PFLAG OMAHA - News and Announcements

PFLAG Omaha has a wonderful opportunity to see the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s traveling exhibit, “The Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals.” The exhibit will be at Temple Israel located at 7023 Cass St. (across the street from First United Methodist Church, and just west of the Omaha Community Playhouse).

The organizers have invited PFLAG members and supporters to see the exhibit as a group, and we have arranged to meet at Temple Israel at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20. A docent will tell us about the exhibition and start us on the tour. The exhibit consists of 32 panels, each with lots of text. Just come. You don’t need to make reservations.

If you are tied up on May 20, you still can see the exhibit, which will be open to the public any weekday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from late April until June 9.

For more information on the exhibit visit: http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/article.php?lang=en&ModuleId=10005143 and http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/hsx/

Proud Horizons, Parents Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG Omaha), Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN Omaha) and the metropolitan Omaha Gay Straight Alliances will hold the fourth annual Tom Mahony Pride Prom for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) youth and their straight allies ages 13-23. The Pride Prom will be held Saturday, May 17 from 7-11 p.m. in Cary Hall at First United Methodist Church, 7020 Cass Street, Omaha, Nebraska. The dance will have a DJ, photographer, security officers and refreshments. The theme selected for this year’s dance is Vampire Gothic. Admission is payable at the door and is $6.00 per person or $5.00 per person with a can of food donation. Food donations will go to the Metropolitan Community Church of Omaha’s food pantry which provides services to the Nebraska AIDS Project and the community.

Pride Prom planners are expecting over 250 youth this year. To help make the prom a success, the prom committee needs the community’s financial support. Please make checks payable to Proud Horizons. Donations may be sent to Proud Horizons, 15409 Shirley St. Omaha, NE 68144.

As part of PFLAG Omaha, Proud Horizons is a 501(c)3 organization and donations to the prom are tax deductible in accordance with applicable IRS regulations.

All groups and individuals will be given recognition at the prom for their donations. If you wish to remain an anonymous donor, please let us know.

Proud Horizons is a youth support group for LGBT youth and their allies and provides a safe space for youth to discuss life’s issues with their peers and to create a social network. Proud Horizons is sponsored by PFLAG Omaha. For more information about Proud Horizons visit their Web site: www.proudhorizons.com or e-mail proudhorizons@yahoo.com

For more information about the Pride Prom, please contact Carrie Spencer at 402-880-8073, e-mail carrie1224@yahoo.com or proudhorizons@yahoo.com

Metropolitan Community Church-Omaha will hold its Second Annual Prom from 8 p.m. to midnight April 5 at the downtown DoubleTree Hotel, 1616 Dodge St. Last year, more than 140 people attended and this year’s prom should be even bigger.

Prime yourself for a semi-formal event complete with decorations, dancing, light hors d’oeuvres, silent auction, raffles, photographer and cash bar. This is an all-inclusive party—all ages welcome. Tickets are $15 each, or $25 for two people.

The prom is a fund-raiser for building improvement. MCC-Omaha, 819 S. 22nd St., is a beautiful and historic building, but maintenance and needed renovations continue to make fund-raising a necessity.

This year’s theme is “Dancing in the Moonlight.” For information on how you can help or for ticket information, call Susie Brenner at 578-7291 or Cheryl Arends at 341-6565.

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