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All Join Hands Foundation, Ltd, is a 501(c)3 charitable organization dedicated to supporting the funding of projects that will preserve and promote Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered (GLBT) square dancing and other associated dance forms. The projects will protect the heritage of the activity and contribute to its growth, emphasizing the social, physical, and mental benefits of square dancing. All Join Hands Foundation will also increase public awareness, educate and inform the general public about preserving the art of square dancing, educating the public on GLBT square dancers, and educate the public about square dancing as an art form.
Please read on to discover what All Join Hands Foundation can do, see our current activities, and find out what you can do to help!
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July 2010: We have been challenged again this year by the Patricia Anne Hatlin Trust. For every dollar donated through December 2010, the Patricia Anne Hatlin Trust will match it up to $5,000.
June 2010: Getting things ready for Convention in Chicago. Cannot wait to see all the *New Dancers* who took advantage of the AJH New Dancer Program created in 2005 by Star Thru the Silicon Galaxy! What a wonderful program! Thanks Randy, Paul, Jim and the El Camino Reelers.
December 2009: Thanks to you...we did it again. We met the $5,000 matchin challenge grant from the Patricia Anne Hatlen Trust! Thank you for your continued support!
December 2009: We started work on forming All Join Hands Canada Foundation! More to come later.
October 2009: A bylaw amendment was presented at the ARTS Governing Board annual meeting in Newark NJ. The bylaw amendment proposed adding AJH to the Governing Board. By unanimous vote, the bylaw amendment was passed! The Governing Board consists of 10 organizations with 2 of those being Gay! We continue to bridge the gap between the GLBT community and straight dancing!
June 2009: AJH attended the ARTS Governing Board meeting in Long Beach CA following the National Square Dance Convention and asked to have a seat on the Governing Board.
April 2009: Patricia Anne Hatlen Trust issues another $5,000 challenge for 2009!
Last site update: June 4, 2010