One-Year Anniversary: DC Ambassadors
Executive Message This National LGBT Pride Month, The Trevor Project celebrates the energy and diversity of our LGBTQ community. The FUTURE of The Trevor Project is deeply rooted in our history. Harvey Milk dedicated himself to the gay and lesbian movement in order to give hope to the hopeless, and more than 30 years ago, he was there to answer phone calls from youth who more than anything needed to hear an understanding, compassionate voice. This spring, we opened our third national call center, named the Harvey Milk Call Center in San Francisco inside the most historic landmark on Castro Street. We feel confident that the spirit of Harvey Milk smiles down on our dedicated, trained Lifeline counselors and volunteers as they continue the life-saving work he started from that very same spot. The Trevor Project’s innovation has made us a leader in the crisis intervention and suicide prevention community. We are proud to say that as leaders, we are working in partnership at the highest levels of the U.S. government to improve suicide prevention throughout this country. A testament to that leadership is you can find the Trevor Lifeline listed on the White House’s LGBT Pride Month page. We are also a listed resource on the President’s StopBullying. gov, a federal site dedicated to stopping and preventing youth bullying. Near the end of June at Trevor Live in New York City, presented by ING, we will be honoring Daniel Radcliffe with the Trevor Hero Award for his long-time support of The Trevor Project. We are also proud to honor the visionary leadership of Ernst & Young LLP with the Trevor 2020 Award. On behalf of the youth who aspire to achieve their dreams, we THANK YOU for your commitment to The Trevor Project. With your generous support, we can and we will insure a brighter future for LGBTQ young people across the U.S. THANK YOU! DAVID MCFARLAND Interim Executive Director & CEO
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In our nation’s capital, the DC Ambassadors have been very active in the community with local schools and organizations, as well as fundraising events that benefit The Trevor Project. In February, The Trevor Project conducted a suicide prevention training with social workers in the DC Public Schools (DCPS) system. The training focused on the power of words and biases, and encouraged a lively and frank discussion about LGBTQ youth and suicide. DCPS also invited the DC Ambassadors’ Education Outreach Committee Chair Celina Gerbic to join their LGBTQ Steering Committee, which works on strategic planning for LGBTQ support for students, school staff, and families. To help raise awareness for The Trevor Project’s programs, the DC Ambassadors participated in the SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) health fair. Many suicide prevention leaders and university officials from across the country stopped by the table to ask questions and get information. The DC Ambassadors also participate in the DC Concerned Providers Coalition, a group of organizations that focus on HIV/AIDS prevention, including Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the Mayor’s Office, Sasha Bruce, SMYAL, DCPS, Metro Teen Aids, PFLAG, and others. To show that the “Future’s So Bright” for LGBTQ youth, The DC Ambassadors proudly sponsored DC Youth Pride on Saturday, April 30. The Trevor Project was selected as the Grand Marshal of Capital Pride, and the DC Ambassadors gathered a crowd of volunteers to lead DC’s pride parade on June 11, and for the Capital Pride Street Fair on June 12. Join the DC Ambassadors! “Like” us at facebook.com/DCAmbassadors.
The Future is Bright During Pride season, The Trevor Project will be available for youth on the phone, online and in cities across the country. Our incredible volunteers will be sharing the countless ways to get involved with the LGBTQ community and through our robust social networks, every voice will be heard. If you are attending a Pride festival with The Trevor Project, check in with us on Foursquare. With Foursquare quickly becoming one of our new favorite social media outlets, you can help our presence grow by following us! Foursquare gives Pride attendees across the United States the ability to not only learn about Trevor’s favorite places to visit in their area, but allows youth to ‘check in’ at local Pride celebrations in their hometown or at LGBT-inclusive stores like CB2. Through our Foursquare page, LGBTQ youth can connect with The Trevor Project in real-time and receive informative Tips delivered straight to their mobile phones. On our social network for users aged 13-24 years old, TrevorSpace.org, we will be continuing our fun and thought-provoking book club, and members will be participating in a contest entitled ‘Show Your Pride!’ Users will be asked to submit photos or videos of how they show their pride, and one participant will be selected each week to be featured on the site’s home page and will receive an exclusive OnchMovement Trevor Flip-O-Pendant. We’ll also continue searching for our biggest fans on our Facebook page, where we showcase our most enthusiastic, supportive and truly inspirational fans with a big thank you and an addition to our photo gallery. This summer, you can expect the weather to be beautiful, the laughter to be abundant, and the future to be brighter than ever! ~Kim Trinh, Communications Intern
~Kevin Roland, DC Ambassadors
A Special Thanks Karen Engelbrecht, Jenn Carlin and Robin Giese, Microsoft Theatre Troupe Luke Montgomery, Good Ideas For Good Causes BAR ONE & Lord Martine, San Francisco GLINTA & Novak Druce, San Francisco Gregg Lynn & Sotheby’s International Realty, San Francisco BALIFF event, San Francisco Google Gayglers, Mountain View Chuck Swenson & Ric Magnuson, Seattle Kevin Corcoran, Dive in for Trevor, Palm Springs Brien O’Brien Salon, Palm Springs Mike Doyle, Philadelphia Trevor NextGen, Spring Fling, NYC Bob Pontarelli & Stephen Heighton, Trevor Live Kick-off event, NYC Mark Gude & Sheila Simkin, Ambassador Appreciation Event, Washington, DC Jim Murphy, Harvey Milk Call Center Opening New York Times, “Coming Out” featuring TrevorSpace youth Goldman Sachs, Community TeamWorks Project, NYC Employees of Weil, Gotschall, & Manges Ernst & Young, Trevor, Film screening, NYC NY Life, Trevor, Film Screening, NYC THE TREVOR PROJECT NEWSLETTER Spring 2011
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