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Mid Atlantic Leather raised $4,000 for the Leather Archives

By February 26, 2013

Centaur MCFollowing Centaur MC's 2013 Mid Atlantic Leather (MAL) Weekend, the organization made a donation of $4,000 to the Leather Archives and Museum. The Washington DC based organization has contributed $13,000 to the Leather Archives since 2011. In recognition of their outstanding support, the Leather Archives named Centaur MC as a Lifetime Member of the organization.

Centaur MC's diverse and generous philanthropic activities have supported numerous charitable organizations in the Northeast US and around the country.  Rick Storer, executive director of the Leather Archives and Museum said "Leather and motorcycle clubs have made a serious effort to support the preservation of their history and legacies. Centaur MC has been a leader in this endeavor. The Leather Archives exists because organizations like the Centaurs understand the need to preserve traditions and history."

The Leather Archives and Museum is a library, museum and archives pertaining to leather and alternative sexual communities. The geographic collection scope is worldwide and includes all sexual orientations and genders. The library collection contains books, magazines, scholarly publications, films and electronic resources related to the subject matter. The museum collection contains original erotic art and artifacts from alternative sex organizations and individuals. The archival collection contains unpublished papers and records from notable activists, artists, businesses and organizations related to the subject matter.

 

Leather ArchivesCentaur Motorcycle Club (Centaur MC) consists of a group of men with an enthusiastic interest in motorcycles, Leather and other men. The club sponsors Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend (MAL); Mr. Mid-Atlantic Leather Contest (Mr. MAL); and the bi-annual woodsy recreational Labor Day Weekend event, Olympia. The Club takes both a serious and irreverent approach to designing events for the amusement and enjoyment of the greater Leather Community. Centaur MC also participates in a wide variety of philanthropic and social fundraising events