G4G OC/Long Beach + Memorial Rock Garden Restoration Project (Virtual)

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  • G4G OC/Long Beach + Memorial Rock Garden Restoration (Virtual)
     September 29, 2021
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Safe Rocks Virtual Rock Painting Workshop to help beautify and renew the Borrego Park memorial rock garden for Blaze Bernstein.

Date: Wednesday, September 29th

Time: 7pm – 8pm PST

Location: Zoom (scroll to bottom to view log in details)

Facilitated by Aaron Mason, LMFT.

 

Grab your supplies (see list below) and join G4G and our collaborative partners on 9/29 for a virtual rock painting workshop via zoom OR make rocks independently on your own time between now and October 8th.

Supplies List:

  • Rocks (Smooth, flat, rocks work best. ideally 2+ per participant)
  • Assorted paint pens and/or gel pens, or
  • Paints (acrylic paints, fabric paint, or puffy paints)
  • Thin paint brushes and/or toothpicks
  • Water cups (to rinse brushes)

Optional Materials

  • Modpodge or Clear Spray to seal painted rocks
  • Newspaper (to cover the table)

    Three Ways to Deliver Your Rocks!

    • Drop-Off in Long Beach before 10/8
      3521 Julian Ave. Long Beach, CA
      Drop into box on porch
    • Mail to Gay For Good before 10/8
      Gay For Good
      Attn: Safe Rocks
      6444 E. Spring St. #321
      Long Beach, CA 90815
    • Meet us at the Park on 10/9
      Drop by Borrego Park to drop off your rock(s) and spruce up the rock garden on 10/9 from 9 am – 12 pm.
      26982 Cabriole, Foothill Ranch, CA 92610

This event is being hosted as part of the One OC Community Cup Challenge in collaboration with Captial Group, A Window Between Worlds, Reach LA, and Blaze It Forward. 

Show us your rocks!!
Take a photo of you and your rock(s) and share it on social. Tag @gayforgood and include the hashtags #gayforgood and  #OCCharityChallenge

Questions? Email oclb@gayforgood.org

Over the past three years, the rocks in this memorial garden may have faded, but the legacy of Blaze shines bright. Thank you in advance for helping us to restore the Blaze Bernstein Memorial Rock Garden at Borrego Park in Orange County, CA.

Faded rocks from memorial rock garden at a park in Orange County, CA

To learn more about Blaze Bernstein who was the victim of a hate crime that took his life, please visit https://blazebernstein.org/

G4G inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Community Cup Challenge Virtual Rock Painting Event
Time: Sep 29, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88094487579?pwd=TWdTazNKb1VSRmpqZU9Ub3hlZ0NDQT09

Meeting ID: 880 9448 7579
Passcode: 599033

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