And here is some of that info!
I just got an email from Jorge Valencia, the Executive Director of the Trevor Project.
Here is what he sent to me.
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[b:86a2e550d1] The Trevor Project Beginnings[/b:86a2e550d1]
The Trevor Project is a nonprofit endeavor created by the makers of the Academy Award-winning short film Trevor to promote tolerance for gay and questioning youth, and to aid in suicide prevention among that group. Statistics have shown that gay teens are three times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers, and The Trevor Project hopes, through its efforts, to prevent some of those tragedies from occurring.
The Academy Award-winning short film Trevor, a funny and touching look at one 13-year-old boy's struggle to come to terms with his sexuality, is the cornerstone of The Trevor Project.
On August 11, 1998, The Trevor Project launched The Trevor Helpline, the first round-the-clock national toll-free suicide hotline for gay and questioning youth. It's open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. Teens with nowhere to turn can call (800) 850-8078, where they can talk to trained counselors, find local resources and take important steps on their way to becoming healthy adults. All calls are free and confidential.
The film Trevor is for anybody who feels they're
not part of the majority or a group that is powerful.
I hope kids out there see that they're not alone in their
feelings -- that there's somebody else out there who
has been through exactly what they're going through.
The message is: there is hope and there is help.
Don't give up.
- Ellen DeGeneres
In August 1998, HBO began presenting the Oscar-winning short film in a special program hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.
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and
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[b:86a2e550d1] M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T[/b:86a2e550d1]
The Trevor Project is a nonprofit endeavor established to promote tolerance for gay and questioning teenagers, and to aid in suicide pre-
vention among that group.
Organization Bio
The Trevor Project established The Trevor Helpline, the countrys first round-the-clock toll-free suicide prevention helpline aimed at gay and questioning teens. To complement The Trevor Helpline, The Trevor Project launched a Web site on the worldwide web
www.thetrevorproject.org where resource information on suicide prevention, supportive gay and lesbian organizations, publications and other Web sites can be accessed.
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and here is part of the email.
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As discussed over the telephone, we want to make your efforts worthwhile. Therefore, we would list you as a donor (under the appropriate $ level) in our Los Angeles benefit program book and new website (to be re-launched in Oct.). Furthermore, upon receipt of the donation we would send a press release to select media outlets announcing your gift.
Please know how grateful we are to you and for the long-term effects your contribution will make in those whom we are here to serve.
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So. I am thinking we are all good here. Xita is going to send Mr. Valencia the good news and we can start!
I plan to give him a follow-up phone call or email and I will get the date of that press conference they are having. We talked about how great it be for both of us.
Slipping into PBS-mode here: We need that money to come in! The more we raise the greater the impact we can have not only on this organization, but the kids they help.
I don't know what it is like to grow up gay. I never will. But I have worked suicide hotlines, I know what the Trevor Project volunteers must hear everyday. Let's make this work.
Warlock
by Wiccagrrl313 » Tue Jul 23, 2002 6:16 pm 
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