the HRC organization, and exploring what part of HRC would benefit my outreach to the Las Vegas Transgender Community.
JOHN WILLEY
I have been involved with HRC for just under 2 years, having served on the Las Vegas Steering Committee for the last year. I got involved with HRC about six months after moving to Las Vegas. I have always volunteered for organizations in both New York City and Los Angeles, where I lived and worked as an attorney prior to moving to Las Vegas. My volunteer work in those cities leaned toward working with HIV/ AIDS charities as a volunteer lawyer for individuals living with the disease. I was looking for a different type of volunteer opportunity here in Las Vegas and I met several members of the HRC Steering Committee at an HRC/Q-Vegas
3rd Thursday event a few months after relocating here. I was impressed with the individuals and the work they were doing. I resolved to get involved and it has turned out to be one of the best decisions I have made in some time. The level of professionalism and commitment put forth by all of the local HRC volunteers has led to what I believe is the best overall volunteer experience of my life.
I currently serve as the Co-Chair of the Political Committee and serve on the Las Vegas Steering Committee. This being an election year, we will be extremely busy working toward the election of fair-minded candidates for both national and state office whose political positions are favorable toward the LGBT community and general issues of equality for all people in all aspects of our lives. We will be holding educational opportunities for the LGBT community in order for them to meet the candidates and under-
stand the issues, conducting phone banking and canvassing on behalf of candidates, as well as fundraisers to assist those candidates in their election process. I welcome any members of the community that are interested in the political aspect of HRC’s many interests and goals to contact me directly if they wish to be involved in the exciting and fun election process as one of our outstanding volunteers.
SEAN VAN GORDER
I have been Volunteering for HRC for 3 months. I began volunteering for HRC because they give me the most opportunities for causes I believe in. I am a Sub-Committee Volunteer and CoChair for the HRC Community Picnic. n Want to be an HRC Volunteer? email getinvolved.hrclv@gmail.com QVEGAS ď Ž APRIL 2012
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