The committee met with Board President Daniella Zimmerman and Treasurer Cindy Baudoin this week for 90 minutes as they walked us through how the Center found its first-ever home in Roseville, signing a three-year lease with the help of a generous grant from the Placer Foundation, along with other donations (recurring monthly donations, one-time gifts, matching grants, etc.). They will host their fifth annual Placer County Pride Festival at Royer Park May 16, which also helps raise money for the Center through vendors and other fees from participating organizations (admission is free).

After the presentation, the committee met in a special session and took the vote. The committee was very impressed with the work these volunteers have done and how they are networking with other organizations, ranging from the local chapter of PFLAG to the Stonewall Alliance in Chico and the Sacramento LGBTQ Center.

We will be presenting them with the check at 6 PM Tuesday at their monthly social drop-in at the center, 151 N. Sunrise Ave., Suite 1104, Roseville. You are welcome to come join us. Also if you’d like to know more about the organization, which has an official 501C3 designation, click to watch the slide show from the presentation.

Finally, our mission statement talks about building a legacy. What we’ve done this week is part of that — helping sustain the first-ever center for our brothers and sisters in Placer County. During the end of their presentation, Danielle and Cindy spoke about providing them with mentoring, volunteering and advising. We would be building a partnership where we can share our experience — and our 100-plus members have a vast array of experience and expertise — to help them make a difference. And that is something far richer than money.