{"id":172,"date":"2008-07-08T09:23:43","date_gmt":"2008-07-08T16:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malcs.net\/blog\/?p=172"},"modified":"2008-07-08T09:23:43","modified_gmt":"2008-07-08T16:23:43","slug":"yolanda-retter-memorial-fund-kickoff-fundraiser-aug-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2008\/07\/08\/yolanda-retter-memorial-fund-kickoff-fundraiser-aug-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Yolanda Retter Memorial Fund &#8211; Kickoff Fundraiser Aug 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A Knight to Remember<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>Honoring the life and vision of Yolanda Retter<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> Saturday, August 2, 2008<br \/>\n<strong>Time<\/strong>: 6pm-10pm<br \/>\n<strong>Place:<\/strong> 6304 TAHOE DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90068<br \/>\n<strong>Donation:<\/strong> $50.00 per guest<br \/>\n<strong>Tickets:<\/strong> available through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Paypal.com<\/a> (send to: <a href=\"mailto:lesliestampler@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"display:inline;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:rtl;\" class=\"\">moc.liamg<span style=\"display:none;\">obfsctd-719b3e<\/span>&#64;relpmatseilsel<\/span><\/a>)<br \/>\n<em>or<\/em><em> send check payable to: <\/em><br \/>\nYolanda Retter Memorial Fund c\/o Leslie Stampler<br \/>\n6654 Sunnyslope Ave, Van Nuys CA 91401<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please join us at a beautiful home overlooking Lake Hollywood!<br \/>\nWe&#8217;ll have dinner, music, comedy and silent auction (including unique items from Yolanda&#8217;s collection).<\/strong><br \/>\nRSVP to: <a href=\"mailto:lesliestampler@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"display:inline;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:rtl;\" class=\"\">moc.liamg<span style=\"display:none;\">obfsctd-39f35c<\/span>&#64;relpmatseilsel<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n<em>***If you are unable to attend, your donation in any amount will be greatly appreciated!***<\/em> &#8220;A Knight to Remember,&#8221; a benefit for the Yolanda Retter Memorial Fund will take place on Saturday August 2, 2008.\u00c2\u00a0 Yolanda died last summer after a lifetime of community activism and dedication to diversity and women, especially women of color and lesbians.\u00c2\u00a0 Yolanda loved to play with words and identified herself as a &#8220;Knight for Higher.&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 You would just as likely find her helping people in a major disaster (earthquakes, fires, 9\/11), advocating for peace, justice, and civil rights, pushing a stalled truck off the road or helping an injured animal.<\/p>\n<p>This fundraising event will include dinner, drinks, music, comedy, spoken word and a silent auction with some unique items from Yolanda&#8217;s collection. Tickets are $50.00 per person\u00c2\u00a0 For further information email <a href=\"mailto:lesliestampler@gmail.com\"><span style=\"display:inline;unicode-bidi:bidi-override;direction:rtl;\" class=\"\">moc.liamg<span style=\"display:none;\">obfsctd-1dae77<\/span>&#64;relpmatseilsel<\/span><\/a> or call 818\/786-2868.<\/p>\n<p>The goals of the Yolanda Retter Memorial Fund include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li> Funding women of color (organizations and individuals) that will carry out social and economic justice projects.<\/li>\n<li> Supporting projects that document and preserve women&#8217;s history and lesbian history.<\/li>\n<li> Providing community spaces commemorating feminists in history.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>DIRECTIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>101 freeway &#8211; exit Barham Blvd.<\/p>\n<p>Go north on Barham.<\/p>\n<p>Right on Lake Hollywood Drive.<\/p>\n<p>Left at Wonderview.<\/p>\n<p>Quick right on to Montlake.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Montlake down the hill and around the lake.<\/p>\n<p>Left on Tahoe Drive.<\/p>\n<p>6304 TAHOE DRIVE<br \/>\nLOS ANGELES, CA 90068<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Knight to Remember Honoring the life and vision of Yolanda Retter Date: Saturday, August 2, 2008 Time: 6pm-10pm Place: 6304 TAHOE DRIVE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90068 Donation: $50.00 per guest Tickets: available through Paypal.com (send to: moc.liamgobfsctd-95ee75&#64;relpmatseilsel) or send check payable to: Yolanda Retter Memorial Fund c\/o Leslie Stampler 6654 Sunnyslope Ave, Van Nuys [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-172","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-announcements","7":"entry","8":"override"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":137,"url":"https:\/\/malcs.org\/archive-2017\/2007\/09\/15\/rest-in-peace-yolanda-retter\/","url_meta":{"origin":172,"position":0},"title":"Rest in Peace, Yolanda Retter","author":"la Webjefa","date":"September 15, 2007","format":false,"excerpt":"A memorial to celebrate the life of pioneer Latina lesbian activist and beloved MALCS historian Yolanda Retter Vargas will be held at Metropolitan Community Church in West Hollywood on September 29th. 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