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A Farewell Celebration for Richard Burns

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

The Board of Directors and Staff of The Lesbian, Gay Bisexual & Transgender Community Center
Invite You To Attend

A Farewell Celebration for Richard Burns
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
6:00PM – 8:00PM
7:00PM program
Cocktails & hors d’oeuvres
There is no charge for this event

As the Center closes a quarter-century of work serving the LGBT community and embarks on its next phase, we will say goodbye to our Executive Director, Richard Burns.

Richard has been the longest serving leader of an LGBT organization in the United States, serving as Executive Director since December 1, 1986.

Richard developed the Center from a staff of three into the nation’s leading and most comprehensive LGBT community center, with a staff of 80 and a budget of more than eight million dollars. As the force behind the Center’s groundbreaking and innovative programs, Richard saw emerging needs in our community and responded by creating an array of services and initiatives that have moved the LGBT movement forward in significant ways.

“Richard Burns has been the driving force of the Center for the past 22 years,” said Center Board President, Bruce Anderson. “His vision, passion and dedication to our home and our community will always reside within the walls of the Center. He has embodied the values of this space we call the “Grand Central Station” for New York’s LGBT and allied communities, leaving an unparalleled legacy we will always cherish.”

Please RSVP at gaycenter.org/events/richardburnsfarewell

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This event has been generously underwritten by