TOHR Pyramid Project News : no.7(2002:Nov.)
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- TOHR Pyramid Project News : no.7(2002:Nov.)
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- The November 2002 issue of TOHR's Pyramid Project News reflects on the progress of the Pyramid Project, a campaign to fund a permanent LGBTQ+ community center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. With $130,000 raised, the campaign is nearing its year-end goal of $150,000 in the Tulsa Community Trust Fund. The newsletter showcases the diverse services provided by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Community Center, including peer counseling, a resource library, HIV testing, and various support groups. Highlights include the inaugural OUT OK International Film Festival and the Women's Tea Dance, which raised over $11,000. The publication encourages continued community involvement and donations to ensure the realization of the $1 million fundraising target for the center's purchase and endowment.
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Pyramid Project
News
www.PyramidProject.org
Quarterly No. 7
"Building a Home... Funding the Future
... Pyramid Project
November 2002
#
A letter from the President & Pyramid Project Chairs
The end of the second year of TOHR's Pyramid Project capital campaign is drawing to a close. It
has been an exciting and productive time for TOHR and the Pyramid Project. We wish to thank
those who have so generously donated and pledged already! Please join us in our year-end goal
of having $150,000 CASH in Pyramid Project's Tulsa Community Trust Fund. Just $20,000 is
needed to reach this goal.
For over 22 years now, TOHR (Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights) has established itself as
the service organization for the entire GLBT and allied community in Northeast Oklahoma. During
the last seven years, in cramped leased space, over 4600 persons each year have been served
at the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center. Over 4200 calls a year have
been made to the helpline.
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center is an integral part of our entire
GLBT community. It is a visible cultural presence that educates Tulsa and surrounding areas. It
provides a safe and affirming environment for all who enter. It provides ·access to critical services
and positive social outlets for many in our GLBT Community. It is a member ci the National
Association ci GLBT Community Centers.
Inside this issue:
WILD HEARTS BALL 4
3 "Ring Circus"
Out OK Fall Film
Festival!
2
Lawyers with heart! 2
Yes, REALLY!
FOUNDERS LIST
Thank You!
3
Ticking Clock...
3
Our Mission
Statement
4
Meeting room - Can accommodate a larger audience for speakers and membership meetings
Member Profiles
4
Cyber Cafe - Provides free internet access to the community
PYRAMETER
Some of the numerous services and groups offered at TOHR's GLBT Community Center are:
Information Line - Offers peer counseling, referrals to medical , legal and financial services
TOHR Pride Store - Largest selection of ?ride merchandise, gifis and decorative items in NE Oklahoma
Nancy McDonald Rainbow Library - Over 3000 volumes used for research and leisure
Blue Room - Comfortable, TV, game and pool lounge, when not in use for meetings
Advocacy in Action - Helps educate local government on important issues facing the GLBT community
Gender Outreach - Provides support and education for transgender persons of all ages
Generation Connections - Brings together GLBT persons to discuss issues surrounding aging
The
HIV Testing - Free, anonymous and confidential testing provided twice a week by HOPE
Pyrameter
Lesbian Connection - Weekly meetings discuss social and business issues facing women and lesbians
"Building a Home .. .
Men's Coming Out Group - Qualified facilitators address numerous issues surrounding comin g out
Funding the Future"
Rainbow Families - Provides support, understanding and activities for GLBT parents and their ch ildren
Soulforce of Oklahoma - Uses Martin Luther King, Jr's teachings to end spiritual violence against GLBTs
Tulsa Area Primetimers - Founded in '93, mature gay men meet for fellowship, support and discussion
Sooner State Rodeo Association - Enthusiasts plan events, including Tulsa's 2003 International Rodeo
Center Cinema - Thursdays present new movi es shown on the big screen TV with microwave for popcorn
As you can see, the Community Center is well used. With a better equipped permanent facility,
more of our community and friends, young and old, will be served. The Pyramid Project capital
campaign seeks to raise the funds needed to purchase, refurbish and sustain a permanent facility
for the GLBT Community Center. Capital campaigns take several years to complete. The goal of
the Pyramid Project is 1 million dollars to purchase and endow a facility. There is a need. Won't
you help us provide the solution? Please send in your first donation, pledge or additional gift
today, by using the form in the enclosed brochure. Together we can reach this important goal.
T
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a
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k
Y
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Brent Ortolani -TOHR President, Kerry Lewis and Sue Welch - Pyramid Project Co-chairs
$1,000,000 GOAL
TOHR's Pyramid Project News
OUT OK, Oklahoma's inaugural International Gay and Lesbian
Film Festival is com ing to OKC and Tulsa
this MONTH!
Tulsa Women's Tea
Dance 2002 Success!
This year's women 's
tea dance raised
$11,100.00 for the
Pyramid Project!
Over 300 women
were in attendance.
A special thank you to the
sponsors, performers and
exhibitors: Budweiser, A
Class Act, St. Michael 's
Alley, Cafe Ole, Bill &
Ruth's, The Wild Fork,
TW 's AFAB Catering &
Supper Club, American
Express, Camp Fire Girls,
Tulsa Opera, Soulforce,
NCCJ, PFLAG , Wells
Fargo, Copper Cello, Out
of the Box, OK NARAL,
League of Women Voters,
Tulsa Hot Glass, Broken
Arrow Electrology, WilloWood, Out OK, TOHR,
Herland, HRC, Women of
Council Oak, All Souls Unitarian, C.M. Quinn P.C., and
JMAC Design
Plans are already
under way for the 2003
Women's Tea!
Fast Fact:
In 1996TOHR
opened the
first ever GLBT
Community Center
in Tulsa. Today the
Center is in use
every weeknight
and all day on
weekends! Visit!
ADVANCE VIP ALL ACCESS pass price is $150 for
Tulsa, $120 for OKC. Tulsa is having more films.
Individual movie tickets on sale for $1 O each one
week prior to festival.
VISIT THE OUT OK WEBSITE:
www.OUT-OK.com
ORDER FORM is on the website!
Learn about the films , venues, festival parties and
more on the site.
Opening Weekend: OKC, November 15-17, OU Meacham Auditorium
Closing Weekend : Tulsa, November 22-24, Fontana 6 Cinema
GALA Films: Women's Gala Film: Notorious C.H.O. - Margaret Cho
Men's Gala Film : Circuit - Dirk Schafer
Check the website for Gala Party tickets and info.
Festival film list:
AKA, All the Queens Men, Family Fundamentals, Friends & Family, Girl King,
Iron Ladies, Lan Yu, Rick & Steve, The Happiest Little Gay Couple in all the World, Treading Water,
This I Wish and Nothing More, The Trip
Thank you 2002 Festival
Sponsors!
If you have any questions re.
sponsorship or if you have
questions re. the film festival,
please contact Philip Au by
email at: pau@Out-OK .com
or by telephone at:
918-682-4654 ext. 2.
Did we mention ... ORDER YOUR
ACCESS PASSES NOW via the
website:
www.OUT-OK.com
LAW FIRM DONATES UP TO $5000, challenges others to match
The Pyramid Project is
seeking donations from
attorneys or firms that will
be matched by the law firm
of Rhodes, Hieronymus,
Jones, Tucker & Gable, PLLC.
The Tulsa law firm has
graciously donated up to
$5000 to match any gifts to
the Pyramid Project made
by attorneys or law firms
until the end of the year.
Simply send in your
check or donor card,
with the word
"matching" denoted, to:
The Pyramid Project,
P.O. Box 2687, Tulsa,
OK74101 .
Founded in 1931 , Rhodes
Hieronymus today stands
as a national leader in
civil trial and appellate
practice. Working at the
cutting edge of litigation
in such diverse areas as:
products liability, professional
malpractice, employer liability,
workers' compensation, ADA,
ERISA, toxic torts, aviation,
environmental law, suretyship,
admiralty and ge□eral
negligence.
The Pyramid Project
thanks Rhodes,
Hieronymus, Jones,
Tucker and Gable for
their strong support of
this important capital
campaign.
Quarterly No. 7
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THANK YOU Pyramid Project FOUNDERS!
Diamond - $25,000 or more
Mitch Savage & Michael Smith
Ruby- $10,000 or more
The Gill Foundation,
Mark Bonney,
Dennis Neill &_John Southard
Topaz - $5,000 or more
Bob Inglish & Craig Wood,
Kaye Smith (Parent Challenge)
Sue Welch & Marcy Smith,
Rhodes, Hieronymus, Jones, Tucker
&Gable
Citrine - $1,500 or more
Dan Burnstein & Martin Marti·
nez, Greg Gray, Glenn Jones,
Dave Collins, Doug Campbell,
Fernando Este & Don Glass,
Joe & Nancy McDonald (Parent
Challenge), Rick Martin &
Daniel Schneider, Greg Gatewood , Tim Williams & Randy
Ritter, Kerry Lewis, Dick Miller,
Steve Aberson & Brent Ortolani,
Joel Cousins & Frank Madearis,
Theresa Barnard & Tamara
Thompson , Carol I. Crawford,
The Williams Companies
•
Emerald - $1,000 or more
George Kravis II, Mark Argo,
Rita & Don Newman, Camille
Quinn & Susan Kamphaus ,
Scottie Hale, Jack Camden,
Howard Nix & Robert Babcock
(in memory of Gary Durst),
Dwight Kealiher, Catheryn Mason & Dr. Laura Belmonte,
Ph.D., Renee Bruce & Libby
Bender, Marcus Rice & Mark
Henry w/ 100% ca-p. match,
Vanessa Welch, Michael Green,
Jeff Cherblanc & Wes Schultz,
Marc B. Fitzerman, The Charles
& Lynn Schusterman Foundation, The Maxine & Jack Zarrow
Foundation
Sapphire - $500 or more
Lynn Mostoller & Kathy
McKnight, Russ McCarty, Tulsa
Area Primetimers, Pat Gordon,
Cindy Marinella, Cisar-Holt, Inc.,
Mona Pittenger, Lindy Kroener!,
Angela Bruce, Kathleen Williams, Gina Bradford, Cathy
Furlong, Ron Toulouse,
Sapphire cont'd.
Jeff E. & Josh C. , Bernd Oehler,
Doug Hartson & Don Wilkes,
Vance Reed, Dale Todd, Rick
Phillips, Hope Savage, Liz Harris
& Debbie Jensen, P.J. Lassek,
Vikki Duke, Wil Bruner, Judy
McHenry & Suzanne Knott, David
Parsons & Al Triggs, Harry
Crampton & John Cutright, Larry
James, Paul Allen, Martin R.
Wing, David Garrett, Damon Vick,
Michelle Hoffman & Heather
Harp, Mary Bundy, Sharon
Thoele
Business Founders - $500+
Broken Arrow Electrology,
International Tours of Claremore,
Compulogics
TW's AFAB Catering
Amethyst - Up to $499
Steve Wright, Don Eagleton ,
Gary Allison & Barb Henke, Lamont Lindstrom & Devre Jackson,
Thom Dombuowski (in honor ct
T.U.L.SA), Jennifer Jones, John
Madigan, John Mercer.Dwight
Holden & Ted Eudy, Lisa Temple,
Diane Newhouse, Phillip Miller &
Dan Hale, Mary Schepers, Neal
Family Trust, Marty Newman ,
Whitney Price, Milton Nunley,
Mark Biggs, Cherblanc Paint & Renovations, Stewart Scott, Jane Barnes, Terri Bond & Debra Fish,
Mike Tedrick, Deborah Karns,
Pat Oetjen, Sol Smith, Stitchwitch, Renegades , Joe Rackley,
Troy McGoveran, Don Rush , Dr.
Lora Larson , Bill & Kathy Hinkle,
Jonathan Stanley, Shelly Ledford,
Bridget DeGraffenreid, Shirley
Riggs, Sharon Thoele, Rex Ba/I &
Stephen Edwards, Janet Gearin,
Vanguard Business Consultations , Carol Schaefer, Mike Keys,
Beth Persac, Gary Wasson , Anita
Randza, George Phelps & Ed
Alaniz, Marianna Blackwell, Tim
Sanders, Toney & Melinda Foster, David Privett & Mark Owen,
Chris Morrison, Charles Pearce,
Carrie Fleharty, Mike Eslick,
iGive.com, Elisabeth Full er,
Gerald Miller, Christy Coker,
Beverly Fyffe, George Boyce,
Amethyst cont'd
Edie Schneegerger & Gail Garloch, JoAnne Ritchey, Dayna &
Carl Glanz, Allana Davenport,
Discount Wrocker Service, Karen
Weldin , Susanne Bain, Marc
Frieden, Gary Lawson , Paula
Russo & Mary Regan, Jeff
Cowan, Robert Holland, Carolyn
Ridgeway , Blane Snodgrass,
Wcl'.lds-Gallardo Allstate Insurance,
Mary & Justice Waidner, Paul
Below, Barbara Mitchell,
Stained Glass Designs, Marvin
& Reba Hoot, Bruce Clemens,
Tim Grogan, Jeff Potts, David
Hoot, Anthony & Jones, P.C.,
Robin Tait & Mark Lackey, Nina
Reinecke, Dwight Holden & Ted
Eudy, Michael Reed , David
Paddock & Phil Cyr, Charles
Peterson, Sharisse O'Carroll ,
James Wheeler, Mike O'Meara,
Carol English, Rick Fortner,
Richard Groendyke, Cathy Elliott, Dave Rosebeary , Tamalie
Heimerdinger, Marilyn lhloff, Inc.,
Fred Bassett, Josh Stroman,
Judy Crumrine, Ors. Gordon &
Jane Purser, Greg Johnson,
John Massie, Top Hat Magic &
Fun Shop, Inc., Sue Du laney,
Murrel Wilmoth , Sherry Stinson,
Lee Dunning, Wanda Patrick,
Jay Ferraro, Steven Hall, Susie
Thornton, Gene Pelizzoni, Tom
Williamson , Jim Firth , Steve
Mccurley, Jessie Engle, Barry
Hensley, Rebecca Howard,
Cathy Rousseau, Fred Naifeh,
Charles Duran, Maureen
Lawler, Johna Abbott , Derrick
Henry, Deanna Ogez, Bruce
Hartnitt, Betty Vanaltenburg ,
Adam Erlewien, Kathie Fite, Jeff
Spragens, Greg Smith & Kevin
Burleson, Dan & Nancy Lynn
Roberts, James Vore, Bud
McMullen, Kathleen Anne Reed ,
Brad Phillips, Robert & Carol
Skib, James Moore, John Simmons & Doug Nelson, Justin &
Linda Gardner, Michael
Redman, James Craven,
Patrick Hobbs, Norma & Richard Small, Ann Simmons
Alspaugh , Sharon King Davis,
Jeannine Hunter, Theresa &
Perry Collins, Greg Davis,
Amethyst cont'd.
Robert Odell & Paul Saladin,
Tammie Blancett, Sharon
Parker, Tracy Graham , Rick
Craig, Suzanne Everage,
James Davis, Michael & Christine Lance, Gwen Hampton,
David Selstad, Mary lssacson,
Ray & Nancy Feldman , Peggy
Buerge, Paul Greever, & Steven Lockheart, Carolyn Taylor,
J. Mac Troy, David Halpern &
Sue Gunterman Halpern ,
Debra Hall , Wendy Thomas ,
Marc & Linda Frazier, Brent &
Susan Lang , Dr. Carol Dillard,
Brandy Miller, Evelyn Thompson , Teresa Simmons, Nick,
Georgopoulos , Judy Cash,
Shelly McGoffin, Pamela
Hodges, Maureen Lawler,
Linda, Paschal, Linda Duncan,
Kara Gae & Ken Neal, Jim
Trotter, Jerry Jackson , Interior
Designers Supply, Betsy Martin , Terry & Amy Mic hael, Candice Merifield Johnson , Diane
Gawey, Jack & Lou Hodgson,
Suzanne Thompson, Kerrylyn
Hooper & J.E. Black, Van
Wilde, George Matarazzo, Jr.,
Anna Dodwell & Connie
McCorley, Betsy Myers &
Stacy Takacs, Steven & Leslie
Penrose
House Parties
Dwig,t Kealiher & Mike Tedrick
$5,400
Dave Collins and Doug Campbell
$4,490
Rex Ball & Steven Edwards
$5,000
Mitch Savage & Michael Smith
$3,300
David Hoot's Birthday Party
$2200
Events
Wild Hearts Ball I
$6,000
Women's T-Dance I $6,B20
Dollars from 0ubya $4,200
Helga's Rocky Night $4,700
$10,000
Wild Hearts Ball II
Diary Opera
$10,000
Women's Tea Dance II
$11,100
What is our time worth?
Can we put a price on time or
moments in our lives? Many professionals place a "price" on their
time. A plumber may charge $50
an hour to repair a leak. A massage therapist charges $75 for an
hour massage. Attorneys, accountants and doctors' fees can
run into hundreds of dollars per
hour. We've all seen the commer-
cials putting a price on moments
in our lives. We ask you to consider the value of the following:
An Hispanic, hearing impaired
youth comes to the Center one
night asking for help. You see, he
was being discriminated against
at school not because he was
Hispanic or deaf, but because he
was gay. He found help and acceptance . Priceless! A professional woman moves back to
Tulsa after being away for nearly
20 years, to care for her aging
parents. She arrives at the center
seeking a sense of community, a
way to re-connect. Priceless!
Nearly 20 groups meet at the
Tulsa GLBT Community Center
monthly. Priceless! Having a
Community Center free from
lease or mortgage. Priceless!
Having a permanent, visible presence for the GLBT Community in
Tulsa. Priceless! As a Pyramid
Project donor, you are helping
TOHR make history for the
Oklahoma GLBT Community.
You 're Priceless! With your
continued
support,
the
Pyramid Project Capital
Campaign will soon be
"Building a Home .. . Funding
the Future" of the Tulsa
GLBT Community Center.
Please consider increasing
your donation in 2003.
Encourage others to participate.
It's time!
Announcements and Contact Info:
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Wild Hearts Ball 3 "Ring Circus" - The Gayest Show on Earth:
Pyramid Project
Steering Committee
Co Chairs
Kerry Lewis / Sue
Welch
Save the DATE: Friday, Febru ary 28th , 2003, 8pm - midnight
PLACE: Greenwood Cultural Center
Party ann ouncements will arrive in your mailbox in January-!
Marketing
Marc Frieden
Calling all Online Shoppers - Giving $5 is as easy as "buy":
Marcy Smith
Don't forget, you can donate to the Pyramid Project by holiday shopping online!
A bonus donation of $5 will be given for each new shopper until November 30,
2002. That's right. Our friends at lgive want you to change online shopping for
GOOD!
Log on to the Pyramid Project website and click on the "!give.com" link for easy
instructions! www.PyramidProject.org
Legal
Mark Bonney
Tim Williams
Finance
Greg Gatewood
Theresa Barnard
David Hoot
Grant Development
Nancy McDonald, Director
Events
Marcy Smith
Sue Welch
Capital Campaign Mission:
Theresa Barnard
Parliamentarian
Greg Gatewood
Ma rc Frieden
Kerry Lewis
Financial
Development
Theresa Barnard
Mark Bonney
Kerry Lewis
Sue Welch
TOHR Board Liaison
Brent Ortolani, President
Advisory Board
Dwight Kealiher, CPA
The Pyramid Project is TOH R's capital campaign to raise funds to purchase and
sustain a permanent visible presence, a safe and affirming home for the Tulsa
GLBT Community Center. "Building a Home ... Funding the Future"
Address/Contact info:
The Tulsa GLBT Com munity Center is located at 21 14 So. Memorial Drive, Tulsa
Hours of operation : Monday - Friday 6pm to 9pm / Saturday Noo n to 6pm
Phon e: 918-743-4297
Nancy McDonald
Dennis Neill
Needs Assessment
Rick Phi llips
Mark Bonney
Vance Reed
Greg Gatewood
Mailing address for both TOHR and the Pyramid Project
P.O. Box 2687, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101
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tulsa oklahomans
for human rights
TOHR Board and Pyramid Project Committee Member profiles .....
Get to know these people!
Name: Brent Ortolani
Occupation: Higher Education
Marketing & Public Relations
How long you have been in your
occupation : 10 years
Professional or Business Tille:
Director of Public Relations, Rogers
State University (two years)
Positions of professional leadership
held : Assistant Director and Interim
Director of University Relations, The
University of Tul sa; Executive Editor,
The University of Tulsa Alumni
Magazine (eight years)
Positions of other leadership held :
TOHR President; Member, Board of
Directors, Tulsa chapter of the Public
Relations Society of America; Member,
Council for the Advancement and
Support of Education,
Orga nization affiliations : Public
Relati ons Society of America, American
Marketing Association, Council for the
Advancement and Support of Education, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human
Rights
Where you are from: Coffeyvi lle,
Kansas
Other interests you have : Certified
Volunteer, St. Francis Hospice;
Animal Rescue; Kansas University
Endowment Association; Coffeyville
(Kan .) Community Foundation
Why you are involved in TOHR 's
capital campaign, the Pyramid
Project: To help provide a
permanent, safe place for GLBT
youth and adults to receive peer
support, and to enhance the visibility
and equality of GLBT citizens of
Tulsa.
Name: Theresa Barnard
Occupation: Financial Advisor
Why you are involved in TOHR 's
capital campaign, the Pyramid
Project : It's important for the gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender
community to have a visible and
respected presence in the greater
Tulsa community. A part of this
presence is to have a permanent
and suitable facility in which the
members of the GLBT and allied
community can be proud. As a
member of Tulsa's GLBT
community, I see it as my
responsibility to not only financially
support the campaign, but to also
personally support the campaign by
giving of my tim e and talent.
How long you have been in your
occupation : 3 years
Professional or Business Title :
Financial Advisor
Positions of leadership held:
Financial Chair, TOHR's Pyramid
Project; Board Member, Oklahoma
Green Country Council of Camp Fire
USA; Vice President of W estern
Financial Group, LLC
Name: Kerry Lewis
Occupation: Attorney
How long you have been in your
occupation: 9 years
Professional or Business Title:
Sr. Associate, Rhodes, Hieronymus,
Jones, Tucker & Gable, PLLC.
Where you are from: Tulsa, OK
Positions of leadership held :
Pyramid Project Co-Chair, Past
TOHR President, AIDS Outreach
Co-Chair, Community Service
Council of Greater Tul sa, Oklahoma
Bar Association Young Lawyers
Committee (1996).
Other interests you have: The arts,
gardeni ng, reading.
Organization affiliations : Human
Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal
Organization affiliations : Tulsa
Oklahomans for Human Rights,
Oklahoma Green Country Council of
Camp Fire USA
Defense and Education Fund
Where you are from : Born in
Benton , Arkansas. My family lives in
Colorado Sprin gs , Colorado.
Other interests you have : GLBT
History, Diversity Issues
Why you are involved in TOH R's
capital campaign, the Pyramid
Project: A permanent home for the
GLBT Community Center will solidify
and unify our diverse GLBT
community. Our community will
have a place to meet our unique
needs. The mere presence of a
visible, permanent Center will remind
T ulsans that we are an important
part of the larger community.
WANT TO HELP?
If you would like to volunteer for
TOHR or the Pyramid Project Steering Committee, cal l the Center at
743-4297 or
Email:
community@ tohr.org
committee@PyramidProject.org
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Pyramid Project
News
www.PyramidProject.org
Quarterly No. 7
"Building a Home... Funding the Future
... Pyramid Project
November 2002
#
A letter from the President & Pyramid Project Chairs
The end of the second year of TOHR's Pyramid Project capital campaign is drawing to a close. It
has been an exciting and productive time for TOHR and the Pyramid Project. We wish to thank
those who have so generously donated and pledged already! Please join us in our year-end goal
of having $150,000 CASH in Pyramid Project's Tulsa Community Trust Fund. Just $20,000 is
needed to reach this goal.
For over 22 years now, TOHR (Tulsa Oklahomans for Human Rights) has established itself as
the service organization for the entire GLBT and allied community in Northeast Oklahoma. During
the last seven years, in cramped leased space, over 4600 persons each year have been served
at the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center. Over 4200 calls a year have
been made to the helpline.
The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center is an integral part of our entire
GLBT community. It is a visible cultural presence that educates Tulsa and surrounding areas. It
provides a safe and affirming environment for all who enter. It provides ·access to critical services
and positive social outlets for many in our GLBT Community. It is a member ci the National
Association ci GLBT Community Centers.
Inside this issue:
WILD HEARTS BALL 4
3 "Ring Circus"
Out OK Fall Film
Festival!
2
Lawyers with heart! 2
Yes, REALLY!
FOUNDERS LIST
Thank You!
3
Ticking Clock...
3
Our Mission
Statement
4
Meeting room - Can accommodate a larger audience for speakers and membership meetings
Member Profiles
4
Cyber Cafe - Provides free internet access to the community
PYRAMETER
Some of the numerous services and groups offered at TOHR's GLBT Community Center are:
Information Line - Offers peer counseling, referrals to medical , legal and financial services
TOHR Pride Store - Largest selection of ?ride merchandise, gifis and decorative items in NE Oklahoma
Nancy McDonald Rainbow Library - Over 3000 volumes used for research and leisure
Blue Room - Comfortable, TV, game and pool lounge, when not in use for meetings
Advocacy in Action - Helps educate local government on important issues facing the GLBT community
Gender Outreach - Provides support and education for transgender persons of all ages
Generation Connections - Brings together GLBT persons to discuss issues surrounding aging
The
HIV Testing - Free, anonymous and confidential testing provided twice a week by HOPE
Pyrameter
Lesbian Connection - Weekly meetings discuss social and business issues facing women and lesbians
"Building a Home .. .
Men's Coming Out Group - Qualified facilitators address numerous issues surrounding comin g out
Funding the Future"
Rainbow Families - Provides support, understanding and activities for GLBT parents and their ch ildren
Soulforce of Oklahoma - Uses Martin Luther King, Jr's teachings to end spiritual violence against GLBTs
Tulsa Area Primetimers - Founded in '93, mature gay men meet for fellowship, support and discussion
Sooner State Rodeo Association - Enthusiasts plan events, including Tulsa's 2003 International Rodeo
Center Cinema - Thursdays present new movi es shown on the big screen TV with microwave for popcorn
As you can see, the Community Center is well used. With a better equipped permanent facility,
more of our community and friends, young and old, will be served. The Pyramid Project capital
campaign seeks to raise the funds needed to purchase, refurbish and sustain a permanent facility
for the GLBT Community Center. Capital campaigns take several years to complete. The goal of
the Pyramid Project is 1 million dollars to purchase and endow a facility. There is a need. Won't
you help us provide the solution? Please send in your first donation, pledge or additional gift
today, by using the form in the enclosed brochure. Together we can reach this important goal.
T
h
a
n
k
Y
o
u
Brent Ortolani -TOHR President, Kerry Lewis and Sue Welch - Pyramid Project Co-chairs
$1,000,000 GOAL
TOHR's Pyramid Project News
OUT OK, Oklahoma's inaugural International Gay and Lesbian
Film Festival is com ing to OKC and Tulsa
this MONTH!
Tulsa Women's Tea
Dance 2002 Success!
This year's women 's
tea dance raised
$11,100.00 for the
Pyramid Project!
Over 300 women
were in attendance.
A special thank you to the
sponsors, performers and
exhibitors: Budweiser, A
Class Act, St. Michael 's
Alley, Cafe Ole, Bill &
Ruth's, The Wild Fork,
TW 's AFAB Catering &
Supper Club, American
Express, Camp Fire Girls,
Tulsa Opera, Soulforce,
NCCJ, PFLAG , Wells
Fargo, Copper Cello, Out
of the Box, OK NARAL,
League of Women Voters,
Tulsa Hot Glass, Broken
Arrow Electrology, WilloWood, Out OK, TOHR,
Herland, HRC, Women of
Council Oak, All Souls Unitarian, C.M. Quinn P.C., and
JMAC Design
Plans are already
under way for the 2003
Women's Tea!
Fast Fact:
In 1996TOHR
opened the
first ever GLBT
Community Center
in Tulsa. Today the
Center is in use
every weeknight
and all day on
weekends! Visit!
ADVANCE VIP ALL ACCESS pass price is $150 for
Tulsa, $120 for OKC. Tulsa is having more films.
Individual movie tickets on sale for $1 O each one
week prior to festival.
VISIT THE OUT OK WEBSITE:
www.OUT-OK.com
ORDER FORM is on the website!
Learn about the films , venues, festival parties and
more on the site.
Opening Weekend: OKC, November 15-17, OU Meacham Auditorium
Closing Weekend : Tulsa, November 22-24, Fontana 6 Cinema
GALA Films: Women's Gala Film: Notorious C.H.O. - Margaret Cho
Men's Gala Film : Circuit - Dirk Schafer
Check the website for Gala Party tickets and info.
Festival film list:
AKA, All the Queens Men, Family Fundamentals, Friends & Family, Girl King,
Iron Ladies, Lan Yu, Rick & Steve, The Happiest Little Gay Couple in all the World, Treading Water,
This I Wish and Nothing More, The Trip
Thank you 2002 Festival
Sponsors!
If you have any questions re.
sponsorship or if you have
questions re. the film festival,
please contact Philip Au by
email at: pau@Out-OK .com
or by telephone at:
918-682-4654 ext. 2.
Did we mention ... ORDER YOUR
ACCESS PASSES NOW via the
website:
www.OUT-OK.com
LAW FIRM DONATES UP TO $5000, challenges others to match
The Pyramid Project is
seeking donations from
attorneys or firms that will
be matched by the law firm
of Rhodes, Hieronymus,
Jones, Tucker & Gable, PLLC.
The Tulsa law firm has
graciously donated up to
$5000 to match any gifts to
the Pyramid Project made
by attorneys or law firms
until the end of the year.
Simply send in your
check or donor card,
with the word
"matching" denoted, to:
The Pyramid Project,
P.O. Box 2687, Tulsa,
OK74101 .
Founded in 1931 , Rhodes
Hieronymus today stands
as a national leader in
civil trial and appellate
practice. Working at the
cutting edge of litigation
in such diverse areas as:
products liability, professional
malpractice, employer liability,
workers' compensation, ADA,
ERISA, toxic torts, aviation,
environmental law, suretyship,
admiralty and ge□eral
negligence.
The Pyramid Project
thanks Rhodes,
Hieronymus, Jones,
Tucker and Gable for
their strong support of
this important capital
campaign.
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THANK YOU Pyramid Project FOUNDERS!
Diamond - $25,000 or more
Mitch Savage & Michael Smith
Ruby- $10,000 or more
The Gill Foundation,
Mark Bonney,
Dennis Neill &_John Southard
Topaz - $5,000 or more
Bob Inglish & Craig Wood,
Kaye Smith (Parent Challenge)
Sue Welch & Marcy Smith,
Rhodes, Hieronymus, Jones, Tucker
&Gable
Citrine - $1,500 or more
Dan Burnstein & Martin Marti·
nez, Greg Gray, Glenn Jones,
Dave Collins, Doug Campbell,
Fernando Este & Don Glass,
Joe & Nancy McDonald (Parent
Challenge), Rick Martin &
Daniel Schneider, Greg Gatewood , Tim Williams & Randy
Ritter, Kerry Lewis, Dick Miller,
Steve Aberson & Brent Ortolani,
Joel Cousins & Frank Madearis,
Theresa Barnard & Tamara
Thompson , Carol I. Crawford,
The Williams Companies
•
Emerald - $1,000 or more
George Kravis II, Mark Argo,
Rita & Don Newman, Camille
Quinn & Susan Kamphaus ,
Scottie Hale, Jack Camden,
Howard Nix & Robert Babcock
(in memory of Gary Durst),
Dwight Kealiher, Catheryn Mason & Dr. Laura Belmonte,
Ph.D., Renee Bruce & Libby
Bender, Marcus Rice & Mark
Henry w/ 100% ca-p. match,
Vanessa Welch, Michael Green,
Jeff Cherblanc & Wes Schultz,
Marc B. Fitzerman, The Charles
& Lynn Schusterman Foundation, The Maxine & Jack Zarrow
Foundation
Sapphire - $500 or more
Lynn Mostoller & Kathy
McKnight, Russ McCarty, Tulsa
Area Primetimers, Pat Gordon,
Cindy Marinella, Cisar-Holt, Inc.,
Mona Pittenger, Lindy Kroener!,
Angela Bruce, Kathleen Williams, Gina Bradford, Cathy
Furlong, Ron Toulouse,
Sapphire cont'd.
Jeff E. & Josh C. , Bernd Oehler,
Doug Hartson & Don Wilkes,
Vance Reed, Dale Todd, Rick
Phillips, Hope Savage, Liz Harris
& Debbie Jensen, P.J. Lassek,
Vikki Duke, Wil Bruner, Judy
McHenry & Suzanne Knott, David
Parsons & Al Triggs, Harry
Crampton & John Cutright, Larry
James, Paul Allen, Martin R.
Wing, David Garrett, Damon Vick,
Michelle Hoffman & Heather
Harp, Mary Bundy, Sharon
Thoele
Business Founders - $500+
Broken Arrow Electrology,
International Tours of Claremore,
Compulogics
TW's AFAB Catering
Amethyst - Up to $499
Steve Wright, Don Eagleton ,
Gary Allison & Barb Henke, Lamont Lindstrom & Devre Jackson,
Thom Dombuowski (in honor ct
T.U.L.SA), Jennifer Jones, John
Madigan, John Mercer.Dwight
Holden & Ted Eudy, Lisa Temple,
Diane Newhouse, Phillip Miller &
Dan Hale, Mary Schepers, Neal
Family Trust, Marty Newman ,
Whitney Price, Milton Nunley,
Mark Biggs, Cherblanc Paint & Renovations, Stewart Scott, Jane Barnes, Terri Bond & Debra Fish,
Mike Tedrick, Deborah Karns,
Pat Oetjen, Sol Smith, Stitchwitch, Renegades , Joe Rackley,
Troy McGoveran, Don Rush , Dr.
Lora Larson , Bill & Kathy Hinkle,
Jonathan Stanley, Shelly Ledford,
Bridget DeGraffenreid, Shirley
Riggs, Sharon Thoele, Rex Ba/I &
Stephen Edwards, Janet Gearin,
Vanguard Business Consultations , Carol Schaefer, Mike Keys,
Beth Persac, Gary Wasson , Anita
Randza, George Phelps & Ed
Alaniz, Marianna Blackwell, Tim
Sanders, Toney & Melinda Foster, David Privett & Mark Owen,
Chris Morrison, Charles Pearce,
Carrie Fleharty, Mike Eslick,
iGive.com, Elisabeth Full er,
Gerald Miller, Christy Coker,
Beverly Fyffe, George Boyce,
Amethyst cont'd
Edie Schneegerger & Gail Garloch, JoAnne Ritchey, Dayna &
Carl Glanz, Allana Davenport,
Discount Wrocker Service, Karen
Weldin , Susanne Bain, Marc
Frieden, Gary Lawson , Paula
Russo & Mary Regan, Jeff
Cowan, Robert Holland, Carolyn
Ridgeway , Blane Snodgrass,
Wcl'.lds-Gallardo Allstate Insurance,
Mary & Justice Waidner, Paul
Below, Barbara Mitchell,
Stained Glass Designs, Marvin
& Reba Hoot, Bruce Clemens,
Tim Grogan, Jeff Potts, David
Hoot, Anthony & Jones, P.C.,
Robin Tait & Mark Lackey, Nina
Reinecke, Dwight Holden & Ted
Eudy, Michael Reed , David
Paddock & Phil Cyr, Charles
Peterson, Sharisse O'Carroll ,
James Wheeler, Mike O'Meara,
Carol English, Rick Fortner,
Richard Groendyke, Cathy Elliott, Dave Rosebeary , Tamalie
Heimerdinger, Marilyn lhloff, Inc.,
Fred Bassett, Josh Stroman,
Judy Crumrine, Ors. Gordon &
Jane Purser, Greg Johnson,
John Massie, Top Hat Magic &
Fun Shop, Inc., Sue Du laney,
Murrel Wilmoth , Sherry Stinson,
Lee Dunning, Wanda Patrick,
Jay Ferraro, Steven Hall, Susie
Thornton, Gene Pelizzoni, Tom
Williamson , Jim Firth , Steve
Mccurley, Jessie Engle, Barry
Hensley, Rebecca Howard,
Cathy Rousseau, Fred Naifeh,
Charles Duran, Maureen
Lawler, Johna Abbott , Derrick
Henry, Deanna Ogez, Bruce
Hartnitt, Betty Vanaltenburg ,
Adam Erlewien, Kathie Fite, Jeff
Spragens, Greg Smith & Kevin
Burleson, Dan & Nancy Lynn
Roberts, James Vore, Bud
McMullen, Kathleen Anne Reed ,
Brad Phillips, Robert & Carol
Skib, James Moore, John Simmons & Doug Nelson, Justin &
Linda Gardner, Michael
Redman, James Craven,
Patrick Hobbs, Norma & Richard Small, Ann Simmons
Alspaugh , Sharon King Davis,
Jeannine Hunter, Theresa &
Perry Collins, Greg Davis,
Amethyst cont'd.
Robert Odell & Paul Saladin,
Tammie Blancett, Sharon
Parker, Tracy Graham , Rick
Craig, Suzanne Everage,
James Davis, Michael & Christine Lance, Gwen Hampton,
David Selstad, Mary lssacson,
Ray & Nancy Feldman , Peggy
Buerge, Paul Greever, & Steven Lockheart, Carolyn Taylor,
J. Mac Troy, David Halpern &
Sue Gunterman Halpern ,
Debra Hall , Wendy Thomas ,
Marc & Linda Frazier, Brent &
Susan Lang , Dr. Carol Dillard,
Brandy Miller, Evelyn Thompson , Teresa Simmons, Nick,
Georgopoulos , Judy Cash,
Shelly McGoffin, Pamela
Hodges, Maureen Lawler,
Linda, Paschal, Linda Duncan,
Kara Gae & Ken Neal, Jim
Trotter, Jerry Jackson , Interior
Designers Supply, Betsy Martin , Terry & Amy Mic hael, Candice Merifield Johnson , Diane
Gawey, Jack & Lou Hodgson,
Suzanne Thompson, Kerrylyn
Hooper & J.E. Black, Van
Wilde, George Matarazzo, Jr.,
Anna Dodwell & Connie
McCorley, Betsy Myers &
Stacy Takacs, Steven & Leslie
Penrose
House Parties
Dwig,t Kealiher & Mike Tedrick
$5,400
Dave Collins and Doug Campbell
$4,490
Rex Ball & Steven Edwards
$5,000
Mitch Savage & Michael Smith
$3,300
David Hoot's Birthday Party
$2200
Events
Wild Hearts Ball I
$6,000
Women's T-Dance I $6,B20
Dollars from 0ubya $4,200
Helga's Rocky Night $4,700
$10,000
Wild Hearts Ball II
Diary Opera
$10,000
Women's Tea Dance II
$11,100
What is our time worth?
Can we put a price on time or
moments in our lives? Many professionals place a "price" on their
time. A plumber may charge $50
an hour to repair a leak. A massage therapist charges $75 for an
hour massage. Attorneys, accountants and doctors' fees can
run into hundreds of dollars per
hour. We've all seen the commer-
cials putting a price on moments
in our lives. We ask you to consider the value of the following:
An Hispanic, hearing impaired
youth comes to the Center one
night asking for help. You see, he
was being discriminated against
at school not because he was
Hispanic or deaf, but because he
was gay. He found help and acceptance . Priceless! A professional woman moves back to
Tulsa after being away for nearly
20 years, to care for her aging
parents. She arrives at the center
seeking a sense of community, a
way to re-connect. Priceless!
Nearly 20 groups meet at the
Tulsa GLBT Community Center
monthly. Priceless! Having a
Community Center free from
lease or mortgage. Priceless!
Having a permanent, visible presence for the GLBT Community in
Tulsa. Priceless! As a Pyramid
Project donor, you are helping
TOHR make history for the
Oklahoma GLBT Community.
You 're Priceless! With your
continued
support,
the
Pyramid Project Capital
Campaign will soon be
"Building a Home .. . Funding
the Future" of the Tulsa
GLBT Community Center.
Please consider increasing
your donation in 2003.
Encourage others to participate.
It's time!
Announcements and Contact Info:
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Wild Hearts Ball 3 "Ring Circus" - The Gayest Show on Earth:
Pyramid Project
Steering Committee
Co Chairs
Kerry Lewis / Sue
Welch
Save the DATE: Friday, Febru ary 28th , 2003, 8pm - midnight
PLACE: Greenwood Cultural Center
Party ann ouncements will arrive in your mailbox in January-!
Marketing
Marc Frieden
Calling all Online Shoppers - Giving $5 is as easy as "buy":
Marcy Smith
Don't forget, you can donate to the Pyramid Project by holiday shopping online!
A bonus donation of $5 will be given for each new shopper until November 30,
2002. That's right. Our friends at lgive want you to change online shopping for
GOOD!
Log on to the Pyramid Project website and click on the "!give.com" link for easy
instructions! www.PyramidProject.org
Legal
Mark Bonney
Tim Williams
Finance
Greg Gatewood
Theresa Barnard
David Hoot
Grant Development
Nancy McDonald, Director
Events
Marcy Smith
Sue Welch
Capital Campaign Mission:
Theresa Barnard
Parliamentarian
Greg Gatewood
Ma rc Frieden
Kerry Lewis
Financial
Development
Theresa Barnard
Mark Bonney
Kerry Lewis
Sue Welch
TOHR Board Liaison
Brent Ortolani, President
Advisory Board
Dwight Kealiher, CPA
The Pyramid Project is TOH R's capital campaign to raise funds to purchase and
sustain a permanent visible presence, a safe and affirming home for the Tulsa
GLBT Community Center. "Building a Home ... Funding the Future"
Address/Contact info:
The Tulsa GLBT Com munity Center is located at 21 14 So. Memorial Drive, Tulsa
Hours of operation : Monday - Friday 6pm to 9pm / Saturday Noo n to 6pm
Phon e: 918-743-4297
Nancy McDonald
Dennis Neill
Needs Assessment
Rick Phi llips
Mark Bonney
Vance Reed
Greg Gatewood
Mailing address for both TOHR and the Pyramid Project
P.O. Box 2687, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74101
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TOHR Board and Pyramid Project Committee Member profiles .....
Get to know these people!
Name: Brent Ortolani
Occupation: Higher Education
Marketing & Public Relations
How long you have been in your
occupation : 10 years
Professional or Business Tille:
Director of Public Relations, Rogers
State University (two years)
Positions of professional leadership
held : Assistant Director and Interim
Director of University Relations, The
University of Tul sa; Executive Editor,
The University of Tulsa Alumni
Magazine (eight years)
Positions of other leadership held :
TOHR President; Member, Board of
Directors, Tulsa chapter of the Public
Relations Society of America; Member,
Council for the Advancement and
Support of Education,
Orga nization affiliations : Public
Relati ons Society of America, American
Marketing Association, Council for the
Advancement and Support of Education, Tulsa Oklahomans for Human
Rights
Where you are from: Coffeyvi lle,
Kansas
Other interests you have : Certified
Volunteer, St. Francis Hospice;
Animal Rescue; Kansas University
Endowment Association; Coffeyville
(Kan .) Community Foundation
Why you are involved in TOHR 's
capital campaign, the Pyramid
Project: To help provide a
permanent, safe place for GLBT
youth and adults to receive peer
support, and to enhance the visibility
and equality of GLBT citizens of
Tulsa.
Name: Theresa Barnard
Occupation: Financial Advisor
Why you are involved in TOHR 's
capital campaign, the Pyramid
Project : It's important for the gay,
lesbian, bisexual and transgender
community to have a visible and
respected presence in the greater
Tulsa community. A part of this
presence is to have a permanent
and suitable facility in which the
members of the GLBT and allied
community can be proud. As a
member of Tulsa's GLBT
community, I see it as my
responsibility to not only financially
support the campaign, but to also
personally support the campaign by
giving of my tim e and talent.
How long you have been in your
occupation : 3 years
Professional or Business Title :
Financial Advisor
Positions of leadership held:
Financial Chair, TOHR's Pyramid
Project; Board Member, Oklahoma
Green Country Council of Camp Fire
USA; Vice President of W estern
Financial Group, LLC
Name: Kerry Lewis
Occupation: Attorney
How long you have been in your
occupation: 9 years
Professional or Business Title:
Sr. Associate, Rhodes, Hieronymus,
Jones, Tucker & Gable, PLLC.
Where you are from: Tulsa, OK
Positions of leadership held :
Pyramid Project Co-Chair, Past
TOHR President, AIDS Outreach
Co-Chair, Community Service
Council of Greater Tul sa, Oklahoma
Bar Association Young Lawyers
Committee (1996).
Other interests you have: The arts,
gardeni ng, reading.
Organization affiliations : Human
Rights Campaign, Lambda Legal
Organization affiliations : Tulsa
Oklahomans for Human Rights,
Oklahoma Green Country Council of
Camp Fire USA
Defense and Education Fund
Where you are from : Born in
Benton , Arkansas. My family lives in
Colorado Sprin gs , Colorado.
Other interests you have : GLBT
History, Diversity Issues
Why you are involved in TOH R's
capital campaign, the Pyramid
Project: A permanent home for the
GLBT Community Center will solidify
and unify our diverse GLBT
community. Our community will
have a place to meet our unique
needs. The mere presence of a
visible, permanent Center will remind
T ulsans that we are an important
part of the larger community.
WANT TO HELP?
If you would like to volunteer for
TOHR or the Pyramid Project Steering Committee, cal l the Center at
743-4297 or
Email:
community@ tohr.org
committee@PyramidProject.org
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