Central Florida’s Favorite Activist; Most Effective Local Nonprofit Organization
It makes sense that Central Florida’s Favorite Activist would come from the community’s Most Effective Local Nonprofit Organization.
George Wallace, the executive director of the LGBT+ Center, says while he is honored to be named Favorite Local Activist the win came as a bit of a surprise.
“I’m one person in this big grandiose fight for equality and my voice at the end of the day is just one in a sea of amazing voices,” Wallace says. “But I’m glad that I have this platform to voice my opinion and our community’s concerns in a way that gets noticed.”
Just being an activist, let alone Central Florida’s favorite one, means a lot to Wallace but he says that the award for the LGBT+ Center being named the most effective nonprofit in the community is even more special.
“I think The Center’s award means more to me because this is an organization that I believe in and I go to work for every day and I love and the community loves,” he says. “We’ve been part of Central Florida for 40 years and we’re not going anywhere, and our mission to educate and advocate for the LGBTQ community is something we all do every single day. I’m just proud to be a part of that and I have to say a huge props to the entire team of The Center.”
Along with the staff, Wallace says The Center wouldn’t be what it is without its team of loyal volunteers.
“Our volunteers are the backbone of the organization and I want to just personally say thank you to every single volunteer that gives up their time, whether it be five minutes or 150 hours, because these people are so dedicated and they’re there every single week and we couldn’t do what we do without them,” he says.
And to the readers of Watermark, Wallace wants to say thank you to each and every one of you personally.
“I am a small piece of Orlando and The Center is a small piece of Orlando, and I’m just so very thankful that we can be there for you,” he says. “The Center is open seven days a week and my door is always open so stop in and I will thank you and give you a personal tour.”
