Come OUT MetroWest Celebration

Please plan to join us as we celebrate WAGLY's successful past and share exciting news about its plans for the future. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, September 27 at Wellesley College's Lulu Chow Wang Campus Center. The festivities start at 6:30 PM. HONORARY CHAIRS Governor Deval L. Patrick, First Lady Diane B. Patrick and Katherine Patrick HONORING Congressman Barney Frank FEATURING Award-winning singer Will McMillan, with Doug Hammer on piano, performing "The Kid Inside," an inspiring musical and autobiographical account of a gay teen's experience in high school ABOUT WAGLY The mission of the West Suburban Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Youth (WAGLY) is to support the health and well-being of GLBTQ teens in the Boston MetroWest area by offering youth-led and adult-supported social and educational programs. Now serving high school youth from 42 towns, WAGLY offers a meeting for all GLBTQ teens every Monday night throughout the year. In addition, transgender and gender-nonconforming youth enjoy a dedicated program twice a month, which focuses on their particular interests and concerns. Even though we are located here in Massachusetts, where we have achieved marriage equality and many high schools have gay-straight alliances, GLBTQ teens face challenges above and beyond those of their peers. They are more likely to be isolated, become depressed, abuse alcohol and drugs, and contemplate suicide. WAGLY provides a safe and supportive place where these youth feel accepted, proud and connected—where they can be themselves and meet mature, trustworthy GLBTQ adults, who can serve as role models for them as they traverse their adolescent years. It has become apparent that we cannot meet the needs of the GLBTQ population without additional funding and growth. We must increase our outreach—geographically, since many teens cannot get to our meetings in Wellesley, and demographically, since younger students, in particular those in middle school, are already clamoring for a group of their own. The future is bright for WAGLY, but your help is critical to our future! If you are interested in being a organization or individual sponsor for Come OUT MetroWest, please e-mail kathy.kaufmann@wagly.org or phone 781.710.3225. SPONSORS Organization Sponsors- Platinum Partner: Greenberg Traurig LLP Sustainer: Wells Fargo Advocate: Nixon Peabody Ally: Boston Gay Men’s Chorus Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation Wellesley Bank Charitable Foundation Individual Sponsors- Bridget Belgiovine and Sandy Vivas Bruce Bell and George Smart Ineke Ceder Rick Cresswell and Jamie Pierce Tatyana Goldwyn Amy and John Haley Apple and Andy Kaufmann Kathy and John Kaufmann Maureen McCaffrey and Jim Lillie Elaine Mittell and Doug Poutasse Kelly and Frank Panayotou Suzanne and Alan Posner James Smith Anne and Bob Terhune Suzie Winchester, Hammond Residential RE