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ALEX BRYCE CHARLÈNE JIM JUSTIN<br />
CHUNACO LEGER LE DUC PARROTT GRUNDY<br />
KAREN PHILIP RANDY RYAN THOM TORI<br />
FERGUSON CHARBONNEAU FARRELL CONNELL RYAN DENBY<br />
On behalf of the Board of Directors of tri-<br />
Pride, I would like to welcome everybody<br />
to tri-Pride 2013!<br />
This year promises to be our biggest and<br />
best festival to date, with more than three<br />
blocks of downtown Kitchener closed off<br />
for us and three stages of entertainment.<br />
The board of directors have worked harder<br />
than ever this year to bring you a Pride<br />
celebration that I am sure you will be<br />
proud to call you own.<br />
Our theme this year is “One Heart One<br />
Community.” I feel this theme is more<br />
important than ever, especially as the<br />
LGBTQ community becomes more integrated<br />
with mainstream society. It is important<br />
for us to gather as a community to<br />
celebrate our struggles and our triumphs,<br />
as well as our rich heritage. The LGBT community<br />
in the Waterloo Region has a lot to<br />
be proud of, and Pride day is one day of<br />
the year we can all gather to show it!<br />
As we come together,<br />
I ask that everyone<br />
take the time to hang<br />
out with good friends,<br />
re-unite with old ones,<br />
DANIEL WIEBE<br />
and perhaps make a<br />
few new ones. I also ask that while we<br />
get together to celebrate all that this<br />
community has accomplished, we also<br />
take the time to remember those who<br />
fought so hard for the rights we have<br />
today. That is what Pride is all about.<br />
I would like to thank our many Volunteers,<br />
Sponsors, Supports, Friends, and<br />
Allies for all coming together to make<br />
tri-Pride happen. It is this community<br />
that supports us and allows us to run<br />
this great festival each year.<br />
Come as you are and be proud!<br />
Happy Pride!<br />
- Daniel Wiebe<br />
Chair, tri-Pride<br />
ONE HEART ONE COMMUNITY MAY 22 TO JUNE 2, 2013<br />
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