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Sunday 4
BURLINGTON - Christchurch Presbyterian ~'
. _ Sunday Service Every Sunday from 9:30AM.

’ . CCP is a "More Lightflchurch. We welcome all
persons. regardless of sexual orientation. intofull .
participatlonin the life, membership, and leader-
ship ol‘ this church‘, and strive, as part of the Body ‘
of Christ, to reach out in rninistryto lesbian, gay,

BURLI, , . ; _, . 6 Fifth Annual Fool's;Golcl .
Arlisls' ’Ftind Benefimrt Auction will be held’
Thursday, April 1, 2004vat the Firehouse Center ~'
For \fisual«Aris’, ’135-Cliurchstreet, Burlington, VT.

A preview of the  takesplace from~5pm' to - '
7pm, and the live (often lively!) auction starts at ‘ ‘

7pm and njnsxuntil epm. Tl_1e;Fur_icl is a grass‘

 a%dmlnistere‘d"cash pool"‘for . " _

San Gordon
plays ‘ladies’ night’,

Wednesday 21st at Charlie 0's

in Montpelier

community compass

News from the Vemaont
Women’: council

The Brattleboro Branch, American
Association of University Women
(AAUW), once again is offering four
$1,000 college scholarships to quali-
fied women candidates of Windham
County. Deadline for applications is
May 1. Three $1,000 scholarships will
be awarded to highschool/preparatory
school/home school senior women,
legal residents of Windham Co., who
are enrolling for fulltime study at an
accredited four-year college granting
a Bachelor's degree. One additional
$1,000 scholarship will be given to a
woman age 25 or older who is pursu-
ing education part-time. She must

have achieved her junior or senior
year, be in a college program leading
to a Bachelor's degree, and have

been a legal resident of Windham Co.

for at least five years. Applications
should be sent by May 1 to AAUW

Scholarship Committee, c/o Martha J.

Fenn, 192 Western Ave., Brattleboro,
VT 05301. Submissions should
include a personal letter, financial
statement, two letters of recommen-
dation (one from a teacher), and offi-
cial transcripts. Applicants will be
judged on academic performance,
extra-curricular activities, community
involvement and financial need.
Also, Vermont Legal Aid
and Legal Services Law present the

website: www.vtlawhelp.org/. it offers
free legal information on a variety of
topics, including Abuse and Domestic
Violence, Work, and Taxes.

CARES Seeks Peer Outreach
Workers

Interested in teaching others about
HIV and earning money for your time?

Vermont CARES Peer

Outreach program is a community-
based program through which individ-
uals reach out to their own peers with
HIV prevention information.
Individuals are able to use their natu-
ral connections in their communities to
most effectively reach others at risk
for HIV. Some peer outreach workers

bisexual, and transgendered people bolhwithin
V and outside of our congregation. Christchurch
. _ Presbyterian (CCP) is located on UVM Fledstone
* Campus between the water tower andythe
' Catholic Center. . . ’ . .~ A I

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Sundayfrom s:oogs;o‘o PM. vesnvoireypail‘
Christ the King h_urch,;;Burlington donati j

may also be trained to provide oral
counseling and testing or needle
exchange. Volunteers may receive
financial stipends for their service.

The next training will be
held on April 13, 14 & 20th in
Burlington. For more information or to
reserve your space, please call Kelly
at 1-800-649-2437.

Safespace Raffling

The Safespace annual 50/50 raffle
continues! Last year’s winner won
$800 and we hope to have as fantas-
tic a turnout this year. Buying a raffle
ticket (1 for $6 or 2 for $10) not only
gives you a chance to win big, it's also
a chance to show your support for

SafeSpace and help us continue to
provide a number of services for‘
LGBTQQ survivors of violence. The
drawing will be held on April 6 at The
Waiting Room (a benefit featuring per-
formances by Jane “Daddy” Holdmah.
Antara, and Dana Shellmire), so buy
your raffle tickets now!

Other Safespace events
coming up include: a fun concert at
Pearls featuring The Smittens on April
3 and “Cheese Days” (a grilled
cheese sale with cheese donated by
Cabot!) outside Bailey Howe Library
on the UVM Campus on April 20 and
21.

Safespace is on the
look-out for board members: it

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