Garfin Named Executive Director of VT
AIDS Council

Erica Garfin has been named Execu-
tive Director of the Vermont AIDS Coun-
cil. The Council, recently incorporated as a
private non-profit organization, is based in
Montpelier.

Garfrn was employed for five years as
Director of the Infonnation and Referral
Program at the Vermont Center for Inde-
pendent Living. She holds an undergradu-
ate degree from the University of Califor-
nia, Berkeley, and a Master's degree in
Health Advocacy from Sarah Lawrence
College. Garfin, who lives in Montpelier, is
on the board of the Health Policy Council
and is Vice-President of the Vermont
Consumer's Campaign for Health.

The Vermont AIDS Council is a state-
wide coalition of the eight AIDS service or-
ganizations in Vermont Members include:
the AIDS Community Action Project (St.
Johnsbury), the AIDS Community Re-
source Network (Upper Valley area), the
Bennington Area AIDS Project, the Brat-
tleboro AIDS Project, the Franklin/Grand
Isle AIDS Task Force, HEAL Vermont
(Montpelier), the Northeast Kingdom
AIDS Coalition, and Vermont C.A.R.E.S.
(Chittenden County area).

The Vermont AIDS Council provides
a forum for collaboration among the mem-
ber organizations and serves as an umbrella
for those organizations by providing a net-
work of information and resources. Among
the priorities of the Vermont AIDS Council
is the development of a state plan to ensure
delivery of the besteducation, information,
and services to the people of Vermont who
are affected by HIV disease.

With the exception of a small grant
from the state's Independence Fund for
case management services, Vermont re-
mains one of the five states in the country
that allocates none of its revenues for AIDS
education or direct care.

UFMCC Update

Northern Lights Metropolitan Com-
munity Church of Vermont and New
Hampshire now has ahome at the Unitarian
Universalist Church in Montpelier. North-
ern Lights meets each Sunday ay 4:00 p.m.

For the last Sunday of July, Reverend
Phillip Ray Birchard, a UFMCC elder who
was a pastor in New York City, St. Louis,
Minneapolis, and Honolulu and now based
In San Francisco, will be a guest preacher.

During Labor Day weekend, Rever-
end Joe Fischer, former pastor of Ray of

 

Hope MCC in Syracuse NY, will preach.

The UFMCC Northern District fall
conference will be held on September 28-
30 in Buffalo NY. The theme for the confer-
ence is "Celebrating and Strengthening our
Relationships."

For more infonnation about Northern
Lights MCC and the upcoming events, call
888-201 1.

Vermont Gay Social Alternatives

This past February, a new social group
was formed to meet the needs of gay and les-
bian people looking for an alternative to the
bar scene as a means of meeting people.
Vermont Gay Social Altemalives (VGSA)
has so far nearly one hundred and forty
members, twenty of whom are women.
Members come from all over Vermont as
well as New Hampshire and New York.

Past events have included a catered
lunch in April, a "Beach Day" at Burling-
ton's North Beach, and a lawn party during
Gay Pride Day. Each event has attracted ap-
proximately twenty to fifty people.

VGSA is planning another "Beach
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are also plans to do events jointly with
Social Alternatives for Men (SAM). The
events are for the most part non-alcoholic,
so that all ages can attend.

Membership dues are six dollars per
year to cover the costs of monthly mail-
ings. For more information about VGSA
and its upcoming events, write to VGSA,
PO Box 277, Winooski VT 05454-0277 or
call 893-6935.

Fly By Night Players to Present "Bent"

The Fly By Night Players, a local ad
hoc theater troupe, is planning to produce
"Bent" by Martin Sherman this fall in Burl-
ington.

"Bent" is a play about the persecution
of homosexuals during the Holocaust. Its
powerful message is intended to educate
the community about gay consciousness.

The Players are looking for commu-
nity members interested in being involved
with the production. Anyone who has ex-
perience in theatrical productions or is
interested in volunteering to make this
happen, please contact the group at 860-
1477.

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