Child ID event at Fruit Bowl
Brian Walker, an agent with New York Life will be conducting a Child ID event at the HRC Disco Fruit Bowl fundraiser Sunday, Aug. 7, with bowling sessions starting at noon and 3 p.m. Organizers have said the session starting at noon is being especially geared for couples with children, although children are welcome to attend both sessions.
Disco Fruit Bowl is being held at 300 Dallas, located at 3805 Beltline Road in Addison. For information on registering, go online to Facebook.com/dfwhrc.
Walker explained that the Child ID program is designed to help LGBT children and children with LGBT parents “stay same in the home, at play or wherever they happen to be.”
Child ID cards will be printed, free of charge, for each parent or guardian of a child in only three to five minutes. Each card includes the child’s photo, fingerprints, contact information and other important information police might need in case of an emergency.
For more information or to schedule a Child ID event, contact Walker by calling 214-629-8558.
Program offered on keeping love alive
Licensed professional counselor Randy Martin will be facilitating an eight-session group in September and October for long-term couples who want to learn how to keep their romantic love alive through the years.
The program is based on the theory and practice of Emotionally Focused Couples, using information laid out in Sue Johnson’s book, Hold Me Tight.
The series of eight two-hour sessions will be held each Wednesday in September and October, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Cost is $500 per couple.
Martin, who has worked as a therapist in the LGBT community for 10 years and who has been in private practice in the Oak Lawn area for the last five years, stressed that participation is limited, and that the sessions are an education program, not couples’ therapy. The program, he said, is not appropriate for all couples.
For more information, contact Martin at 214-520-7575.
As a prior assistant for New York Life agents, I know the value and strength of the company.
I know Brian Walker from working around in the offfice. I am proud of him stepping out and helping this community. Altough New York Life has just recently started educating agents about the GBLT comunnity and needs, many have been reluctant to actually put their name out there and offer to help in these areas. Some are stuck in their old ways I guess, but I am extremely grateful for Brian Walker for stepping up to help. He is also the first agent at the Dallas General Office I know of that has a facebook presence. New York Life is very strict and keeps their agents in line, and makes sure they are honest. There are classes to take and there is a fee for maintainting the facebook account to make sure everything is worded correctly , and Brian Walker was the first I knew to step out and do it.
So, just know that you are in good company with New York Life and Brian Walker. Use them as a resource. They will educate you and help protect your life.