Season's Greetings! 
  

For decades LGBTQ youth have relied on the generosity of community members like you to make sure they have a safe place to land, learn, and lead.  

When you support BAGLY, you support advocacy, programming, and safety for every single LGBTQ young person in Massachusetts.

On October 15th, I received a surprise phone call that can change the future of the LGBTQ youth movement.  Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, was calling me to let me know he was offering BAGLY a challenge:

His challenge to us, and you, is to raise $100,000 of new or increased donations.  If we do this together, he'll match every penny with a gift to support BAGLY's work to develop current and future generations of LGBTQ leaders.

We ask each BAGLY member to meet each other where they are, respect their journeys, and practice raising each other up.  Today we are asking you to meet Mr. Kraft's generosity with whatever is possible for you to do.  

It's easier than ever to invest in today's LGBTQ youth leaders.  You will have a year and a half to fulfill any pledge you make towards Mr. Kraft's challenge.  However, we need your pledge today. 

Can you help BAGLY reach this ambitious goal by December 31st, 2014?

What will happen if we meet this challenge?  You will have helped raise at least $200,000 to support our statewide LGBTQ youth leadership development work.  

What does that look like on the ground?  It means thousands of LGBTQ youth throughout Massachusetts will have the chance to significantly increase their own political, social, and financial power through trainings, professional development, and advanced leadership summits.

Please join Mr. Kraft and the entire BAGLY Family by investing in the future of youth leadership, strength, and support.

To donate securely online, please visit www.bagly.org/donate.  To pledge, or for more information about this amazing opportunity to invest in LGBTQ youth leadership, please call our Director of Development, Kurtlan Massarsky, at 

617-227-4313 x 130.

because the work isn't done

Sincerely,

Grace Sterling Stowell

Executive Director