17th Annual Pride Erie Picnic
Saturday, June 13th
Once again, the Pride Erie Picnic will be held at Presque Isle State Park at the Rotary Pavilion. It is being held the SECOND Saturday in June (June 13) and we will run from 1 PM to 6 PM
You can now register online before the event and not have to fill out the paper registration form when you arrive! We will have a hard copy of everyone who registered online, so all that you have to do is give us your name. Easy!
We are again at the nifty Rotary Pavilion, which is close to the 3 cabins near the Waterworks Beach. Photos of the site are here. There will be signs at the park for the location.
The location has electricity, a small kitchen with a cooler, a large dining area, restrooms in the same building, and a lovely floating pier nearby.
Please stop at the check in table when you arrive! (Note: this will be quicker if you register online before the event, but you still need to stop at the check in table so that we know that you have arrived.) We will have labels/dots so that we can count how many people attend. This helps us plan for the following year, and helps us answer how many people attended. We will have name tags to wear rather than a dot, if you like. You can use your first name, full name and/or screen name if you choose to wear a name tag. If you have friends that you know in chat rooms, etc, this is a good way to connect faces to online names.
Beverage and some entrees will be provided. Please bring a dish to pass. Paper plates and plastic silverware will be available. Donations gratefully accepted. Food will be served from 2 to 4 PM.
We will also have door prizes, so be sure to fill out the registration form at the check in table to be in the drawing. This has been very popular.
In addition to the Family Portrait and other photos of those enjoying the day (for those who wish to be photographed - just fine if you don't!), we will also have an area set up where you can have a face photo taken for the Friends and Supporters page at this website. This is purely voluntary. We do think it makes a powerful statement to see the smiling faces of so many people. 2005 was the first year that we did this, and we had about 60-70 people who wanted to have their photos taken for the Friends and Supporters page.
As always, straight friends and families are most heartily welcome. Feel free to bring your children or parents, but parents are responsible for taking care of their kids. (There is playground equipment near the pavilion.) We will have children's activities this year.
We'll begin at 1 PM with games, (including the perennial favorite, volleyball, as well as others). We will have a photographer who will be taking photos. You can be in photos or not, as you choose. If you would like to have your picture taken, please don't be shy about asking! If you do not want your photo taken, please be sure that you are wearing one of the colored dots available at the registration table. We are trying to balance those who enjoy being included in photos and those who prefer not to be included. We will be including the photos on Erie Gay News' home page and in an upcoming print edition. All past events (including Pride events and more) for which there are photos have galleries listed here.
We are still in the planning stages, but we would like to have a return of the very popular karaoke/talent show that we had in 2008.
Bring lawn chairs, blankets, rollerblades and sunscreen. Volunteers are asked to help with clean up, cooking and set up. If you would like to volunteer, contact Michael Mahler at (814) 456-9833 or email info@eriegaynews.com.
If you want to be on the Pride Picnic Organizing Committee, sign up here. We'd love to have you involved!
We will also have several thank you cards for our sponsors on the info table. Please sign all cards so that the people and businesses who help us know how much they are appreciated.
If you are not on the email list or want further information, we also ask that you use the sign up sheets that are also at the info table. We want you to help keep everyone informed!
Because of state law, alcohol and sales by outside vendors are not permitted. Please respect this. If you bring alcohol, or are obviously drunk, you will be asked to leave the picnic.
Food Bank Donations
As we did previously, in addition to the potluck buffet, we will also be collecting nonperishable items for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania. For more info, click here .
Getting there and other area attractions
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Accessibility at the Rotary Pavilion
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Erie Gay News
1115 W 7th St
Erie PA 16502
(814) 456-9833
info@eriegaynews.com
Co-editors Michael Mahler and Deb Spilko