President, Lois Jarman called the meeting to order at 7:05pm. The following announcements were made: Our chapter is now official. We have our 501 (c) 3 paperwork and have finally opened a bank account! Lois thanked Robby Rowley for taking over the website. Kudos to Tiffany Jarman for setting it up and getting it going. Upcoming Meetings include: Sept. Panel of guests from GLBT youth groups at area high Schools and colleges. If you know anyone involved in these groups, contact Lois at loisjarman@aol.com or Curt at cmbehunin@msn.com. Oct. Candidates Forum at FCC. We need contacts for those running for office so we can invite them. Oct. 25 (Nov.meeting)-Going from Boy to Girl. Female impersonators, Jimmy Tyner and Jeff Rohrer will be our guests. This meeting will be our BRING A STRAIGHT FRIEND meeting. If you bring a straight friend, you will receive a prize. Dec. Holiday Party. BRING A FAMILY MEMBER. If you bring a family member, you will receive a prize. Book Club. The next book club meeting is August 16th in the Business Conference Room on the 2nd floor of the C. Burr Artz library. August selections are “Running With Scissors” and “The Last Time I Wore A Dress.” For upcoming selections, check the website. Wes Andrews announced Positive Influence’s upcoming fundraisers. The variety show is August 26th and there will be a basket bingo on September 23rd.
Lois discussed a fundraising idea. We would like to produce the book “Chicken Stew” compiled by Tiffany Jarman as a fundraising project. We are looking for 4 business sponsors at $100 each to cover costs so that all sales monies would be ours. “Chicken Stew” is the October selection for the Book Club and will be presented in a staged reading as a PFLAG fundraiser in November. The reading last year generated a $200 donation for our chapter. If anyone knows of potential business sponsors, please contact Lois or Tiffany tiffersjar@aol.com.
Wes introduced our guest speaker, the Rev. Michael Hydes of the Hagerstown Metropolitan Community Church. Rev. Hydes spoke about the history of marriage.
Social time followed. The meeting adjourned at approximately 9pm. 20 people were in attendance.