Big Hat Bingo Monday Night!

Big Hat Bingo is at Icepics each Monday. Hosted by Miss Pandora, tomorrow night's funds raised will go to Sister Charities such as 1 in 10, Body Positive, Phoenix AIDS Walk, and the like.

Dining Out for Life

Dining Out for Life is an annual fund raising for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs that takes place all over the US and some parts of Canada. Funds raised here in Phoenix this year will go to Body Positive, and Northland Cares.

Each year restaurants and other businesses donate a certain percentage of their profit to Dining out for Life. People in the community volunteer to be ambassadors at the various locations, and this is the second year the Sisters have participated.

This year we were scheduled to host Friends and Forbidden, but Forbidden didn't need as many Sisters as we had, so we headed over to a few other locations that were a bit overwhelmed and helped out.

It was a busy day! I'm still resting up afterwards, as are several of the other Sisters you see here. Enjoy the pics!

2 Freaks in a Truck

A bit of a tongue in cheek sing along, just for fun and laughs on the way to Dining out for Life. Pictures from the Dining out 4 Life event are coming soon.

Day of Silence

On Friday, April 25, students around the country address the harassment faced by LGBT youth. Not through their words, but without them. By not speaking, they draw attention to the ways in which intolerance silences members of our communities. This year's event is dedicated to the memory of Lawrence King, an eighth grader who was shot and killed by a classmate this year because of his sexual orientation and gender identity.

The Day of Silence is a student-led action, sponsored by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), a national organization that works for the rights of children of all sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions to have a safe and fair education. More than 500,000 students have participated in the Day of Silence in past years, in K-12 schools as well as colleges and universities.

Here in Phoenix there were day of silence activities in many places, among them, ASU, Gilbert/Chandler college, and U of A. The picture above includes students at Gilbert/Chandler college, as well as Sisters 3M and myself. You can learn more about the day of silence events taking place all over the United States, and other LGBT youth oriented projects at: http://www.dayofsilence.org/

Earth Friendly Shopping

Happy Earth day! As if shopping with cloth bags wasn't a reward all it's own, our local grocery store is (for Earth Day only) giving out 40 dollars worth of coupons and a free cloth shopping bag to all those who bring their own cloth bag/s in while buying groceries. Now the free cloth shopping bag I understand. But stacks of paper coupons... I'm not sure that's earth friendly. Ah well, it's a step in the right direction! Saving the Earth one bag at a time!

For more Eco Friendly tips and tricks, (such as driving a prius like Patch) check out this article: http://www.mlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/04/earth_day_tips_that_can_help_e.html