I give my time to Out for Good because it lets a fun group of volunteers make a difference in many ways at the same time.  We can help build a house for our neighbors, and show a community that LGBTQ people are committed, engaged, hard-working citizens with senses of humor and flair with a circular saw!  What more could you ask for…?  I’ve laughed while hammering, and installed someone’s windows while catching up with good friends.  You can think of it as fun with a purpose. Peter Jacobsen, Out for Good volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, Fall 2007.

Out for Good is a program of the Gay & Lesbian Fund of VT that coordinates the valuable time that LGBTQIA Vermonters donate to the causes they support. Just as the Fund works to make our monetary contributions count twice, so Out for Good does with our volunteer time and efforts. By donating our time together, we show that members of our community care about many of the same causes as our neighbors. Further, it makes others aware of how much work we do to foster improvements in all our lives. We can all have fun together while making the world at large aware of the positive difference we make. When the time we give is organized through Out for Good, specific attention is drawn to the value of LGBTQIA people in our society.

Upcoming Out for Good events:

Out for Good is Freezin' for a Reason!

Happy Winter Everyone!

Our very own Jan Blanchard will lead an Out for Good team in the 2008
Penguin Plunge to benefit Special Olympics Vermont. Our team of Plungers
will be jumping into the icy waters of Lake Champlain on Sunday,
February 9th, 2008 to raise funds to support the more than 1700
Vermonters with intellectual disabilities who compete in Special
Olympics programs each year.

There are two ways you can highlight our community's support for
Vermonters with intellectual disabilities - Donate and Participate

Donate
To make a donation by mail, please write your check to “Gay & Lesbian
Fund of Vermont”and note “Penguin Plunge” on it. Your donation to the
Gay & Lesbian Fund of Vermont is fully tax-deductible. You may send your
donation directly to

Gay & Lesbian Fund of Vermont
P.O. Box 42, Randolph, Vermont 05060.

You may also make a donation online at http://www.firstgiving.com/ofg

Participate
To join Jan in her icy endeavor you can be come a member of the Out for
Good Polar Plunge team. You may register online at
http://www.firstgiving.com/process/raisemoney/default.asp?_EventId=16826&did=1479
The cost to register is $25.

You may contact us with questions or for help registering for this event
at outforgood@glfundvt.org .

Show the world that you're a volunteer who's Out for Good with merchandise available through the Gay & Lesbian Fund of Vermont’s online store at Café Press.