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Pride Picnic update and volunteers needed! Things are progressing well for the 2005 Erie Pride Picnic. Our next meeting will be on Sunday, May 15 at 2 PM at the Rotary Pavilion at Presque Isle in Erie PA, which is where the picnic will be. Contact us to find out more about other details. We really need some volunteers this year for the Pride Picnic on Saturday, June 25 at the Rotary Pavilion at Presque Isle. The picnic itself lasts from 1 to 6 PM, but we will also need a few folks earlier to help with set up, and a few folks later to help with cleanup. (Probably a half hour in either direction.) We will be serving food from 2 to 5 PM and taking the Family Portrait at 4 PM. Tasks that we need help with include keeping soda stocked; kitchen - servicing and setting out food; cooking; and transporting food from the grill to the serving area. We will also need help with staffing the check in table. VERY IMPORTANT! This year we are asking for volunteers to serve 1 hour shifts in the kitchen and at the registration table! If everyone pitches in, then everyone gets to enjoy the day and not be inconvenienced. Please contact Mike Mahler about volunteering. It’s also a great way to meet people and make friends. You can read more about the Pride Picnic at http://picnic.eriegaynews.com (it’s also linked at www.eriegaynews.com/pride. We are also encouraging folks to preregister online for the Pride Picnic at www.eriegaynews.com/ pride/register.php. You can sign up whenever you like. (We have already had a few folks register.) We have had someone volunteer to coordinate a Pride Weekend in the fall, but we do not have very many folks to work on that. If you want to help out with that, please get in contact ASAP. If we don’t have sufficient staff/organizers, we will skip fall Pride this year.
For more info, contact Michael Mahler at (814) 456-9833 or info@eriegaynews.com —by Mike Mahler
Toronto Pride Bus Trip - June 24 -26 The Erie GLBT Community Center is planning a Bus Tour to Toronto for the entire Pride Weekend from Friday, June 24 through Sunday, June 26. This year is the 25th Anniversary of Toronto Pride and we will be in for a great time! The weekend includes deluxe Motor Coach leaving from Cleveland and picking up passengers in Erie and Buffalo on the way, plus 2 nights at the Delta Chelsea Hotel. VIP Room at hotel. Shop at duty free store on the way home. Cost is only $249 per person/ double occupancy. If you’re traveling alone, we can pair you up. SPACE IS LIMITED Deadline May 11, 2005. Travel is being handled by Carlson Wagonlit Travel. For more information or reservations, call Jack at 1-800-786-8728 ext 222. —From Brian
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