{"id":2446327,"date":"2019-07-14T21:15:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T03:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=309452"},"modified":"2019-07-14T21:15:00","modified_gmt":"2019-07-15T03:15:00","slug":"just-pure-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/just-pure-love\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Just pure love\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gay for Good was one of the organizers and had a big presence in the Carbondale Pride Parade that took place as part of the May First Friday events.<\/strong>
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This weekend, Gay for Good Rocky Mountains celebrated its one-year anniversary of bringing LGBTQ community members together for humanitarian projects in the Roaring Fork Valley.<\/p>\n

However, as chapter leader Steve Mills explained, bringing a Gay for Good chapter to the Western Slope was no easy task.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of the other chapters are in larger, metropolitan areas,\u201d Mills said of the nonprofit organization, which from Los Angeles to New York City has 15 chapters across the U.S. \u201cThey didn\u2019t have any track record to know if a rural chapter would be successful and so they had some hesitation approving our chapter. Ultimately they did and we have completely wowed them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Each month, Gay for Good Rocky Mountains partners with an area nonprofit for a community service project. Recent and upcoming events included picking up 170 lbs. of trash in Carbondale as well as building homes alongside Habitat for Humanity.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s kind of a twofold approach,\u201d Mills said. \u201cWe can bring the LGBTQ community and its allies together to meet each other and build synergy, but then also partner with nonprofits that have a need for volunteers.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a win-win.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today the local chapter, which welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and straight residents, has more than 200 members.<\/p>\n

Born and Raised in Los Angeles, Mills previously volunteered for the City of Angels\u2019 Gay for Good chapter. Inspired by the philanthropic work the L.A. chapter performed, Mills was further motivated to get a chapter up and running in the Roaring Fork Valley.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great way to give back and it\u2019s a great way to meet new people,\u201d Mills said.<\/p>\n

Formed shortly after the Lake Christine Fire\u2019s outburst, one of Gay for Good Rocky Mountains\u2019 first projects included beautifying Basalt High School\u2019s grounds.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt didn\u2019t have any bells and whistles. It didn\u2019t have anything super shiny. It was just something very subtle to just ease them into coming back to school after a pretty horrific summer with the fire,\u201d Mills explained. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want to make a big deal out of it because we don\u2019t need a pat on the back. We\u2019re not looking to gloat. We just wanted to make it very subtle and just having something nice for when the kids arrived that day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. at Carbondale\u2019s Mountain Fair, Gay for Good Rocky Mountains will host a beverage tent as part of its annual fundraiser. All tips collected will go toward the nonprofit organization\u2019s mission of bringing the LGBTQ community together to give back to the local communities it calls home.<\/p>\n

Mills hopes that Gay For Good could further engage the local Latino community as well as partner with more with Colorado River Valley nonprofit organizations in New Castle, Silt and Rifle, in its second year.<\/p>\n

\u201cPositive interactions,\u201d Mills said of what Gay for Good was all about. \u201cAt Gay for Good anyone is free to be who they want to be. And they know that there is no judgment, just pure love.<\/p>\n

mabennett@postindependent.com<\/a><\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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