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Celene Chen Honored by Greater Boston PFLAG for Making a Difference for LGBT Students

Greater Boston PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people) is proud to announce that Celene Chen of Hingham was the recipient of the 2014 Elsie Frank Scholarship Award.  Since 1998, Greater Boston PFLAG has awarded scholarships to high school students who have improved their school climate for LGBTQ youth and their allies and whose actions have created greater support and acceptance of LGBTQ youth.

A senior at Hingham High School and president of her school’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), Celene was honored for raising awareness of LGBTQ suicide rates, and for her work in organizing the school’s first Day of Silence, Ally Week and Youth Pride trip.  Highly active in her school and community, Celene created an LGBTQ lesson plan for teachers to include in their classes. 

Celene was honored together with five other area high school scholarship recipients at Greater Boston PFLAG’s Pride and Passion event benefitting PFLAG’s work in creating safe school and family environments for LGBTQ youth.  Attracting over 500 hundred attendees, the April 3rd event at the Seaport World Trade Center was co-chaired by Stanley N. Griffith, Chair Emeritus of Greater Boston PFLAG, Sarah C. Libbey, Executive at Fidelity Investments, and Holly Safford, Founder and President of The Catered Affair.  With Honorary Co-Chairs Rufus Gifford, Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark and past Pride and Passion Honoree, and his partner Dr. Stephen DeVincent, the event honored Joanne Jaxtimer, BNY Mellon Regional Executive.  

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About Greater Boston PFLAG

Greater Boston PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people) is dedicated to fostering LGBTQ-inclusive families, schools and communities through support, education and advocacy.  For over 21 years, Greater Boston PFLAG has provided award-winning, highly effective bullying and violence prevention services.  Each year, Greater Boston PFLAG delivers over 200 educational programs statewide, reaching over 15,000 people in middle and high schools, religious organizations, colleges, corporations, and at conferences for healthcare, counseling, and prevention specialists.  Greater Boston PFLAG helps change attitudes and creates an environment of understanding so that LGBTQ family members and friends can live in a world that is safe and inclusive.

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