Transgender Day of Visibility (TDOV) is March 31.  TDOV is dedicated to celebrating transgender people and raising awareness of discrimination faced by transgender people worldwide.  Did you know that there are approximately 40 million transgender people worldwide? Two million in the U.S. alone.  United we stand.  See our Triangle Connection FB page for related articles on the 31st.

Cancelling the March and April Meet & Greet events.  With growing concerns related to the coronavirus and the CDC asking that we limit social gatherings for the next 8 weeks, Triangle Connection is cancelling our March and April M&G events.  It's sad to do this because we normally have 80+ people at monthly events and it's a great way for our community to stay connected.  Our FB page is updated and a newsletter was sent to all 600+ email addresses we have.  To help people stay connected, please share the above news.  And this is a great time to reach out to people in general and one-on-one via FB, email, texts and phone calls to help us stay connected as a community as friends.  We will keep this website updated and announce the May Meet & Greet details later on.  The June Tea Dance is still on.  While we shouldn't physically meet in groups for a while, let's stay connected.  Your health and safety is our # 1 concern right now.

The Lake Cares needs are greater than ever.  With TC having to cancel our next 2 Meet & Greets, with the M&Gs being a major way to collect donations, and with this crisis facing our community...the needs for Lake Cares donation are greater than ever. You can drop off your donations to their office located at 2001 W. Old U.S. Hwy 441 in Mt. Dora on Mondays, Thursdays & Fridays from 9am-noon. Ruthie, their marketing manager, says items particularly needed right now are PB&J, Canned Chili, Canned Soup, Rice Cereal, Kid-Friendly Foods, Mac & Cheese, Pastas and Sauces, Canned Beans including Kidney & Pinto & Black Beans, Canned Tuna & Other Canned Meats, Canned Fruits & Vegetables. You can also make donations on-line at LakeCares.org. Next month we may come up with other ways to collect your donations, but for March and early April, please feel free to drop off your donations to their office. Again, the needs are greater than ever right now.

May Meet & Greet
Date/location to be announced soon

Tea Dance 2  (June Meet & Greet):

Koko Bar & Grill
201 W. Ruby Street, downtown Tavares 

Sunday, June 14 at 3 p.m.

$5 cover charge at the door
No ticket needed
Cash bar
Alan Darcy is the DJ 
Hosts: Amy Masick, Don Shoemaker, & Tom Harry
No meal included with this event but you may purchase dinner from restaurant's menu


- Mark your calendars for September 19, 2020 Pride event sponsored by Lake County Pride 2020.  For more information, visit this group's official website at https://www.lakecountypride2020.org/  


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Weekly Social and Entertainment Opportunities in the Area

Note for the time being all TC activities and events are delayed until AFTER we get past this critical coronavirus epidemic.  Your safety is our # 1 concern right now.  Please be careful.


Pisces Rising is the location for weekly Friday cocktails, starting around 5:30 p.m. - 239 W 4th Ave, Mt Dora. This tradition of gathering at Pisces on Fridays has been going on 14+ years. 

Two weekly breakfast groups look forward to welcoming you as follows:

 * Lake House is the place on Mondays at 8:30 a.m. - 315 N. Highland St, Mt Dora.

 * Geronimo's is the place on Thursdays 8 a.m. - 359 E. Burleigh Blvd, Tavares.

Serendipity hosts Drag Queen Bingo weekly on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. - 144 W 5th Ave, Mt Dora. Call Serendipity at 352-729-2213 to reserve your table. "Big Mama" is always ready for show biz on Wednesdays.

Mt. Dora Plaza Live continues to feature some great LGBTQ+ shows.  For more details see their website:  https://www.mountdoraplazalive.com/
 
Also check out our friends at Rainbow Family & Friends in The Villages for their activities and initiatives.  Our sister organization is just down the road a few miles NW of where most of us live. Their Thursday evening event at Bonifay is incredible. More details at  http://www.rainbowfamilyvillagesfl.com/




Other TC News:

The William A. Sievert Scholarship.  100% of the donations collected for the scholarship fund go to the students.  100%.  We make this happen with the Triangle Connection organization paying all administrative fees.  For example, when you buy raffle tickets at Meet & Greets (and any other donations to TC), that money is part of  TC operating budget and about 20% of the funds annually are used to pay the administrative costs to manage the William A. Sievert Scholarship enabling all donations to scholarship to go directly to the well deserving students.  Donations:  Please make your check payable to William A. Sievert Scholarship Fund and mail to Triangle Connection, P.O. Box 382, Mt. Dora, FL 32757.  
We continue to grow.  Welcome to the new people who have recently become part of the Triangle Connection community.  We add about 10 new email addresses each month and add 15-20 new FB followers per month.  Our events are seeing strong attendance, another good sign.  When you look at the fact that we have 600+ email addresses our newsletter is emailed to each month, nearly 600 FB followers, and knowing there's some overlap between the two groups, we think it's safe to say we have at least 800 people who are part of our community.  Specific to FB:  while mostly in central Florida, we have FB followers all over Florida, the U.S., and some followers as far away as Canada, Africa, South America, Europe, and Asia.  Yes, TC is an international community of family and friends.

In loving memory of Kevin Barnicle:  Our dear friend Kevin passed away in late 2019. Kevin and Philip Tomarchio have been part of our Triangle Connection community for many years, and Kevin is greatly missed by Philip and all of us. Philip recently told me that prior to Kevin’s passing the two of them had planned to make a donation to the William “Bill” A. Sievert Scholarship Fund to assist local high school students to attend college. I saw Philip in downtown Mt Dora last week and he quietly slipped me a check payable to the scholarship fund in Kevin’s memory. The amount is significant and greatly helps us support more worthy students.  I know Kevin must be looking down and smiling at this announcement. It should do all our hearts good today. Philip, the Triangle Connection family thanks you for this special contribution and please know it will be put to good use for these students in Kevin’s memory.    

Kevin Barnicle - 1947-2019

 



















 







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