TRANS ACROSS AMERICA: WELCOME PPOC CHAPTER

The PowderPuffs of Orange County, one of the largest transgender groups in California, has become the newest Renaissance Chapter. With the addition of PPOC and MOTG in New Jersey, Reniassance truly reaches from coast to coast. PPOC is based in Yorba Linda, California and they hold their meetings on the third Saturday of each month.

In the cover letter which accompanied the Chapter Application the Secretary/Treasurer of PPOC, Joan Goodnight said, "This is indeed a seminal event for the entire transgendered community. Although there are other organizations that claim nationwide status I believe this union between PPOC and Renaissance is the beginning of a truly open national organization that is focused on the needs of all the community and not on a particular segment or interest group."

Renaisance Executive Director, Angela Gardner said, " PPOC has long been an affiliate of Renaissance. The idea of open membership is one we have shared for years. Before last year's Bylaw changes it was hard for PPOC, or any other large group, to consider becoming a chapter. One of the old requirements was that 75% of a group's membership had to be members of Renaissance National. That's what kept MOTG from getting on board long ago. It was just too much to ask most of your members to join Renaissance after they had already paid their local dues. Now, with the membership requirements relaxed it is my hope that members of PPOC and MOTG who haven't been Renaissance National members will be exposed to Transgender Community News and want to sign up."

The National Board will meet this month and if all the bugs are worked out of a computer conferencing setup PPOC's President will attend the meeting over the Internet.

Said Gardner, "WIthout Internet conference capability we would not be able to hold a meeting of the whole Board as we continue to expand. Flying people in is not feasable at this point, but if we have to equip people with computers or software that is much more doable."

PPOC has been holding meetings in California over 10 years and are the producers of the highly succesful TG convention, California Dreamin'. Visit the Renaissance PPOC Chapter's webpage. Welcome on board Renaissance PPOC.

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