Workshop on welcoming in Bitterroot, MT
on May 18th, 2011 at 6:35 pm
A family affair: (clockwise from top left) Tammy, Robert, Kathy and Rachel
How do you build community in a way that is inclusive and welcoming? An upcoming workshop in Bitterroot Valley brings together the expertise of regional and national PFLAG representative to share their experience and to help other groups avoid some of the pitfalls of community organizing.
Kathy Reim, a Pride Foundation board member and regional PFLAG director for the Pacific Northwest will be in Hamilton on Friday, May 20, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church to deliver a presentation about supporting community efforts that are inclusive and welcoming. The workshop will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 600 S 3rd St. Hamilton, MT 59840.
Kathy has been a PFLAG chapter leader for ten years. She and her husband, Robert, live in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. They are PFLAG parents and their daughter and daughter-in-law live east of Tacoma. They will be joined in Montana by Cesar Hernandez, the Western Field and Policy Manager for National PFLAG from L.A. and yours truly from the Pride Foundation.
Reim is a former educator and a certified mediator who helps small groups and nonprofits with conflict resolution and working with volunteers. She is passionate about helping youth and will bring information and practical strategies for creating safe schools which makes it easier for all children to learn and thrive. She will facilitate a conversation about community and area needs, and help determine the role that a PFLAG chapter can play and what resources are available to help.
Soup and bread will be served at 6 p.m. and the presentation will begin at 6:30.
For more information, call Terry Moran: 406-363-7656 or 406-531-4545 (cell) or email terrymoran1955@yahoo.com or Saundra Amsden: 406-381-3526 (cell) amsdens61@yahoo.com.
