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Volunteers l_ast month made for clear skies
& smooth sailing! Ringing in the first summer
issue without a hitch. We all had a great time.

It was good to see some new faces and
some that haven't been here in a while. The
pizza time afterwards was a real treat. '

Also a special shout out to Liz for her tireless
volunteering. Congrats on the newjob in
Chicago!! You will be missed. '

Happy Pride everyone and hope to see you
at the stuffing on July 26th!!!

 

We thank the following volunteers who, in
addition to our writers’ efforts, worked on last
month's paper:

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Thia Artemis, Rick Bersaw, Lynn McNicol, AIDS
Project of Southern Vermont, Tom Bivins,

Bennett Law, Daryl 8; Dennis DePau|, Kathy ,
Donna, Thom Fleury,‘Danny Gates, Keith Goslant,
Liz Stedman, Frank Knapp, Nat Michael, Fran
Moravcsik, Fred Pond, Rick Wold.

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Michel DuBois, Marie Gervais, David Lynch,
Kate Mctavish, Pam Avery, Kenneth Byers,

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BY LLUVIA MULVANEY-STANAK

Idol

it is Pride season. This year the an-
nual Vermont Drag Idol competition

has teamed up withlthe Sisters LeMay

and Higher Ground to present the big-

gest Pride party EVER! With 135 Pearl's
recent closing, this “Pride Beach Ball”

will be THE place to be on the night of
Pride, Saturday July 8th. For the first time
EVER, the Pride party will have some-
thing for everyone (no matter your age.)

The 3rd Vermont Drag Idol will kick off
the evening at 7 pm in the main Ballroom
of Higher Ground. This event features the
BEST of amateur drag performers from all
over Vermont as they compete for the cov-
eted title of DRAG IDOL 2006. This event is
all ages and is modeled off of the popular
American Idol Where the audience gets to.
vote on who they like best. This part of the
evening is a fundraiser for Outright Vermont,
the states only queer youth organization.
Contestants are currently being recruited

for the two age categories for performers
(17 and under, and 18 and above.) Visit

the Outright Vermont website: WWWi out-
rightvtorg for more information or call .
the office at 802-865-9677. No experience
is necessary and each performer is limited
to one song (lip-syncing only please!) 

Come be part of the fim. Tickets are

currently on sale for $12 and will increase
to $15 on the day of the event. Visit Higher
Ground’s website for_ticket information:
www.highergroundmusic.com.V

I t’s July in Vermont and that means

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ommunity

Closes Retreat Center

Service Organization to Focus on Outreach

POWNAL - Chrysalis Comrnuni-
ty, an environment for people to
learn and practice holistic meth-
ods for, healing the mind, body
and spirit, will now focus its
efforts exclusively to outreach
and will broaden its focus to all
illnesses, not just HIV/AIDS.
Since its inception in 2002,

Chrysalis Community has-
provided services to people
with HIV/AIDS both onsite and
through outreach programs.
Given its desire to provide free
or low-cost services and reach
a greater number of people, and
the increasingly challenging
climate of fundraising, the‘ ex-
ecutiye board of Chrysalis Com-
munity has decided that pro-

gramming should be exclusively
focused on outreach This shift
will permit Chrysalis Communi-
ty to continue its efforts in ho-
listic education without the time
and cost involved in running a
facility. Our programs will in-
clude lectures and workshops
at hospitals, clinics and com-
munity centers in the region.

As a result, eflective June
1st 2006, Chrysalis Community
will terminate its lease on its
Pownal, Vermont facility. Speak-
ing on behalf of the board of
directors, founder and director
Sunshine Wohl said “We have
been blessed by the contribu-
tions of many wonderful and
generous people in the area

‘and through their generos-

ity have helped many people
over the years.” She continued,
“Our focus on outreach pro-
grams will allow us to reach
even more people in the com-
munity moving forward.” V

Press release from Chrysalis
Community. Founded in
2002, Chrysalis Community is
a nonprofit organization with
501 c3 status. It is dedicated
to teaching people living
with illness holistic methods
for healing the mind, body
and spirit. Contact info@
chrysaliscommunityorg or
call 802-823-9309.