The Center receives pink profits

(From right) The Center's Board President Ron Sylvester and Interim Executive Director Phyllis Schmidt receive a $3,860 donation from Steve Sheldon of the Downtown Long Beach Associates. The money was a result of profits made during the third annual Pink Party, which was held on Pine Avenue during Long Beach Gay & Lesbian Pride weekend.

The Center Long Beach was tickled pink. It received a $3,860 check from the Downtown Long Beach Associates. The donation was a result of profits made during the third annual Pink Party, which was held on Pine Avenue during Long Beach Gay & Lesbian Pride weekend.

The money will help support the Center's Mentoring Youth Through Empowerment Program, which serves lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth ages 13-18.

The DLBA is the Pink Party's organizer, and the Center's youth mentoring program has been the event's beneficiary. During its first year, the party raised almost $15,000 for the program.