WHAT IS M CLUB:
M Club is a social organization for young gay and bi men ages approximately 18-29 in the Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill area of North Carolina. We are a program of Triangle Community Works- a GLBT non-profit.
www.tcworks.org
WHAT DOES M CLUB DO:
M Club hosts 4 or 5 events a month. We do things like bowling, hiking, movies, dinners, game nights, dancing, mini-golf, beach trips, cook outs, volunteering, seminars, etc. Our events are drug, alcohol, and hookup free.
MISSION:
To create a happy, healthy, united gay community through empowerment and education.
WHO’S WELCOME:
Everyone is welcome at M Club events. We don’t clique or exclude. Lots of different kinds of guys are part of M Club. We’re about having fun and that everyone is cool when you be yourself. New people are always welcome! We have people sign up for the email list every week. Even though the M Club is specifically for young gay/bi men, friends are always welcome- straight, gay, lesbian, trans, etc.
GET INVOLVED
Just show up to an event! No initiations. No Fees. You can also join the email list to get info about events. Just send an email to m_club_nc@yahoo.com and ask to be put on the list. You can also become friends on Myspace or join the Facebook group to get updates. If you show up to an event- look for Alex in the M Club hat.
HISTORY
M Club is a brother organization to The Mu Crew (www.themucrew.com) in Ohio. The Mu Crew is part of the mPowerment Project (www.mpowerment.org) - an HIV prevention program based on building strong support networks, which is overseen by the AIDS Resource Center Ohio. The Mu Crew has been hugely successful in Ohio impacting the lives of many young gay men (and a few women too) over the past 5 years. M Club has been going for about 1 year and was started by a former member of The Mu Crew. In August, 2009 M Club became a program of Triangle Community Works. We have about 25 active members, with a lot of more interested and supportive
*****UPCOMING EVENTS*****
MEMBER OF THE YEAR
Congratulations to George for being awarded “Member of the Year.” Thank you for you service & devotion to the mission of M Club and for going above and beyond to make a difference in the lives of young gay men!
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LGBT Center of Raleigh Holiday Social- Fri. Dec. 11, 7:00pm Tantra Nightclub 310 S. West St. Raleigh
This event is a fundraiser for the LGBT Center of Raleigh to help raise funds to build a physical location for a LGBT Center in the capital! M Club is attending to help support this important community organization, which TCW helped start. The LGBT Center would be a place M Club could meet along with hold event & be a key resource- so come out and support the Center. Cover is $10 & there will be a raffle for a luxury night on the town along with free appetizers.
http://www.lgbtcenterofraleigh.com/
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Faith Workshop- Thurs. Dec. 17, 7:30pm Boylan Center- 410 N. Boylan St. Raleigh
With the holidays upon us, many of us may be dealing with issues of faith, especially being around our families. M Club is putting this workshop together to help us to explore our own faith (whether that be religious or secular), learn from each other’s experiences dealing with family members who may not be accepting of our sexuality, and reconciling our sexuality and faith. We will be watching a documentary related to this, either “For the Bible Tells Me So,” or “Through My Eyes”. The latter is more likely because we may be able to get a representative from the Gay Christian Network to come speak to us because they produced the documentary and are based out of Raleigh.
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Holiday Sleepover- Sat. Dec. 19, 8:00pm Alex’s Apartment
Come for a fun & relaxing night with friends. We’ll be having snacks & watching “Christmas Vacation”- my family’s holiday tradition. We’ll also play games- Partini’s “Straight Up” anyone? It was a winner last year! Video games & more movies are welcome too!
YUR BUDDY, ~ ROBBIE~ !!! (HAPPY HALLOWEEN)
