History
In 2004, a strategic
planning group “broke ground” on the concept of our
new home. They surveyed the
LGBT community to understand the needs, interests and opinions of
the people. They studied the feasibility of an LGBT regional
community center. Through a number of facilitated and
self-driven sessions, participants accepted the idea and created a
framework for moving forward with a Board of Directors to further
the idea.
The
Board has been meeting monthly since November 2006.
At the
first Board meeting, a mission statement was adopted that sought to
assure the LGBT community that the center would be a place for all
people to find “common space,” to enjoy numerous and varied
activities and find valuable services.
Also
at the first meeting, the Board temporarily chose the name “The LGBT
Center Coalition.”
In
January 2007, the Center launched a web site:
www.centralpalgbtcenter.org as well as
electing officers and creating Committees to further its mission.
They are: Board Governance; Communications; Fund Development;
Finance; Programming; and Strategic Planning.
