• Friday, June 30, 7 p.m.
• The Cutting Room (44 E 32nd St, Manhattan)
• Close out Pride Month as your favorite queer performers from Broadway and beyond pay tribute to nine-time Grammy Award winner Brandi Carlile, backed by an all-queer band and produced by WJOA member Rachel Kunstadt. Proceeds benefit the Looking Out Foundation.
  
  Performers:
  Kathryn Gallagher (Jagged Little Pill)
  Ciara Renée (Frozen, Waitress)
  Jessica Phillips (Dear Evan Hansen)
  Gabriella Pizzolo (Fun Home)
  Stephanie Klemons (Hamilton)
  Cathryn Wake (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812)
  Christiana Cole (The Devil Wears Prada)
  JJ Maley (Indecent)
  Elizabeth Pryce Davies
  
  Backup singers: 
  Emerson Mae Smith (Love in Hate Nation) and Murphy Taylor Smith (A Transparent Musical)
  
  Music direction by Anessa Marie (White Girl in Danger)
  
  Additional performers to be announced. All performers are subject to change.
  
  Tickets: bit.ly/prideandstory

• Last February, WJOA member Jonah Schrogin volunteered at JCC Krakow, where he packed and sorted food for Ukrainian refugees. If you'd like to contribute, here is their Ukraine Crisis Appeal. JCC Krakow is a 501(c)(3) organization, so any donations made are tax-deductible. Please write “Ukraine donation via Jonah Schrogin, int vol” in the comment box.
• Another fundraiser is benefitting GlobalGiving's Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund. This supports more than 80 non-profit organizations on the ground in Ukraine and in the surrounding areas providing humanitarian aid, such as shelter, medical care, food, and clean water. Contribute here, and you can get more information by emailing Jonah, including seeing a recorded presentation.

• Two powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on the same day, killing more than 3,000 people and injuring thousands more. Homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure have been destroyed under layers of rubble. Your donation to the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief Fund will provide emergency relief and fuel long-term recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria. Donate to GlobalGiving's Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief Fund here.

PS 101Q Art Project Viewing 
Terrace Sotheby's International Reality
16 Sation Square, Forest Hills
Thursday, June 2 – Thursday, June 14

Jennifer Verbit, a member of WJOA, has been teaching an elementary after-school program at PS 101Q, The School in the Gardens, this spring semester. Her Book Arts class currently has their Book Projects on display at a local business in Forest Hills. If you can swing by to view the window, it's full of color.

• Last February, WJOA member Jonah Schrogin volunteered at JCC Krakow, where he packed and sorted food for Ukrainian refugees. If you'd like to contribute, here is their Ukraine Crisis Appeal. JCC Krakow is a 501(c)(3) organization, so any donations made are tax-deductible. Please write “Ukraine donation via Jonah Schrogin, int vol” in the comment box.
• Another fundraiser is benefitting GlobalGiving's Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund. This supports more than 80 non-profit organizations on the ground in Ukraine and in the surrounding areas providing humanitarian aid, such as shelter, medical care, food, and clean water. Contribute here, and you can get more information by emailing Jonah, including seeing a recorded presentation.

• Two powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria on the same day, killing more than 3,000 people and injuring thousands more. Homes, businesses, and critical infrastructure have been destroyed under layers of rubble. Your donation to the Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief Fund will provide emergency relief and fuel long-term recovery efforts in Turkey and Syria. Donate to GlobalGiving's Turkey and Syria Earthquake Relief Fund here.