Date: Sat, 13 Aug 94 21:48:13 EDT
From: TempestJ@aol.com

Thanx for all the work

Hubert Alexander (Tempestj@aol.com)

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:	Franklin Fry
Phone:	212-727-9061
FAX:		212-727-8675


STONEWALL 25 DEBT UPDATE

New York City, N.Y., August 11 -- The Stonewall 25 Executive Committee, in
their continuing effort to pay off all the $300,000+ debt from the historic
March and Rally, has enlisted the efforts of a small committed group of
individuals to fundraise and implement the debt repaymnent plan that was
released last month.
Serving in this endeavour are Co-Chair Franklin Fry; Executive members Steve
Oxendine, Flora Piterak, and Janice Thom; and John Byer, Leslie Cagan, Sue
Doster and Janet Kyle.  All are volunteers.
"The plan is on track,"  stated Fry.  "We are working on a number of avenues
from telemarketing to a direct appeal to some of the celebrities that
appeared at the Rally in Central Park."
The Official Commemorative video, The Future is Ours! is in production and
orders are being placed daily.  The video, the only one to benifit the
organization, will feature 90 minutes of the March on the United Nations and
as well as speakers and entertainment from around the globe.  The proceeds
from the video are a key to the repayment plan.
The Merchandise Program is still up and running, filling orders.    Ads will
be appearing shortly announcing the availability of both the merchandise and
the video.  Since June 26, volunteers have staffed merchandise tables at
pride events in San Diego, Northhampton, and Harrisburg.  Sales also continue
in New York.
The telemarketing is under way and is already showing good response.  "It is
clear that people left New York City with a greater understanding of what
Stonewall 25 was about - our global movement and our world-wide fight for
human rights." explained Fry.  "It is notable that the media coverage of the
anniversaries of the first moon walk and Woodstack focus on the dream
deferred and the road not taken, where the reports on Stonewall 25 all showed
just how far the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender movement has come in
a quarter century." 
Correspondence, calls and/or meetings have been held with those who are owed
money.  "Stonewall 25 has made the pledge to not run away, but instead face
this debt and make sure all are paid in full,"  promised Flora Piterak.  "We
are extremely grateful to those who worked so hard, put their time and
resources into this event and who, even now, are still being so patient as we
put together this massive fundraising effort."
The goal of the repayment plan is to have all debts paid by the end of
November.
All this does not diminish the impact that was felt from the weekend of
Stonewall 25.  Not only were 72 nations represented in the march, but since
then letters and calls have been coming in from all over the US and from a
number of countries extolling the momentum felt and the inspiration to do the
work still to  be done.
Orders for the video ($19.95 + $2 s & h) and for merchandise can be placed by
calling 212-727-9061.