A fundraising brunch was held this Saturday for HATCH (a non-profit organization with a goal to "meet the needs sexual minority adolescents from the ages of 13 and 20"). HATCH, in addition to providing a safe and positive social environment for GLBTQ teens to cope with the difficulties of life and the negative aspects of society, helps GLBTQ teens by directing them to educational and medical help when necessary and even going so far as to offer scholarships for pupils in need and helping them with other available scholarships such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's Gates Millennium Scholarships.
In order to support this myriad of activities, HATCH requires the grease that oils the wheels of any endeavor in the world: money. Fundraisers are regularly held regularly to provide the quantities necessary to have access to expert, material, and the ability to give out scholarships. HATCH meetings constantly keep up with the times and provide a "Cyber Center" for youths to use the internet in a good environment that is consistently updated whenever possible.
Helping out with the fundraiser for me mostly involved setting up for the event on Friday and making sure all surfaces were clean and looked good for the fundraisers. I would have volunteered to help during the event itself on Saturday, but I have unfortunately been battling a rather obnoxious and draining bought of Scarlet Fever (a complication from my past strep throat fiasco).
In the following weeks I hope to get around to finally doing a more extensive search for the anonymous chat center.
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