2012 Hudson County Pride Festival Set For August 18th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Contact: Jonathan Lucas jonathanlucas@hudsonpride.org 201.963.4779, extension 112

 

2012 Hudson County Pride Festival Set For August 18th
Hudson County LGBT Pride to be held at Exchange Place, Jersey City

JERSEY CITY – Hudson Pride Connections Center, organizers of the annual Hudson County LGBT Pride Festival, announced at a meeting at Jersey City, City Hall, that the 2012 festival will take place on Saturday, August 18th. The festival will be held at the Exchange Place waterfront plaza in Jersey City.

“The Hudson Pride Festival at Exchange Place is among the most dynamic LGBT celebrations in the state, taking place in one of the most visually stunning locations on the East Coast,” said Hudson Pride Board Chair Liz Edman. “We’re telling all our fabulous members of the LGBT community and our amazing allies: mark your calendars now. On August 18, you will want to be at Exchange Place.”

Hudson Pride has issued a call for pride themes and logos. Everyone is invited to submit their ideas via email to david@hudsonpride.org. Entries must be received by close of business on Wednesday, March 7, 2012.

Planning for the 2012 Pride Festival will get underway at a community-wide meeting at the Hudson Pride Connections Center, 32 Jones Street, Jersey City on Thursday, March 8, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. Anyone who wants to work on Pride is enthusiastically encouraged to attend this meeting. We will also vote on the Pride theme and logo that evening.

For more information about the Pride Festival or the meeting on March 8, please email david@hudsonpride.org. Please refer to www.hudsonpride.org for updates.

Hudson Pride Connections Center, a 501c3 nonprofit community benefit organization founded in 1993 exists to bridge the gap in services and respond to the unmet needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, & transgender community, as well as HIV positive people of any orientation / identity. HPCC provides supportive social, prevention, outreach, advocacy services and development trainings for other service providers to educate, empower, and unite all of our communities.####

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