July 2004
EGN Erie Gay News
th Annual 12 2004 Pride Picnic a success
PRIDE Erie Picnic
! s k n a h T FOR COMING OUT WITH
2004 PRIDE PICNIC A SUCCESS by Michael Mahler
Huge thanks to everyone who made the 2004 Erie Pride Picnic such a wonderful success! We had well over 300 people attend, a new record over last year’s record of 270. There was a wide diversity of members and friends of the community represented. Volunteer Dave Amy remarked that Mother Nature had to be a lesbian as in the 12 years we have been having picnics, we have always had clear and beautiful weather. We should hopefully have a gallery of photos up within the next 2 weeks at http://www.eriegaynews.com/photoblog. We also welcome additional photos that other folks took. There were so many people who made important contributions to the picnic’s success. Thanks go out to our donors: Coca Cola of Erie, Wegman’s (Peach Street); Papermoon restaurant, Wanda Phillips of Boat Master Detailing, the Continued on page 3