Saturday, September 17, 2011
Neighborhood House at Wellstone Center
179 Robie Street East
Saint Paul, Minn. 55107
5:00 – 8:00 p.m. RSVP now!
Celebrate LGBT communities across the Upper Midwest as we recognize the 2011 PFund Foundation Grantee Partners and Scholars at the Moxie Awards.
Co-emcees: Cathie Hartnett, executive director of the Kevin J. Mossier Foundation and Mytalk107.1 talk show host and Alfonso Wenker, PFund director of development & communication.
Performance selections from Fierce Love: Stories from Black Gay Life by Tongues Untied.
The Moxie Awards are generously sponsored by RBC Wealth Management.
PFund's third annual summerCAMP
Join us for a fun and casual evening at the third annual summerCAMP event hosted by PFund Foundation as a fundraiser for the Racial Equity Initiative.
The event will take place Wednesday, August 3, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Camp Bar in Saint Paul - 490 N Robert Street, Saint Paul, MN 55101
Tickets are only $25 ($20 tax-deductible) and every dollar of your ticket is matched by a grant from Funders for LGBTQ Issues. Click here to buy them now!
There will also be raffle tickets for sale for a chance to win two roundtrip domestic airline vouchers, provided by Sun Country Airline.
Appetizers will be served and a cash-bar will be available.
Kevin "Kaoz" Moore will ramp up the evening with a performance of rap, hip-hop and spoken word. Read more about Kevin below.
Can't make it but want to make a gift to REI? Donate here!
The Racial Equity Initiative has two pieces: first to increase funding to stand alone LGBT organizations of color and second, to support and develop leaders in these communities. In 2008, PFund was awarded a $60,000 challenge grant from Funders for LGBTQ Issues, a national organization dedicated to increasing institutional giving to LGBT communities. In 2010, after surpassing our match goal, Funders for LGBTQ Issues awarded PFund with another opportunity to continue our impact in communities of color with a $35,000 matching grant. This total of $70,000 of funding goes directly back into our communities in the form of grants and technical assistance.
PFund has made more than $50,000 in grants through the initiative and 30 LGBT people of color leaders have gone through our leadership program. summerCAMP is a celebration for those organizations and leaders – and it’s also a celebration of you and the broader community. This is an opportunity for all of us to stand – or dance – together, showing how fiercely and collectively we stand with all LGBT communities of color in our region.
Can't make it but want to make a gift to REI? Donate here!
Kevin "Kaoz" Moore is a native Clevelander and an award winning writer, actor, poet and educator. Kevin began his career in the arts at age 8. In 1998, he was recruited to join Black Poetic Society, and Evolutionary Writer's Theatre, both nationally recognized spoken word performance ensembles. He represented Cleveland Ohio in the 2002 and 2003 National Poetry Slam competitions in Minneapolis, MN and Chicago, IL, self-published a chapbook of poetry entitled "The Y2Kaoz Project", and has independently released Project Mayhem Vol 1.5 a spoken word/ hip-hop mix tape that serves as first in what he calls the Fight Club Trilogy. In 2004 Kaoz made his playwriting debut with “Baba King” at the Ohio Theater. Also to his playwriting credits is Unseen: The Book Of Job which premiered at the Cleveland Playhouse and Voices: The Rhythm of Me at Cleveland State University Factory Theater.
Kevin currently resides in Minneapolis/St Paul Minnesota and manages the HIV/Health Education program for Pillsbury United Communities. In December 2006, Kevin initiated an annual World AIDS Day observance event called Silence Equals Suicide – a showcase of local spoken word artists performing original works centered around HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention messages. Kevin received the National AIDS Education Services for Minorities (NAESM) Award of Excellence in Youth Leadership in 2007. He also joined the Breaking Ice ensemble at the Pillsbury House Theater company in 2008 and was featured in and co-wrote the piece entitled “OTHER”. In 2009 Kevin joined the Chicago Ave Project for Pillsbury House, which is a mentorship/life skills program that pairs professional actors with aspiring youth actors.
In 2010 Kaoz re-emerged onto the hip hop scene, collaborating with numerous hip hop, pop and R&B artists from across the country. The Tyler Durden EP (Experience) , released June 2010, marks Kaoz’s sophomore solo music/spoken word effort, and was followed up by The Tyler Durden Mixtape (released August 2010) completes the Fight Club trifecta. Kaoz plans on releasing an EP entitled, “Enter-SexTions” & currently producing a full length hip hop CD “Real Talk” – which tackles HIV/STI prevention, stigma and homophobia. Both will be released Fall 2010.
PFund Moxie Awards - Saturday, September 17 at Neighborhood House at Wellstone Center in Saint Paul, Minn
PFund Listening Sessions - coming soon to an area near you! Click here for more informaiton.
PFund Cabaret 2011 - Cabaret of the Senses The Cabaret was once again a huge success! Breaking the record for the most tickets purchased, the event raised nearly $80,000 to support PFund's grantmaking and ongoing work.
2011 summerCAMP Host Committee
Coya Artichoker
Matthew Antonio Bosch
John Brentnall
Curtis Brock and Bob Ruff
Lupe Castillo and Angie Pabon
Kim Coleman and Connie House-Brooks
Alicia Cordes
Jesus Estrada-Perez
Kate Eubank and Myrl Beam
Ann Freeman
Farheen Hakeem
Jennifer Houston
Alex Jackson-Nelson and Tamar Jackson-Nelson
Erich Martin
J. B. Mayo and Don Moschkau
Nick Metcalf
Anna Min
Sally Nixon
Anne Phibbs
Kat Porter
Susan Raffo and Rocki Simoes
Becky Saltzman
Roderic Southall
University of Minnesota GLBTA Programs Office
