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Each year, our beneficiaries are carefully chosen by The Cherry Fund board for the valuable services they provide. This demonstrates our support for the many organizations that have a positive effect on the lives of thousands of individuals in the Washington, DC area and across the country. Advocates for Youth is dedicated to creating programs and advocating for policies that help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates provide information, training, and strategic assistance to youth-serving organizations, policy makers, youth activists, and the media in the United States and the developing world. Al Sura / www.alsura.org Al Sura endeavors to reach out within our community through social marketing and fundraising opportunities while providing leadership training to individuals and organizations providing HIV/AIDS support targeted to people of color. API Queers United for Action / www.aquadc.org AQUA stands for the API Queers United for Action. Founded in 1997, AQUA is an all-volunteer organization empowering the gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning members of the Asian and Pacific Islander community in the metro Washington, DC area. AQUA is an organization for queer APIs, by queer APIs, focusing on queer API issues and interests. We strive to project a positive image of queer API men in the community through advocacy, education, outreach, and social events. Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association / www.asgra.org The Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA) is a charitable and social organization whose primary purpose is to promote the sport of rodeo and foster country and western lifestyles in the gay and lesbian community. ASGRA members enjoy the fellowship of numerous social, recreational and educational activities. CAMP Rehoboth is a nonprofit community service organization dedicated to creating a more positive environment in Rehoboth Beach and its related communities. We seek to promote cooperation and understanding among all people, as we work to build safe, inclusive communities with room for all. Capital Metropolitan Rainbow Alliance / www.deafcmra.org Capital Metropolitan Rainbow Alliance, Inc is a 501(c)(3)-certified non-profit organization formed in May 1977, which caters exclusively to the needs and interests of the metropolitan D.C. area Deaf Gays and Lesbians. CMRA is affiliated with the Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf and is one of their international Chapter (USA and Canada). Capital Pride is organized by Capital Pride Alliance, Inc., a non-profit entity incorporated in the District of Columbia with the sole purpose of supporting, planning, implementing and assessing the annual Capital Pride events and related activities throughout the year. Centaur MC / www.centaurmc.org Centaur Motorcycle Club (Centaur MC) consists of a group of men with an enthusiastic interest in motorcycles, leather and other men. The club sponsors Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend (MAL); Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather Contest (Mr. MAL); and the bi-annual woodsy recreational Labor Day Weekend event, Olympia. The Club takes both a serious and irreverent approach to designing events for the amusement and enjoyment of the greater Leather Community. Centaur MC also participates in a wide variety of philanthropic and social fundraising events. Church of the Pilgrim / www.churchofthepilgrims.org We are pilgrims, together on a spiritual journey, trusting God to show us the way. We follow Jesus, seeing God's image in every face, inviting all people into the circle of God's grace. We joyfully worship in song and in prayer, and eagerly proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ in word and in deed: by caring for each other, serving neighbors in need, and seeking peace with justice. DCAC is a high-energy swim team and social club whose mission is to promote competitive and fitness swimming for lesbians, gays and their friends in a team-oriented, professionally coached setting. DCAC, established in 1988, is dedicated to promoting the sport of swimming. All swimmers, regardless of sexual orientation, sex, race, color, religion, age, or national origin are invited and welcome to join. Whether you are looking to socialize, get a great workout, or compete against great swimmers from throughout the region, the nation or the world, DCAC is the team for you! DC Black Pride / www.dcblackpride.org The mission of Black Lesbian and Gay Pride Day, Inc. (BLGPD) is to build awareness of and pride in the diversity of the Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community as well as to support organizations that are addressing HIV/AIDS and other health issues adversely affecting our community. Proceeds from DC Black Pride events are distributed to HIV/AIDS and other health service organizations serving the African American community in the Washington, DC area. The District of Columbia Comprehensive AIDS Resource and Education Consortium, Inc. (DC CARE Consortium, or DCCC) was created June 19, 1991 in response to Title II of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act. Since that time, DCCC has grown into a 501 (c)(3) service provider with a membership of sixty-five HIV/AIDS service providers and community-based organizations. With the support and leadership of DCCC, these agencies are able to give quality services to people living with HIV/AIDS. DC Leather Pride / www.dcleatherpride.com The Metropolitan Washington, D.C. area has long enjoyed one of the strongest and largest leather communities in the nation. From the oldest leather clubs to the newest, the history of leather in the Mid-Atlantic Region is long and rich. Discussions about launching a leather "pride" event began in early summer of 2005. A call for interested parties was made and with an overwhelming response, the first meeting was held at The Center - Home for GLBT in Metro DC on June 30, 2005. Within just 4 meetings, a committee was formed, a full proposal on hosting a weekend of diverse leather events and activities was developed, and a name was chosen - DCLeatherFEST! After LeatherFEST in 2006, the event morphed into a dedicated fundraiser for Brother Help Thyself, and The Center. This new event is being called DC LeatherPRIDE. DC Wetskins / www.wetskins.org Founded in 1985, the Washington Wetskins is the longest continuously operating water polo team in the U.S. to openly welcome individuals who identify as gay, straight or bisexual. The team welcomes both men and women. Our common goal is learning, improving and excelling in the sport of water polo with no specific political agenda, other than tolerance and inclusion. Delphi Foundation / www.dlp.org/Delphi Delphi was founded for the purpose of being the "Charitable Arm" of Delta Lambda Phi and to perform such activities on behalf of the brotherhood that would qualify under the rules of charitable organizations. Delta Lambda Phi / www.dlp.org As a non-profit organization, Delta Lambda Phi is organized for social and recreational purposes. More specifically, the Fraternity's purposes also include enhancing the quality of life among gay, bisexual and progressive men by providing dignified and purposeful social, service and recreational activities. Food and Friends / www.foodandfriends.org The mission of Food & Friends is to foster a community caring for men, women, and children living with HIV/AIDS, cancer, and other life-challenging illnesses by preparing and delivering specialized meals and groceries in conjunction with nutrition counseling. The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland (GLCCB, or, the Center) seeks to achieve equality, understanding, and respect for the diversity of the greater Baltimore GLBT community while also providing quality support services, facilities, and professional resources for the development and well-being of individuals and groups. Gay and Lesbian Leadership Institute / www.victoryinstitute.org The Gay & Lesbian Leadership Institute is recognized as the leading national political organization that recruits, trains and supports openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender candidates and officials. It is the only national organization committed to increasing the number of openly gay and lesbian public officials at federal, state and local levels of government. With over $12 million invested and thousands of wins secured, Victory today has hundreds of openly gay and lesbian officials on the frontlines in the battle against anti-gay public policies. Openly gay and lesbian legislators across the country, such as those in California, Massachusetts and Vermont, have educated and influenced peers, resulting in pro-gay policies and protections for the LGBT community. Victory is leveraging its success to tackle the anti-gay constitutional amendment, which will be fought in statehouses across the country. Their strongest advocates are openly gay and lesbian policy-makers, which are still lacking in 27 state legislatures. Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation / www.glaad.org / Thank You Letter The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. Human Rights Campaign / www.hrc.org The Human Rights Campaign is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against GLBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. The Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS through impact litigation, education, and public policy work. Headquartered in New York, Lambda has regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Throughout its 28-year history, Lambda has been a leader on virtually every legal issue of concern to lesbians, gay men and people with HIV/AIDS throughout the nation and across borders of age and ethnicity. Lambda's cases have been argued from the grass roots level to the U.S. Supreme Court. Lambda's recent Supreme Court case, Boy Scouts of America v. James Dale, has magnetized the attention of civil rights attorneys, national media, as well as the general public. Lambda's immediate future includes a major new Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2000-2002, approved by the Board of Directors in October 1999, which calls for the expansion of Lambda's legal and public education programs. Lambda plans to augment its legal activities by opening a new regional office in Dallas at the end of 2002 and increasing its national staff of full-time attorneys from 15 to 20. The Mautner Project improves the health of lesbians and their families through advocacy, education, research, and direct service. We envision a healthcare system that is guided by social justice and responsive to the needs of all people. Metro TeenAIDS / www.metroteenaids.org Metro TeenAIDS provides resources to help young people fight AIDS and support each other. Unlike any other organization in the Washington, DC area, Metro TeenAIDS focuses all of its efforts on the special prevention, education, and treatment needs of young people. Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry / www.novam.org The mission of Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry (NOVAM) is to educate the community about HIV/AIDS, to combat the fear, prejudice, and complacency that surround the disease, and to provide direct services to meet the needs of those who are living with HIV/AIDS. NOVAM seeks to affirm God's love for all those who have been touched by this epidemic regardless of gender, race, disability, creed, sexual orientation or national origin. One in Ten / www.oneinten.org One In Ten was founded in 1991 at the same time we began our first program, the Reel Affirmations International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Since then, our programs have grown to include a companion Pride Film Festival, nights of live comedy, educational museum-based programs, a grant program to support filmmakers, and collaborations with other arts organizations to tell the stories of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) community. Through the arts, One In Ten works to build community among GLBT people - fostering a sense of belonging by bringing our stories - our struggles and accomplishments - to life on the stage, screen, and page. Out for Work / www.outforwork.com Educating, preparing, and empowering Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Ally students for the workplace. Pride & Heritage Celebration / www.dcprideandheritage.org Pride and Heritage: A Celebration of the A/PI LGBT Communities ("Pride and Heritage") is a series of events to celebrate Asian/Pacific Islander lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender lives during May, which is National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, an observance passed by Congress in 1992. Project Lazarus / www.lazarushouse.net / Thank You Letter Project Lazarus was founded out of compassion and service to all people. Project Lazarus provides services to people with AIDS who can no longer live independently, or whose family can no longer take care of them. The primary purpose of Project Lazarus it to provide continuity of care in a homelike environment. The highest goal of Project Lazarus is to enhance the quality of life of those it serves. Project Lazarus does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, economic status, sexual orientation or handicap. Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) is a national, non-profit legal services, watchdog and policy organization dedicated to ending discrimination against and harassment of military personnel affected by "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" and related forms of intolerance. Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League / www.smyal.org The Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL) is the only youth service agency solely dedicated to meeting the needs of youth ages 13-21 in the metropolitan Washington, DC area who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex, as well as those questioning their sexual orientation or gender identity. Our mission is to support and enhance the self-esteem of sexual minority youth and increase public awareness and understanding of their issues. Founded in 1984, SMYAL is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides direct services to youth, develops and utilizes youth leadership skills and provides training and education to the community at large. SUNDANCE started as an annual celebration of love, and that's what it remains. It is a time of giving, a time when people from all over our community - gay, straight, men, women, black, white, residents, visitors, old and young - come together to share, to celebrate, to give, to take an active part in making our community a better place. Sundance is about the families that we create and nurture. The benefiting organizations provide essential services to this community. Triangle Community Works / www.tcworks.org ASPYN is A Safer Place Youth Network. A coalition of Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Transgender, Questioning and Allied (LGBTQ&A) youth ages 13 to 23, and adults working together to make Wake County & the Triangle a safe, healthy, and life affirming place for LGBTQ&A Youth. ASPYN is a program of Triangle Community Works, a coalition of organizations, individuals, and projects serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and allied communities in the Research Triangle Park area (Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill) of North Carolina. The Metro DC Center / www.thedccenter.org / Thank You Letter The Center's mission is to celebrate, strengthen, and support community among the GLBT residents and organizations of Metropolitan Washington, DC. The Task Force / www.thetaskforce.org Founded in 1973, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation (the Task Force) was the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice and equality. We work to build the grassroots political strength of our community by training state and local activists and leaders, working to strengthen the infrastructure of state and local allies, and organizing broad-based campaigns to build public support for complete equality for LGBT people. Our Policy Institute, the community's premier think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality. As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a world that respects and makes visible the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society. Us Helping Us / www.ushelpingus.com Incorporated in 1988, Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc. (UHU) is one of the largest 501(c)(3) Black AIDS organizations in the nation, serving Washington, D.C., suburban Maryland, and northern Virginia. The mission of UHU is to reduce HIV infection in the Black community. UHU provides HIV counseling, testing and referral (CTR) services to men and women, and specializes in HIV education and risk reduction programs for Black gay/bisexual men and transgender persons. Our mission is to learn, teach and play rugby; to forge new friendships and celebrate others' differences (just like SpongeBob); and to give back to our supportive communities through charitable and educational activities. We are committed to the ethics of inclusion, mutual respect and consideration, fair and safe play on the field and providing a harassment-free sporting environment. Whitman Walker Clinic / www.wwc.org Whitman-Walker Clinic is a non-profit community-based health organization serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. Established by and for the gay and lesbian community, our Clinic is comprised of diverse volunteers and staff who provide or facilitate the delivery of high quality, comprehensive, accessible health care and community services. Whitman-Walker Clinic is especially committed to ending the suffering of all those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. The William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center was established in 1996 to serve the LGBT community through various programs and opportunities in the Philadelphia area. The Center sponsors important programs like Alcoholics Anonymous, enrichment courses, discussion groups, social events and educational seminars. Youth Pride Alliance / www.youthpridedc.org Youth Pride Alliance is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, and Ally youth empowerment to encourage positive self-development and expression, as well as leadership, while bridging diverse communities and individuals to address issues of visibility, equality, and social justice. We are dedicated to celebrating the dignity and courage of all young people. |
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