38th ANNIVERSARY DINNER IN 2007
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Each year, Dignity/Los Angeles celebrates the anniversary of its founding in 1969 as the first
chapter of the Dignity movement. In 2007, the chapter's 38th Anniversary Dinner
was held on October 6, 2007, at Maggiano's Little Italy in The Grove in Los Angeles.
Chapter president, Jason, acted as the master of ceremonies; and chapter VP, Tom Vos,
made the arrangements for the event. The keynote speaker was Rev. Neil Thomas, representing
California Faith For Equality; and we apologize for not having a photo of him delivering his
speech at the event that we can use on this web page.
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Archangel Award:
At each annual Anniversary Dinner, the chapter gives recognition to long-standing and
faithful service to the chapter and the community, particularly by one or more members of the
chapter.
Each honoree receives a statue of an Archangel to mark the occasion. For 2007, there was only
one Archangel Award, namely the one to chapter member Dayne Navarro, who is shown at the left
accepting his Archangel (with some onlookers shown in a mirror, at the right in the photo).
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Family of Honoree:
The mother and sister of the Archangel Honoree also attended the Dinner. Beaming
with pride, family are
shown here seated (from left to right):
Dayne himself, his sister Diane Parkhouse, and his mother Yolanda. Also shown, standing at
the rear are (from left
to right): chapter president Jason, Pat (a friend of Dayne), and chapter VP Tom Vos.
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Cash Grants
It is tradition that the chapter also give recognition, at its annual Anniversary Dinner, to
organizations that provide exceptional service to members of the GLBT community in the
metropolitan Los Angeles area. In 2007, the chapter gave two $1,500 grants, to
organizations: Being Alive and Project Angel Food. Their representatives are shown to the
left, perusing the program while violinist Richard Atkins provides musical entertainment
to the gathering.
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Attendees Enjoying Themselves:
It is also tradition that those attending the Anniversary Dinner enjoy
themselves at the event. Due to careful planning of the event by chapter
VP Tom Vos, this goal was easily met, as one can readily see from the
following candid shots:
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In the photo to the right, are partners Jay and Julio, plus
dinner partner Tim.
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In the photo to the right are Jim and Eileen.
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In the photo to the left, are Pedro, Ramon, and Michael.
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