~ G/L Community Newsletter ~
Spring 2023
Dear Members and Friends,
Welcome to our 2023 membership drive!
For over a quarter century, the G/L Community Fund has supporter Milwaukee’s and Wisconsin’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people community and its allies through its charitable giving. Funding recipients represent the full spectrum of our community. They advance LGBTQ quality, provide health and other services as well as broaden our cultural horizons.
Over the past year the G/L Fund provided financial aid to dozens of different LGBTQ groups. These included new recipients, the LGBTQ History Project, a scholarship program, and inspiration studio. They all express their gratitude for your personal commitment to their community service.
To continue this effort in 2023, we again ask for your help with a $25 membership. This affordable amount allows us to continue our work in the fight for LGBTQ equity. It also helps defend and preserve the rights we have achieved since the Stonewall Uprising over 50 years ago.
While the G/L Fund helped those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, today we face another threat, namely the targeted dismantling of our rights. Over half the nation’s state legislatures, including Wisconsin’s, have introduced bills to restrict the rights of LGBTQ people. The recently passed “Respect for Marriage Act” may seem like a major stride in the continuing struggle for LGBTQ rights, but, in reality, it portends a possible Supreme Court overturning of its own Obergefell decision that, established marriage equality as a right.
In these extraordinary times, we rely on your annual membership to continue our work. Your membership fee can be paid through the G/L Fund website or by using the enclosed envelope. For those who have renewed your membership during our holiday appeal, we thank you for your early support. Our annual report will be mailed to all our members in May 2023.
Thank you for your kind generosity in these extraordinary times.
Sincerely yours,
Si Smits,
Executive Director
A special thanks to our 2022 campaign sponsors for this year’s fund drive. American United Taxi, Balistreri’s Bluemound Inn, Balistreri’s Ristorante, Brewery Credit Union, Cactus Club, Harry Sutton, Harvey’s Central Grille, Herb Kohl Philanthropies, Lovely Salon & Spa, Mandel Group, Michael Noll Counseling, Toby Recht Designs, Walkers Point Mobil, Wisconsin Alumni Association (Madison), W.L.M.A.
To keep our organization on top of what's happening in the community we appreciate hearing your comments. Be part of our foundation by keeping us informed with news and any information you feel of interest to the community. If you are interested in helping the foundation in our goals and mission please e-mail us at glcommunityfund@hotmail.com
Welcome to our 2023 membership drive!
For over a quarter century, the G/L Community Fund has supporter Milwaukee’s and Wisconsin’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people community and its allies through its charitable giving. Funding recipients represent the full spectrum of our community. They advance LGBTQ quality, provide health and other services as well as broaden our cultural horizons.
Over the past year the G/L Fund provided financial aid to dozens of different LGBTQ groups. These included new recipients, the LGBTQ History Project, a scholarship program, and inspiration studio. They all express their gratitude for your personal commitment to their community service.
To continue this effort in 2023, we again ask for your help with a $25 membership. This affordable amount allows us to continue our work in the fight for LGBTQ equity. It also helps defend and preserve the rights we have achieved since the Stonewall Uprising over 50 years ago.
While the G/L Fund helped those impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, today we face another threat, namely the targeted dismantling of our rights. Over half the nation’s state legislatures, including Wisconsin’s, have introduced bills to restrict the rights of LGBTQ people. The recently passed “Respect for Marriage Act” may seem like a major stride in the continuing struggle for LGBTQ rights, but, in reality, it portends a possible Supreme Court overturning of its own Obergefell decision that, established marriage equality as a right.
In these extraordinary times, we rely on your annual membership to continue our work. Your membership fee can be paid through the G/L Fund website or by using the enclosed envelope. For those who have renewed your membership during our holiday appeal, we thank you for your early support. Our annual report will be mailed to all our members in May 2023.
Thank you for your kind generosity in these extraordinary times.
Sincerely yours,
Si Smits,
Executive Director
A special thanks to our 2022 campaign sponsors for this year’s fund drive. American United Taxi, Balistreri’s Bluemound Inn, Balistreri’s Ristorante, Brewery Credit Union, Cactus Club, Harry Sutton, Harvey’s Central Grille, Herb Kohl Philanthropies, Lovely Salon & Spa, Mandel Group, Michael Noll Counseling, Toby Recht Designs, Walkers Point Mobil, Wisconsin Alumni Association (Madison), W.L.M.A.
To keep our organization on top of what's happening in the community we appreciate hearing your comments. Be part of our foundation by keeping us informed with news and any information you feel of interest to the community. If you are interested in helping the foundation in our goals and mission please e-mail us at glcommunityfund@hotmail.com
Dear Members and Friends,
Enclosed you will find the G/L Community Funds annual report for 2017. We make our annual report available to all members and friends that have helped the foundation over the years.
This year Mr. Philip Amador, Mr. Donald Schwamb, and Mr. Darren Letner have been reelected for three years terms.
During the past year Diverse & Resilient, established in 1995, working on the healthy development of LGBT people in Wis., has joined the coalition of organizations that we work with. Also, we have received a gift of one thousand dollars to open a Wisconsin gay history and archives fund to help several under funded history programs in the state. If this is something you would be interested in helping, please consider a gift to that fund.
During the spring of each year we do our annual Endowment Fund drive. During the past years we have been fortunate enough to use the Endowment Fund to help the community with gifts and grants. The Endowment Fund is where your gift will be used in our long-term plans to benefit the community in future years. With your gift we will be able to continue our work. All gifts will receive the tax advantage of a public charity.
We hope you will help with a donation today.
Sincerely Yours,
Si Smits
Executive Director
To keep our organization on top of what's happening in the community we appreciate hearing your comments. Be part of our foundation by keeping us informed with news and any information you feel of interest to the community. If you are interested in helping the foundation in our goals and mission please e-mail us at glcommunityfund@hotmail.com
Enclosed you will find the G/L Community Funds annual report for 2017. We make our annual report available to all members and friends that have helped the foundation over the years.
This year Mr. Philip Amador, Mr. Donald Schwamb, and Mr. Darren Letner have been reelected for three years terms.
During the past year Diverse & Resilient, established in 1995, working on the healthy development of LGBT people in Wis., has joined the coalition of organizations that we work with. Also, we have received a gift of one thousand dollars to open a Wisconsin gay history and archives fund to help several under funded history programs in the state. If this is something you would be interested in helping, please consider a gift to that fund.
During the spring of each year we do our annual Endowment Fund drive. During the past years we have been fortunate enough to use the Endowment Fund to help the community with gifts and grants. The Endowment Fund is where your gift will be used in our long-term plans to benefit the community in future years. With your gift we will be able to continue our work. All gifts will receive the tax advantage of a public charity.
We hope you will help with a donation today.
Sincerely Yours,
Si Smits
Executive Director
To keep our organization on top of what's happening in the community we appreciate hearing your comments. Be part of our foundation by keeping us informed with news and any information you feel of interest to the community. If you are interested in helping the foundation in our goals and mission please e-mail us at glcommunityfund@hotmail.com