Southeast Regional Gay Men's Health Summit

The Southeast Regional Gay Mens Health Summit, Inc. (SRGMHS) is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, organized in the State of Florida.

Mission:

The mission of the SRGMHS is to improve the health and well being of gay men living in the southeastern United States. This is accomplished through the organization and delivery of quality education and information programs through vehicles designed to promote better physical, spiritual, and mental health.

Purpose:

To enhance the well being of gay and bisexual men living in the Southeast United States through educational programs of physical, spiritual, and mental health presented in a nurturing environment conducive to learning and building community. SRGMHS will be operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes, specifically to:

preserve and improve the emotional, physical, spiritual and social health of gay men within the Southeastern US region who continue to experience overall health disparities due to their sexual orientation through activities including educational forums where gay men, health providers and other care professionals can freely discuss and exchange concerns, current and best treatment practices
improve the health of gay men by providing educational forums and materials surrounding diagnostics and prevention of disease and illness.

History:

SRGMHS has served the community of gay men since the first Summit was held in 2001. Up until 2007, the Summit has operated as a loose association of several HIV/AIDS organizations with the assistance and participation of several key pharmaceutical companies and other interested and caring individuals. In 2007, it was decided by those planning the next conference that the Summit should be its own organization. This would allow the Summit to request grant funding independently of any HIV/AIDS organization and in so doing not adversely impact funding to those HIV/AIDS organizations which worked diligently over the years to sustain the Summit. In late 2007, the corporation was formed and application made to the IRS to declare SRGMHS as a qualified 501(c)(3) organization. In March 2008, the Summit received notification of the IRS acceptance of the exemption application.

Membership:

Membership is open to executive directors, board members and employees of qualified regional HIV/AIDS education, prevention and support organizations from within the area of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana; to those who from time to time, contribute money or other property to the corporation or volunteer their time and who meet minimum requirements for financial contributions and volunteer time as the BOD from time to time may adopt and meet other standards as may be fixed, from time to time, by BOD of the corporation. Membership is not automatic and each person desiring membership must request same and is subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. Each member shall have one vote on all matters affecting the corporation.

Officers and Directors:

These individuals will serve until the next meeting of the membership (during the Summit in August).
President: Vice-President: Secretary: Treasurer:		Ken Bargar Butch McKay Dr. David Fawcett Bill James

Directors:		Joey Wynn Dr. Sherry Meltz Rod L. Brown Joseph Lennox-Smith. M.Ed. Sergio E. M. Farfan Michael Emanuel Rajner, BSW Ranier Deramus Wesley Schultz Eric Miller

SRGMHS, Inc.

1007 N. Federal Hwy, #222
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304
E-mail to SRGMHS@yahoo.com