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Pride, ‘In a Box’

If you attended a Pride Festival this summer, there is a pretty good chance you had an opportunity to stop by the SLDN booth and sign a petition, buy a t-shirt (like the ones seen here), or pick up a water gun. Whether you were among the 315,000 people to attend Minnesota’s Twin Cities Pride festival, or in the crowd that gathered to celebrate in Palouse, WA, you had a good shot of seeing us. How is that possible? It’s all because of the wild success of SLDN’s first annual “Pride-in-a-Box” program. We simply put out an e-mail asking if any of our constituents might like to represent us at their local Pride festival. The response was incredible. More than 300 people suggested roughly 70 events. We ended up in well over half the states, including Hawaii. Our volunteers spanned the generations, from a high school student in rural Wisconsin to a Retired Naval Commander on the west coast. They included veterans from every foreign war as far back as Korea, civilians and members of the clergy. Our presence at so many events allowed us to gather a projected 15,000 signed petitions to be sent on to Congress, to distribute critical information to service members all over the country, and to raise awareness about the importance of repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Did you somehow manage to miss us? It’s not too late! There is still a chance to see us at the following events: Rehoboth, DE - September 15 Savannah, GA – September 15 Dallas, TX – September 16 Roanoke, VA – September 16 Columbia, SC – September 22 Raleigh-Durham, NC - September 29 Richmond, VA – September 29 Phoenix, AZ – October 6-7 Fort Worth, TX – October 13 Tucson, AZ - October 13 Palm Springs, CA - November 2 - Elizabeth Bolles

Labels: community events

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08-29-07