BUFFALO & WNY PRIDE FESTIVAL
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CONTACT Justin Azzarella Pride Festival Coordinator 716.847.0212 x3316 justin@buffalopridefestival.com
2013
BUFFALO & WNY PRIDE FESTIVAL Buffalo & WNY Pride WEEK FLAG RAISING CEREMONY
Tuesday, May 28
LGBT ART OPENING Wednesday, May 29
GAY 5K RUN Thursday, May 30
SANCTUARY DANCE PARTY Friday, May 31
DYKE MARCH Saturday, June 1
ALLEN STREET FESTIVAL Saturday, June 1
PRIDE PARADE Sunday, June 2
PRIDE FESTIVAL Sunday, June 2, hosted at Canalside
Western New York’s annual Pride Festival is just too BIG for one weekend... so we’re pleased to announce that –due to popular demand– we’re expanding Pride 2013 to encompass a full week’s worth of celebration, advocacy and community engagement.
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No other event in WNY touches such a varied and large demographic cross section of residents and visitors, while bringing neighbors together to celebrate pride in our community. In previous years we’ve seen over 15,000 in attendance at our Canalside festival alone, and this year we anticipate over 30,000 participants throughout the week. Pride 2013 will include a line-up as diverse as the LGBT community itself, allowing a unique opportunity for your company to customize its support level to the events and activities that best complement its brand and mission. As a Pride sponsor, your dollars not only help to offset the cost of Pride 2013, but also support the Pride Center of WNY’s efforts throughout the year to make our region a safe, healthy, and satisfying place for LGBT people to live, work and establish their families. We appreciate your support toward making Pride 2013 a success.
BEACH DAY Monday, June 3
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• Two full-page ads, logo on the cover, and sponsor recognition (with logo) in the 2013 Pride Guide Justin Azzarella • Pride Logo on all official Pride 2013 posters Festival Coordinator 716.847.0212 x3316 • justin@buffalopridefestival.com Logo placed in all print media, media releases, and on event banners for all official events
• Logo with click-though link on website homepage and in all e-publications • Double size booth with premium location at the Pride Festival • Speaking opportunity from the Pride Festival Main Stage • One parade float entry at the start of parade (walking second, immediately after Gay & Lesbian Youth Services) • Ten all-event party passes for you and your company to official Pride 2013 events
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BUFFALO & WNY PRIDE FESTIVAL
NAMING OF NEW SANCTUARY PARTY (5/31) & PRIDE FESTIVAL BEER TENT (6/2) • Naming rights to Sanctuary Dance Party event on Saturday and Pride Festival Beer Tent on Sunday at Canalside • Full-page ad and sponsor recognition (with logo) in the 2013 Pride Guide • Logo on all official Pride 2013 posters • Logo with click-though link on website and in all e-publications • Logo prominent on Beer Tent and all Sanctuary Dance Party event signage • Booth with premium location at the Pride Festival • Booth with premium location at the Sanctuary Dance Party
SPONSORSHIP • Recognition by MC from stage • One Pride Parade float entry • Six all-event party passes for you and your company to official Pride 2013 events
ALLEN STREET SPONSOR - $7,500 NAMING OF THE 4TH ANNUAL ALLEN STREET FESTIVAL (6/1) • Naming rights to the Allen Street Festival • Full-page ad and sponsor recognition (with logo) in the 2013 Pride Guide • Logo on all official Pride 2013 posters • Logo with click-though link on website • Logo prominent on Allen Street Festival Event signage • Booth with premium location at the Allen Street Festival • Booth with premium location at the Pride Festival
• Recognition by MC from stage • One Pride Parade float entry (Sunday 6/2) • Four all-event party passes for you and your company to official Pride 2013 events
GAY 5K
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 29
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CONTACT Justin Azzarella Pride Festival Coordinator 716.847.0212 x3316 justin@buffalopridefestival.com
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OPPORTUNITIES ARE AVAILABLE & ENCOURAGED
BEACH DAY& WNY PRIDE FESTIVAL BUFFALO $2,500 SPONSOR
Proceeds from Pride 2013 benefit the Pride Center of Western New York, Inc. (PCWNY), a 501(c)3 not for profit organization.
MISSION: The mission of PCWNY is to work with the community to make Western New York a safe, healthy, and satisfying place for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender people to live, work, and establish their families.
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ABOUT By working with organizations, businesses and individuals, PCWNY strives to:
MONDAY, JUNE 3 • Naming rights to the Beach Day event • Quarter-page ad and sponsor recognition in the 2013 Pride Guide • Logo with click-though link on website • Logo prominent on all Beach Day signage • Booth with premium location at the Beach Day event • Booth at the Pride Festival (Sunday 6/2) • One Pride Parade float entry
• Refer individuals and groups to LGBT organizations and allied organizations for health care, legal issues and other needed assistance • Enhance communication between organizations and businesses to make their mission and services known to each other and to the larger community • Develop leadership • Strengthen vehicles of communication and information • Expand the visibility of LGBT issues and accomplishments, and educate the general public about the value that the LGBT community has in our society • Provide a safe, secure, and private environment for groups and organizations to meet, allowing them to increase their impact on the community
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Our communities are stronger and more vibrant than ever, and the power of Pride to transform our society and improve the realities of people’s lives is reflected in all of us. It is with that sentiment that we invite you to celebrate this year’s Pride Week in Buffalo & WNY.
CONTACT Justin Azzarella Pride Festival Coordinator 716.847.0212 x3316 justin@buffalopridefestival.com