Our Charity

Fur the 'More's selected charity this year is The Frederick Center of Maryland.

From their website at https://thefrederickcenter.org/

"The Frederick Center is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to supporting, connecting, and educating the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Non-binary, and Queer (LGBTQ+) community and its allies in Central Maryland.   A student experiencing extreme bullying because of his sexual orientation, his mother, and other adults came together to build a welcoming community for LGBTQ+ teens and adults in 2012 The Frederick Center proudly partners with private, governmental, non-governmental, non-profit, educational, and religious organizations.

The Frederick Center maintains resources for everyone in our Frederick community. You can reach out to them to find local, regional, and national resources.

The Frederick Center organizes the annual Frederick Pride celebration. Pride provides an environment for LGBTQ people, allies, and families to interact and celebrate LGBTQ pride. It serves as the means to coordinate the actions of our community for the coming year. Typically it takes place the fourth Saturday in June. Started in 2012 with an attendance of about 300, it surpassed 15,000 in 2019. For latest info  see their webpage above."

Frederick Pride
A person representing The Frederick Center holds up a check. They are wearing sunglasses and shorts and a blue shirt. There is a radio hanging from their belt. The other end of the check is held by our con chair Kitra. She is wearing a fursuit head with dark fur and bright purple hair. She is wearing a sport top and a skirt with rainbow colors on the hem.
The Frederick Center receive their check during Frederick Pride on June 24, 2023! They were very surprised, happy, and amazed at the $9000 everyone raised for them!