Arlington Gay and Lesbian Alliance

Community Service

Help Us Build A Better Arlington!

We're a community within a community. Through our service projects, we've built goodwill and visibility throughout the County and around the region. We are always seeking members to represent our community on various committees or commissions and by volunteering for specific community service projects throughout the year.

Arlingtonians are community-oriented. AGLA members are no exception.

Our work and achievements include:

• 2006 Equality Virignia Equality Community Award
• AGLA representation on the Arlington Equal Opportunity Commission and Human Rights Commission.
• AGLA participation as an Arlington County Public Schools "Partner in Education."
• AGLA representation within the Arlington Chamber of Commerce.
• AGLA representation on the Arlington Civic Federation.
• Providing college scholarships to Arlington High School students.
• Donating hundreds of books to Arlington High School and Arlington Public Libraries.
• Hands-on work at area non-profit organizations and assistance centers.
• Participation in Volunteer Arlington Day events.
• Participation in Arlington Neighborhood Day events.
• Donations made to Arlington Food Assistance Center, Arlington Housing Corporation, Arlington Free Clinic Hospice of Northern Virginia, and other area organizations.
• Contributing to local gay and lesbian service organizations.
• Fielding Team AGLA for the D.C. AIDS Ride and AIDS Walk Washington.

For many years, AGLA members have supported the Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer. In May 2004, Team AGLA (pictured above) golfed in Mautner's First Annual Tournament, proudly sported AGLA polo shirts and had a lot of fun. Also In 2004, Cheryl Spector and Dave Mallory are Mauther Gala table hosts to make it easy for 20 AGLA members to sit together at our tables on October 2. To find out more, please e-mail mautner@agla.org.

AGLA Members working our booth at DC Pride

• Safe Schools: Projects that support Arlington County Public Schools and Gay-Straight Alliances (GSAs) at our local high schools.
• The AGLA College Scholarship Fund

Team AGLA for the Washington, DC AIDSRide

We are also exceedingly proud of awards that AGLA has received:

• 2002 Michael L. Chiavetta II Award for outstanding contribution by an organization in support of the Whitman-Walker Clinic of Northern Virginia.
• James B. Hunter Human Rights Award, presented by the Arlington County Human Rights Commission in recognition of AGLA's commitment to human rights and diversity in Arlington, for excellence in community service and for raising the visibility of our community, 1999.
• Capital Pride Award, presented by the Capital Pride organization, for the best Community Group at Capital Pride, 1998.
• Virginia Spirit Award, presented by The Virginia Partisans, for outstanding service to the gay and lesbian community, 1997.

For more information, please e-mail community@agla.org.

AGLA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your dues, as well as other contributions, are tax deductible in accordance with applicable IRS regulations. ©1997-2005 AGLA. All Rights Reserved. E-mail: info@agla.org.