Prime Timers Pittsburgh join Aging with Pride Erie in Celebrating Erie Tall Ships 2025

Over the days of August 21st through August 24th, members of Pittsburgh Prime Timers, a chapter of Prime Timers Worldwide, will be traveling to Erie to attend the Erie Tall Ships Festival as well as socialize with Erie’s own Aging with Pride members.  Prime Timers Worldwide is an international social organization for older gay and bisexual men with chapters throughout the United States and Canada.  Planning has been occurring for several months, and it is anticipated that approximately twenty Prime Timers will travel to Erie for the events. In addition to Tall Ship events, Prime Timers and Aging with Pride members will meet for a joint dinner meeting on Thursday, August 21st, at the Wooden Ladle Restaurant and then meet for a picnic on Friday, August 22nd, at Presque Isle State Park.  Other joint activities may be planned as the Tall Ships event draws closer.

This combined gathering was originally proposed by Prime Timers Pittsburgh and was enthusiastically adopted by Aging with Pride, Erie.  Recently, Aging with Pride hosted a meeting with members of Older Wiser Leaders (OWLS) from the Persad Center in Pittsburgh and plans are underway for members of Aging with Pride to visit Pittsburgh to meet again with the OWLS and enjoy a Pittsburgh river cruise.

Aging with Pride, an organization of senior LGBT+ members and allies in Erie, PA,  develops and sponsors social/recreational and educational events to promote healthy leisure activities, community, and an active, enjoyable lifestyle. For more information about Aging with Pride, please visit the website https://agingwithprideerie.org.

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Blane Dessy Blane Dessy (He/his/him) Being  part of a community is very important and helping to build that community is equally important.  I volunteer because it's important to contribute to efforts that support others and that build an environment where everyone can be successful. I also volunteer with Hagen History Center, Sarah R. Children's Center, Burleigh Legacy Alliance, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and NWPA Poetry. I attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania for my undergraduate degree and received my master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh.  I recently received an advanced certificate (post-master's) in Archival Studies from PennWest University. I have also volunteered with the Erie Community Foundation LGBT Funds. I'm a voracious reader and buy far too many books.