcoming Pride of the Palm Beaches and Ft. Lauderdale Pridefest!
Regardless of whether you've never volunteered with us or whether you are a veteran, all are welcome. If you've been looking for a way to get involved with HRC in your area, this is a great opportunity!
Please respond to HRCsfla@bellsouth.net with your desired shift time:
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Palm Beach:
Sunday, March 30
12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. OR
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
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Ft. Lauderdale:
Saturday, April 12 or Sunday, April 13:
12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. OR
3:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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Pride of the Palm Beaches will be held at Bryant Park in Lake Worth, on the south side of Lake Ave. at the Intracoastal Waterway. Ft. Lauderdale Pridefest will be held at Holiday Park, at Sunrise Blvd. and Federal Highway.
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Please Welcome The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of South Florida and Broward House to AIDS Walk Miami
Care Resource is proud to welcome both the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of South Florida and Broward House to the 20th Anniversary of AIDS Walk Miami as partners. Both agencies will be benefiting from the money raised by this walk.
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The Gay and Lesbian Community Center of South Florida (GLCCSF), currently elebrating their 15th Anniversary, serves the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities by providing information, education, advocacy, support, human services, cultural experiences and social opportunities and works to foster personal development and quality of life in South Florida.
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Broward House, incorporated in 1988, is a community-based organization with multiple locations throughout Broward, providing a full array of quality services to those living with and at risk for HIV and other health issues.
Programs include community-wide case management, substance abuse treatment, supportive and independent housing, intervention, mental health services, outreach/education, transportation and medical services.

To join or donate to either walk team, visit the www.aidswalkmiami.org website and click on their logo.

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AWARD-WINNING NOVELIST KARIN KALLMAKER TO APPEAR AT STONEWALL LIBRARY &ARCHIVES ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19
On March 19, at 7:00 pm, as part of its Distinguished Authors LectureSeries, Stonewall will host a reading and book signing by the enormouslypopular award-winning novelist Karin Kallmaker. Ms. Kallmaker's lesbianfiction novels include the Goldie and Lammy award-winning 18th & Castro,Just Like That, Maybe Next Time and Sugar and span lesbian romance, lesbianerotica and lesbian science-fiction/fantasy. This event is free and open to the public.
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Stonewall is located at 1717 North Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. Ourmission is to collect, preserve, organize for use and display materialsrelated to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender culture and history;support related research and sponsor cultural and educational programs.
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For further information, please contact:
Jack Rutland, Executive Director
Stonewall Library & Archives
954-763-8565
info@stonewall-library.org
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