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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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