San Diego LGBT Community To Rehab Gonzalez Canyon

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Free-Press-Release.com) October 2, 2009 -- SAN DIEGO, CA — The Empowering Spirits Foundation (ESF), a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, is partnering with the City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department and MyOutSpirit.com for “Restore the Park San Diego” to take place October 10th in San Diego, California.

“Restore the Park San Diego” is designed to allow LGBT individuals to work side-by-side with non-LGBT members of the San Diego community in an effort to open up communication between both sides. The San Diego event is part of the ESF’s national “Proud Hearts Reach Out” service events, and MyOutSpirit.com’s “Come Out Spiritually” theme to be held October 10th-11th in conjunction with Coming Out Day in cities nationwide.

“ESF is proud to be working with the city of San Diego and MyOutSpirit.com to address an issue affecting many California communities; the lack of funds for park restoration,” said A. Latham Staples, President and C.E.O. of the ESF. “Regardless of whether you are gay or straight, we all take for granted the treasurers in our own backyard. This is a great opportunity for the LGBT community to get involved and in doing so we can engage in dialogue through this non-partisan manner in an effort to promote understanding and equality.”

“Whether you’re Jewish, Christian, or Buddhist, every spiritual tradition requires you to serve the community,” added Clayton Gibson, founder of MyOutSpirit.com, a social networking site for LGBT spiritual individuals. “It’s no different for the LGBT community. We are a part of this community, our families are here. Our well-being and our lives are intertwined with everyone else in the community. And our spirituality demands that when we can help, we do so, while our integrity demands that we aid without hiding who we are.”

What: Empowering Spirits Foundation’s Restore the Park San Diego
Where: Gonzalez Canyon, 4512 Lansdale Dr., San Diego, CA 92130
When: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 9 A.M. – 12 P.M.

Volunteers are asked to visit www.empoweringspirits.org to R.S.V.P. All volunteers must wear closed toe shoes and clothing appropriate for landscaping.

The San Diego “Restore the Park San Diego” event is part of the ESF’s annual “Proud Hearts Reach Out” events to be held October 10th-11th in conjunction with Coming Out Day in numerous cities nationwide. For more information on the San Diego event or an event being held in any other city please visit www.empoweringspirits.org, email events@empoweringspirits.org or call (858) 523-8201.

About the Empowering Spirits Foundation, Inc.[b/]
The ESF is a non-profit, non-partisan grass-root based civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. ESF members engage in service-oriented activities in communities typically opposed to equal rights.

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