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AnchorFree Wireless Announces Gift to Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center; AnchorFree Recognized by Supervisor Dufty for Bridging Digital Divide in The Castro.


SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden  -- In recognition of National Coming Out Day and to help continue the valuable work of the Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center (LYRIC), AnchorFree Wireless Inc., today announced that it will donate half of its proceeds for one year from its Castro District free Wi-Fi Hotzone to LYRIC House. At a press conference earlier today at San Francisco's LYRIC House, David Gorodyansky, president of AnchorFree Wireless announced the donation to LYRIC House Executive Director Jodi Schwartz and San Francisco City and County Supervisor Bevan Dufty Bevan Dufty is an American politician and a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He represents District 8, which includes the Castro, Noe Valley, Glen Park, and Diamond Heights neighborhoods.He is the son of writer William Dufty and Maely Bartholomew. .

The LYRIC House provides a community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender transgender or transgendered
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Transsexual.
, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ LGBTQQ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Questioning ) youth of the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation).

The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay
 where they have free access to the counselors, resources, networking and information they need to get through what can often be difficult teen years. Similarly, AnchorFree Wireless gives free Wi-Fi internet access See how to access the Internet.  to communities in and around San Francisco and the Bay Area. AnchorFree's advertising features enable local advertisers to reach audiences in the neighborhoods where they operate and now also support the services of their communities with today's announcement.

As the first company to provide free Wi-Fi to The Castro, Supervisor Dufty, on behalf of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco, presented AnchorFree Wireless with a Certificate of Honor: "In recognition of bringing to The Castro District free Wi-Fi access, thereby bridging the digital-divide and keeping The City on the cutting edge of an increasingly competitive international business market, the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco extends to you its highest commendation COMMENDATION. The act of recommending, praising. A merchant who merely commends goods he offers for sale, does not by that act warrant them, unless there is some fraud: simplex commendatio non obligat. ."

"It is both wonderful and appropriate that AnchorFree Wireless is supporting LYRIC on National Coming Out Day," said Supervisor Bevan Dufty. "The internet provides a lifeline to LGBTQQ youth needing information and resources about coming out and leading healthy, happy, connected lives," continued Dufty. "I commend AnchorFree for bringing much needed attention and support to LYRIC in its essential mission supporting our youth Supporting Our Youth (SOY) is a Toronto, Ontario, Canada based organization. It runs programs and events geared to supporting the special needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual and intersex youth. External links
  • Supporting Our Youth
."

"AnchorFree Wireless is pleased to be able to help the LYRIC House provide their important resources to the LGBTQQ teens of San Francisco," commented David Gorodyansky, President, AnchorFree Wireless. "Free access to information and services are our like-goals, so it is a natural fit that AnchorFree be able to offer some of its resources to LYRIC House on behalf of the advertisers in the Castro."

"LYRIC is very excited that AnchorFree is connecting us with the community where we serve," offered Jodi Schwartz, Executive Director LYRIC House. "The AnchorFree donation will help us continue our outreach to the San Francisco Bay Area LGBTQQ teens."

AnchorFree Wireless Access in San Francisco

AnchorFree has been providing free wireless access to its five San Francisco Wi-Fi Hotzones (Cow Hollow, The Castro, Marina District, Pacific Heights and Union Square) for over 5 months and has seen its user base grow 250% making it the largest provider of free wireless Internet access in San Francisco. AnchorFree has submitted the necessary request for information (RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) High-frequency electromagnetic waves that emanate from electronic devices such as chips.

RFI - Radio Frequency Interference
) paperwork to the City of San Francisco
For the city, see San Francisco, California.
The City of San Francisco was a streamlined passenger train operated jointly by the Chicago and North Western Railway, the Southern Pacific Railroad, and the Union Pacific Railroad.
, proposing to expand its existing wireless Internet access service to all of San Francisco as part of Mayor Gavin Newsom's TechConnect Broadband Initiative.

About LYRIC

Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (LYRIC) is a community center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQQ) youth. LYRIC envisions a diverse society where LGBTQQ youth are embraced for who they are and encouraged to be who they want to be. By working towards social justice and supporting young leaders The Young Leaders' Programme is run alongside the main Explorer Scout Programme. It is a formalisation of what was happening in many Groups and Districts across the country where older Scouts were returning to help the younger sections. , their families and allies, LYRIC is building a world that honors, respects and appreciates LGBTQQ youth and their contributions. For further information, please visit www.lyric.org.

About AnchorFree Wireless

Sunnyvale, CA based AnchorFree was founded in 2003 with the vision to move beyond the paid wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) access model and provide consumers with free widespread Internet access. Today, AnchorFree provides free Wi-Fi access indoors and outdoors in San Francisco and Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California
Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries.
 in popular commercial shopping districts. Consumers have access to 6 Wi-Fi Hotzones that include over 400 restaurants, shops and cafes. For more information: www.anchorfree.com.
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