Prompt #4

   The organization I'm working with is the center. The main reason i wanted to work with The Center is because my best friend is gay and I feel that in order to be a better friend and member of society I need  become educated in the LGBT community. I am a straight heterosexual female and I honestly do not know much about the LGBT community and i think it is important to broaden my knowledge in this field. Along with becoming educated in this field, I would like to add to my community service.
    I would like to participate in some events at The Center because I think by engaging in LGBT events I will get a complete experience.  One event I will be working is called the Jokers, Jewels and Justice event on March 10th at the Magnolia Hotel in denver. I really wanted to do this event because we will be putting on our own "casino night" for the LGBT community as well as a silent auction; the benefits from the auction will go to The Centers Legal and Advocacy program. I volunteered for this event because not only will I get the chance to be a poker dealer for the night, I will get the chance to interact and entertain the members of the LGBT community of denver.
   Along with doing events at The Center and becoming educated on the LGBT community, I highly expect to make friends during this experience. I want to walk away with three new friends, whether its other volunteers or a friend I made at the Jokers, Jewels and Justice event, I want to meet new people that are different from me and I want to keep in touch with them.
  So far my expectations are being met, I have met other students from Metro that are volunteering and I have been able to engage in many conversations with my gay friend and his friends regarding issues that we see within the community. I feel I am already looking at life in a more "open" lense because I am learning more about the LGBT community.