27-September-2000 12:55 PM
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Working on Official Recognition of KOLAGE
Work continues on getting official recognition of KOLAGE (and other affinity groups). The Diversity Council is working on the rules and guidelines for affinity groups. Before leaving the company, John Lane met with Cheryl Oats to provide our input about these rules & guidelines.
Currently, the Diversity Council plans to publish these new rules and guidelines before the end of October.
AIDS Walk Atlanta will be on Sunday October 15. You can pick up a registration form at most Starbucks, on-line at www.aidswalk.net, or you can call 404-876-WALK.
How to Join AIDS WALK Atlanta
- Register Today
Complete the On-line Registration Form and get started! Your AIDS Walk sponsor kit can be downloaded on-line or be mailed to you immediately!
- Get Sponsors
Ask your family members, friends and co-workers to sponsor you for each of the 10 kilometers you will be walking. (For example, sponsors pledging $1 per kilometer would pay $10. Sponsors pledging $5 per kilometer would pay $50.) Set a goal for yourself, raise as much money as you can and remember, no donation is too small! (Sponsorship form -back) (Sponsorship form -front)
- Walk on Sunday October 15th
Join the excitement as the crowd of enthusiastic and caring men, women, and children walk together for 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) to fund the fight against AIDS. The AIDS Walk begins and ends at Piedmont Park. Please arrive at the park by 1:00pm to start.American Sign Language Interpreter (ASL) provided.
Earn Fundraising Awards
Great Awards will be offered to those who, By November 5, turn in the following amounts of money:$125 or more - Official AIDS Walk T-shirt with this year's colorful graphic.
$250 or more - Official AIDS Walk sweatshirt with the same graphic.
$450 or more - Official AIDS Walk wrist watch with colorful graphic, plus the sweatshirt.The AIDS Walk benefits AID Atlanta and 14 other AIDS Service and Education Providers. Even if you cannot join the walk, please sponsor someone who is walking.
United Way Donations and The Boy Scouts
Nancy Wilkinson met with Juan Johnson (VP of Diversity). The purpose was to talk about whether or not there is a policy about advertising and diversity issues. If so, we wanted our issues to be included in the policy. No such policy exists in a written or stated form. But, the Company makes every effort to be sensitive to diversity issues. The Diversity Council is taking the lead in making associates aware of diversity concerns so that they can be addressed early in any given situation.
They spoke briefly about the United Way campaign. Nancy expressed our concern that this would not be a good time for the United Way rally to highlight the Boy Scouts. Juan assured Nancy that Ingrid Saunders Jones and the others involved with the United Way are very aware of the Boy Scout issue.
The United Way in Atlanta has refused to pull support from the Boy Scouts (because they feel it's important to support diversity in the metro area!) See the United Way site at http://unitedwayatl.org/learn/news/scout.htm.
It is up to each of us to decide how we will participate in this year's United Way rally. One option is to give your money directly to the charities you want and give nothing to the United Way this year. You can also give to the United Way with the instructions that they cannot give any of the money to the Boys Scouts. But then those donations without restrictions will be routed to the Boys Scouts instead. The Boys Scouts do some good things, but the fact that they operate in a climate of intolerance and hatred more than negates the good they do.
Miscellaneous
Distribution List Changes
Only two members of the Steering Committee maintain the distribution list for the KOLAGE update: Robert C. Marshall and Nancy Wilkinson. For any changes to the distribution list (e.g. moving your name from blind copy to carbon copy, vice versa, or changing your email address) please contact either Robert or Nancy.
If you know someone who would like to be added to the distribution list please have him or her contact either Robert or Nancy.
Clearing House
If you would like to host or organize an event for KOLAGE members, let the Steering Committee know. We will publish it in the next bulletin. If you do not want your name included in the bulletin, one of the Steering Committee members will act as the contact and distribute the information.