The15thOneBigEvent-AreYouGameforChange?
DearFriend,
Theimportantwordfortodayischange.Nowmorethanever,thereisaneedforchange.Iknow,you’veprobably
hearditwaytoooftenlately.ButI’mtalkingaboutREALchangehappeningNOWinOURcommunity.TheHartfordGay
&LesbianHealthCollectivehasbeenanagentforchangesince1983,makingrealimpactonthelivesofpeopleevery
day.Andrightnow,wecoulduseafewmoreagents.
Asanot-for-profitorganization,weworkwithlimitedresources,especiallythefinancialkind.Soeveryyear,weholda
fundraiser.ThefifteenthOneBigEvent(OBE)willbeheldonOctober28attheConnecticutConventionCenter.Itis,if
wedosayso,aprettyswelltime.Butallthisdoesn’thappenbyitself.That’swhereYOUandyourcompanyenterthe
picture.SponsorssuchasYOUareavitalelementtothesuccessofOBE.YoursupportoftheHartfordGay&Lesbian
HealthCollectivebringsyouexposuretothegreaterHartfordLGBTandalliedcommunity.Showcaseyourawareness,
communityspiritandphilanthropy.Inreturn,yourinvolvementwillbeshowcasedintheOBEprogrambook,website,
socialmedia,eventadvertisingandbeingpartofthefestivitiesonOctober28.Checkouttheaccompanyingmaterials
forthedetails.Yourgenerositywillnotgounrecognized.
OurnameonlybeginstoconveyworktheHartfordGay&LesbianHealthCollectiveaccomplishesinthewider
community.Weworkwithpeoplewhoarestraight,livingwithHIV,peoplewhodon’tknowwhattheirsexualidentityis
orwon’ttellus.Wecareabouttheirhealthandprovidingthemwiththebestservicewecanprovidethankstoour
caring,professionalandnonjudgmentalstaffandvolunteers.DidyouknowweprovideHIVtestingandcounseling;STD
testingandtreatment;Women’sHealthscreenings(PAPtesting,Breastexams,PelvicexamsandMammography
referrals);HepatitisA&Bscreening&immunization;HepatitisCscreening;acomprehensiveDentalProgram;servicesfor
peoplelivingwithHIV/AIDSincludingmeals,fooddistributionandcarefortheirpets?Also,medicalandinformation
referrals,supportgroups,educationandreachingover2,000peopleinConnecticutandbeyondeveryyear?Yougetthe
picture:weareasmallbutbusypublichealthagency.
Soplease,jointhegame;youdon’tbelongonthesidelines.YOURparticipationwiththeHartfordGay&LesbianHealth
Collectivewillbeagamechanger.WewantYOUontheOneBigEventteam.
Areyougame?
DanMillett
OneBigEventCoordinator
POBox2094Hartford,CT06145-2094Tel:860-278-4163Fax:860-278-5995www.hglhc.org