----- Tuesday, April 01, 2008 -----
HIV Lobby Days
 April 1-April 2 (Springfield Capitol, IL)
Robyn in the MCATF Office AFTER 1pm
 April 1-April 5
Free
 All Day
PCPG Executive Committee Conference Call
 3:00 PM-4:00 PM
MCATF Finance & Grant Committees Meetings
 8:00 PM-9:30 PM (Connections Community Center, 313 N Main St, Bloomington) (the first Tuesday of every 1 month from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM)
----- Wednesday, April 02, 2008 -----
PA Frank Coming to help w/ chores
 11:00 AM-2:00 PM (Home)
Prom Meeting - Marketing / Promoting & Food Sub-Committee
2:00 PM-3:00 PM
 Kim, Kim's Mom & Jacqui
ISU PRIDE Meeting
7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Student Services Building, Room 375) (every Wednesday from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM)
 Illinois State University PRIDE
Contact: Mike McGinnis (mpmcgin@ilstu.edu)









































































































































































ACLU Central IL Chapter - American Civil Liberties Union: Monthly Meeting
 7:00 PM-8:30 PM (the first Wednesday of every 1 month from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM)
----- Thursday, April 03, 2008 -----
VIBES Implementation Meeting
 12:00 PM-5:00 PM (Connections Community Center, 313 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701)
----- Friday, April 04, 2008 -----
Illinois Annual HIV/STD Conference Prevention Track
9:00 AM-10:00 AM (Conference Call)
 Good afternoon, all!  It appears as if the best available date and time for the first teleconference for our Prevention Track Annual HIV/STD Conference planning subcommittee is Friday, April 4 from 9:00 am to 10:00 am.  The call-in number for the meeting will be 800-930-8737, passcode 8584604.  During this first teleconference, we will be discussing potential topics and speakers for the five prevention sessions and one prevention workshop that we are to plan for October’s conference.  Please feel free to come to this meeting with ideas in mind!  We will also discuss a regular teleconference schedule and the like.  I’m thrilled you all have agreed to become a part of this subcommittee and I look forward to our first teleconference on April 4 J
Grant Meeting with Donny & Bruce ??
 6:30 PM-7:30 PM
Open Door Youth Center
8:30 PM-11:30 PM (Connections Community Center, 313 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701) (every Friday from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM)
 Open Door Youth Center
The Open Door Youth Center is a safe place for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth age 13 - 20 and is open every Friday night from 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm at the Connections Community Center, 313 N. Main St., Bloomington, Illinois.
ODYC INFO LINE: 309-823-0555
ODYC Direct (talk to us live): 309-827-2437 (Every Friday, 7:30pm - 10:30pm)
ONLINE CHATROOM COMING TO OUR WEBSITE SOON!
The Open Door Youth Center is sponsored by:
* Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays,
Bloomington-Normal Chapter
(309) 827-4005
* McLean County AIDS Task Force
(309) 827-AIDS
www.mcatf.org
For more information, visit: www.opendooryouthcenter.org
----- Monday, April 07, 2008 -----
Midwest Food Bank - Food Pickup
8:00 AM-10:00 AM (the first Monday of every 1 month from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM)
 THE MIDWEST FOOD BANK?S monthly distribution of goods will be Monday, May 2, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Kieser Farm. This independent organization offers food and other material goods to area non-profit organizations, who then distribute these goods to their clients in need. The Kieser Farm is located west on Six Points Road from Morris Avenue ? go straight through the stop sign and turn left on 1050 East Rd. It is the first farm on the right; enter at third driveway and way for instructions.
----- Tuesday, April 08, 2008 -----
PCPG: Materials Review Committee Conf Call
 10:00 AM-11:00 AM (Conference Call) (the second Tuesday of every 1 month from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM)
----- Wednesday, April 09, 2008 -----
Free
 All Day
Busy
 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
ACHR - Advocacy Council for Human Rights
 5:00 PM-6:30 PM (Connections Community Center, 313 N Main St, Bloomington) (the second Wednesday of every 1 month from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM)
ISU PRIDE Meeting
7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Student Services Building, Room 375) (every Wednesday from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM)
 Illinois State University PRIDE
Contact: Mike McGinnis (mpmcgin@ilstu.edu)









































































































































































----- Thursday, April 10, 2008 -----
Ed travelling to Oak Park for PCPG Meeting
 All Day
----- Friday, April 11, 2008 -----
PCPG Meeting
9:00 AM-3:30 PM (Carleton Hotel, 1110 Pleasant St, Oak Park)
 Off Harlem
Vince Gillon Memorial Luncheon
 12:00 PM-1:30 PM (Oak Park)
Open Door Youth Center
7:30 PM-10:30 PM (Connections Community Center, 313 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701) (every Friday from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM)
 Open Door Youth Center
The Open Door Youth Center is a safe place for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth age 13 - 20 and is open every Friday night from 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm at the Connections Community Center, 313 N. Main St., Bloomington, Illinois.
ODYC INFO LINE: 309-823-0555
ODYC Direct (talk to us live): 309-827-2437 (Every Friday, 7:30pm - 10:30pm)
ONLINE CHATROOM COMING TO OUR WEBSITE SOON!
The Open Door Youth Center is sponsored by:
* Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays,
Bloomington-Normal Chapter
(309) 827-4005
* McLean County AIDS Task Force
(309) 827-AIDS
www.mcatf.org
For more information, visit: www.opendooryouthcenter.org
----- Saturday, April 12, 2008 -----
Laborer's Union Health Fair
8:00 AM-12:00 PM (2012 Fox Creek Road, Bloomington, IL)
 Setup begins at 6:30am
----- Monday, April 14, 2008 -----
CISSA - Central IL Safe School Alliance
 5:00 PM-6:00 PM (Connections Community Center, Lounge Area, 313 N Main St, Bloomington) (the second Monday of every 1 month from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM)
----- Tuesday, April 15, 2008 -----
PCPG: Interventions & Services Committee Monthly Conference Call
 10:30 AM-11:30 AM (Conference Call) (the third Tuesday of every 1 month from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM)
PCPG: Epi Profile / Needs Assessment Monthly Conference Call
1:00 PM-2:00 PM (Conference Call) (the third Tuesday of every 1 month from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM)
 
Epidemiologic Profile/Needs Assessment Brad Daehn, Co-chair
Jim Coulter, Co-chair
Ariq Cabbler
Jeffery Erdman
Charlie Rabins
Gail DeVito 3rd Tuesday 1:00 p.m. 1558074
HIV+ Wellness Group
 6:30 PM-7:30 PM (Connections Community Center, 313 N Main St, Bloomington) (the third Tuesday of every 1 month from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM)
----- Wednesday, April 16, 2008 -----
PCPG Prevention / Care Alliance Committee Phone Conference
9:30 AM-11:00 AM (the third Wednesday of every 1 month from 9:30 AM to 11:00 AM)
 Committee Conference Call Schedule Call in Number: 800-446-2106
Evaluation 1558082
P.I.R./TA 1558110
Interventions & Services 1558041
Prevention / Care Alliance 9210320
Materials Review 9213320
Executive 1558092
Epi / Needs 1558074
Statewide Latino Network Conference Call
10:00 AM-11:00 AM (Connections Community Center, Sutherland Center, 313 N Main St - Suite N, Bloomington, IL 61701)
 Need Conference Call Phone
Albany Medical College Webcast: Rapid HIV Testing & Diagnosing Acute HIV Infection
 11:30 AM-1:30 PM (www.amc.edu/hivconference)
PCPG Executive Committee Conference Call
 3:00 PM-4:00 PM (the third Wednesday of every 1 month from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM)
ACHR - Advocacy Council for Human Rights: Monthly Meeting
 5:00 PM-6:30 PM (the third Wednesday of every 1 month from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM)
ISU PRIDE Meeting
7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Student Services Building, Room 375) (every Wednesday from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM)
 Illinois State University PRIDE
Contact: Mike McGinnis (mpmcgin@ilstu.edu)









































































































































































----- Thursday, April 17, 2008 -----
Free
 All Day
HIHAC CAB Meeting
 11:00 AM-1:00 PM (Clinic) (the third Thursday of every 1 month from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM)
PCPG Executive Committee Phone Conference Call
 2:00 PM-3:30 PM (the third Thursday of every 1 month from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM)
----- Friday, April 18, 2008 -----
Gamma Phi Circus
 April 18-April 19 (Illinois State University)
Quarterly Prevention-Care Alliance Meeting
 9:30 AM-12:00 PM (Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department, Keynon Road, Champaign, IL)
PCPG: PIR/TA Monthly Conference Call
 11:00 AM-12:00 PM (Conference Call) (the third Friday of every 1 month from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM)
Open Door Youth Center
7:30 PM-10:30 PM (Connections Community Center, 313 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701) (every Friday from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM)
 Open Door Youth Center
The Open Door Youth Center is a safe place for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth age 13 - 20 and is open every Friday night from 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm at the Connections Community Center, 313 N. Main St., Bloomington, Illinois.
ODYC INFO LINE: 309-823-0555
ODYC Direct (talk to us live): 309-827-2437 (Every Friday, 7:30pm - 10:30pm)
ONLINE CHATROOM COMING TO OUR WEBSITE SOON!
The Open Door Youth Center is sponsored by:
* Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays,
Bloomington-Normal Chapter
(309) 827-4005
* McLean County AIDS Task Force
(309) 827-AIDS
www.mcatf.org
For more information, visit: www.opendooryouthcenter.org
----- Saturday, April 19, 2008 -----
Speak & Lecture @ ISHA State Conference
9:30 AM-10:30 AM (The Chateau, Bloomington)
 Ed Bruner to give update HIV/AIDS information as well as any other information typically included in presentations.
----- Sunday, April 20, 2008 -----
Free
 All Day
----- Monday, April 21, 2008 -----
IL HIV/STD Conf Planning Mtg
 10:30 AM-2:30 PM (Bloomington)
PCPG: Materials Review Monthly Conference Call
 2:00 PM-3:00 PM (Conference Call) (the third Monday of every 1 month from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM)
----- Tuesday, April 22, 2008 -----
Ed at Mandatory PCRS Training
 April 22-April 24 (Bloomington)
----- Wednesday, April 23, 2008 -----
Administrative Professionals Day
 All Day (United States)
ISU PRIDE Meeting
7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Student Services Building, Room 375) (every Wednesday from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM)
 Illinois State University PRIDE
Contact: Mike McGinnis (mpmcgin@ilstu.edu)









































































































































































----- Friday, April 25, 2008 -----
Delta Chi Stag Weekend
 April 25-April 27
MCATF HIV Prevention Providers' Meeting
 9:30 AM-12:00 PM (Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department, Keynon Road, Champaign, IL)
Open Door Youth Center
7:30 PM-10:30 PM (Connections Community Center, 313 N Main St, Bloomington, IL 61701) (every Friday from 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM)
 Open Door Youth Center
The Open Door Youth Center is a safe place for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth age 13 - 20 and is open every Friday night from 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm at the Connections Community Center, 313 N. Main St., Bloomington, Illinois.
ODYC INFO LINE: 309-823-0555
ODYC Direct (talk to us live): 309-827-2437 (Every Friday, 7:30pm - 10:30pm)
ONLINE CHATROOM COMING TO OUR WEBSITE SOON!
The Open Door Youth Center is sponsored by:
* Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays,
Bloomington-Normal Chapter
(309) 827-4005
* McLean County AIDS Task Force
(309) 827-AIDS
www.mcatf.org
For more information, visit: www.opendooryouthcenter.org
----- Saturday, April 26, 2008 -----
Prom: Bloomington High School
All Day
 Robyn J Folks wrote:
> BHS- 4/26, NCWHS- 4/26, NCHS- 5/3, U-HIGH-5/3, This is date prom is
> going on schools.
>
Prom: Normal Community West High School
All Day
 Robyn J Folks wrote:
> BHS- 4/26, NCWHS- 4/26, NCHS- 5/3, U-HIGH-5/3, This is date prom is
> going on schools.
>
Chicago Gay Men's Chorus and Amasong Concert
7:30 PM-9:00 PM (Westbrook Auditorium, Presser Hall, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL)
 The HYPERLINK "http://www.cgmc.org/"Chicago Gay Men's Chorus and HYPERLINK "http://www.amasong.org/"Amasong, the lesbian/feminist chorus from Champaign/Urbana, will headline a concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26 in Westbrook Auditorium in Presser Hall at Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington.
 
The award-winning groups are making a return engagement to Bloomington/­Normal following their successful 2005 concert that drew more than 300 concertgoers.
 
This year's concert will be emceed by radio personality Kathy O'Malley from WGN Radio (HYPERLINK "http://www.wgnradio.com/"The Kathy and Judy Show).  Kathy's funny, witty personality will only add to an evening that promises to be full of energy, laughter and good music.
 
Tickets for the show are $15 and can be purchased at the door or in advance by HYPERLINK "http://www.achr-il.com/pdf_files/chorus_amasong_2008.pdf"downloading the ticket form and mailing it to the Advocacy Council for Human Rights. Ticket buyers will receive an e-mail or phone call confirming that their request has been received and that tickets will be at the "will call" table the night of the concert. The box office will be open at 6:30 p.m. that night.
 
Tickets are also available for sale at the Garlic Press, 108 W. North St. in uptown Normal.
 
The concert is the chief fundraiser for the HYPERLINK "http://www.achr-il.com/"Advocacy Council for Human Rights, Bloomington/­Normal's lgbtqa civil rights organization. Since forming in 1995 the council has played a significant role in attaining equal protection for lgbtq people through local actions (Normal and Bloomington human rights ordinances) and through state lobbying efforts that helped gain passage of a lgbtq-inclusive state human rights act. The Advocacy Council also serves by educating the Bloomington/­Normal communities about lgbtq concerns and advocating for the inclusion of this valuable segment of society.
 
For more information about the concert contact the Advocacy Council at HYPERLINK "mailto:info@achr-il.com"info@achr-il.­com. For directions to Illinois Wesleyan University go to the school's campus map at HYPERLINK "http://www2.iwu.edu/aboutiwu/campus/index.shtml"http://www2.­iwu.edu/aboutiwu­/campus/index.­shtml.
----- Tuesday, April 29, 2008 -----
Yearly HIV+ Client Empowerment Conference
 April 29-April 30 (Hawthorne Suites, Champaign, IL)
----- Wednesday, April 30, 2008 -----
Monthly Fiscal Reports DUE to Grants Administrator - TODAY
 All Day (day 31 of every 1 month)
Transport Clients to Support Group
 5:30 PM-6:00 PM (the last Wednesday of every 1 month from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM)
HIV Support Group
 6:00 PM-7:30 PM (the last Wednesday of every 1 month from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM)
ISU PRIDE Meeting
7:00 PM-9:00 PM (Student Services Building, Room 375) (every Wednesday from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM)
 Illinois State University PRIDE
Contact: Mike McGinnis (mpmcgin@ilstu.edu)









































































































































































Transport Clients Home from Support Group
 7:30 PM-8:00 PM (the last Wednesday of every 1 month from 7:30 PM to 8:00 PM)