 Do you miss our Peer-to-Peer meetings?
Wednesday, April 29th, at 6:30 PM we will be holding a Zoom session for our Adult Peer-to-Peer group! If you're interested please email pflag.leonardtown@gmail.com for the URL and password! Our moderators will ensure a safe and secure environment just as we have in the past, but this time it's acceptable to be in your pajamas. Hope to see some new and some familiar faces! email: pflag.leonardtown@gmail.com  Unfortunately, this event has been postponed until further notice. We will let you know when it is rescheduled as soon as we are able. We're hoping to hold it sometime in the late summer of 2020.
Thank you!  Thanks to all of our awesome volunteers and board members to helping to make our 2019 Annual HoliGays With PFLAG event a SMASHING SUCCESS and a wonderful time for all that attended. Also thanks to all of our sponsors and local business partners for showing up and adding to the amazing fun time had by all. Thank you to Medical Service Solutions for their generous financial contribution which helped us so much!! Thank you also to: Tammy Gladstone State Farm Insurance Wishes Travel St. Mary's County Arts Council David's Flowers for our donation of center pieces Olde Town Pub for their donation of wings and pizza
Adult (18+) and Youth(10-17) Peer to Peer meetings are offered on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of every month. Check the calendar on our Meetings page for times and places for the meetings. Open to all LGBTQIA+ folks and their family, friends and allies. Free! Cookies and bottled water provided.  We would like to thank the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant/Exelon for their generous donation of $1,000.00 to PFLAG Leonardtown which was presented to us at their Calvert Cliffs Pride event that was held June 20, 2019. When Terri LeCroix and I were first invited to the launch of an LGBTQIA+ Ally program, we never imagined how wonderfully affirming the culture was going to be. They truly strive to create an atmosphere which promotes diversity and inclusivity. Their employees to senior/corporate management were gracious, kind and very supportive of the Ally Program as well as cultivating an inclusive work environment. It was an absolute joy to spend the afternoon with them and I personally look forward to partnering with Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant/Exelon in the future. A special thank you to Janna Jackson, their Communications Manager, for her steadfast work and dedication in bringing us together and assisting in cultivating a diverse work culture. Their donation will assist us in continuing to provide services and support to the LGBTQIA+ community, their families, friends and allies. Many thanks, ~ Louise Ball PFLAG Leonardtown President  June is Pride month!!
Come out and celebrate our Pride in So MD Mark your Calendars for the 3rd Annual Pride of Southern Maryland event! This event is run by the local LGBTQ community Pride SoMD volunteers and well worth attending. There are activities for all at this family friendly event. Come out and show your PRIDE!!! Saturday, June 22, 2019 11am-3pm Calvert Marine Museum, Corbin Pavilion, Solomons, MD PFLAG Leonardtown will have a table at the event with a face painter! (To clarify: this is not a PFLAG Leonardtown event. But we encourage all to attend!) The Drag Queen Story Hour held at the Lexington Park Library on June 23, 2019 was a huge success. Thanks for the support of the Lexington Park Library and the St. Mary's County Sheriffs Office for your help in making this a successful and fun event for the attending families and their children. Drag Queen Story Hour (DQSH) is just what it sounds like—drag queens reading stories to children in libraries, schools, and bookstores. DQSH captures the imagination and play of the gender fluidity of childhood and gives kids glamorous, positive, and unabashedly queer role models. In spaces like this, kids are able to see people who defy rigid gender restrictions and imagine a world where people can present as they wish, where dress up is real. We want to thank our sponsors for making our Spring Celebration Fundraiser a smashing success. We couldn't have done it without the help of some amazing organizations and individuals! Thank you to:
 PFLAG Leonardtown hosted our first Youth Peer to Peer meeting on April 17, 2019 at the Leonardtown Library meeting room. It's been our goal for a while now to start a youth peer to peer group meeting and we are thrilled that we finally have it up and going. The meetings are open to youth ages 17 and under and are facilitated by two PFLAG trained adult facilitators. Meetings are every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6pm to 7:45pm at the Leonardtown Library meeting room. Refreshments are available and the meetings are free of charge. Spread the word to all of your friends! We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on May 15, 2019 at 6pm. |
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