The message below from our friends at Equity Foundation arrived just as I was about to send you a reminder that this Saturday, August 8, 2009 is Eugene/Springfield's annual PRIDE Festival at Alton Baker Park from noon to 7 PM.

Read below and find out how you can enter for a chance to win a $500 grant for your favorite nonprofit organization.

Please come to PRIDE -- it's for EVERYONE! -- we'd love to see you at CALC's booth.

All LGBTIQ youth and their allies are invited to participate in this year's FAAAAAAbulous Queer Youth Art Project.  We have plain ceramic bisque bowls and an array of spectacular colors to glaze them with.

Decorate a bowl that will become part of a CALC display to increase awareness about our LGBTIQ youth who are homeless or at risk for homelessness and, sadly, go hungry too often. (Hence the "empty bowls.")

This year's PRIDE theme is: Your Rights, Our Rights, Human Rights.

We especially need to support the rights to food and shelter for the LGBTIQ youth in our community, so please join us, paint a bowl, and help spread the word.

See you at PRIDE this Saturday -- rain or shine.

Sally

Sally Sheklow, Coordinator
Back to Back: Allies for Human Dignity
a program of Community Alliance of Lane County (CALC)
www.calclane.org
541-485-1755

P.S. Please read on.

Aug 3rd 2009 5:55pm
Dear Friend, Equity Foundation is proud to sponsor Eugene Pride.  In its commitment to fund change and change attitudes in Oregon, the Foundation is sponsoring gay pride festivals throughout the state.
 
Jer Megowan, Eugene-Springfield's Pride's Festival Coordinator, said, "It is because of the support from organizations like Equity Foundation and the hard work that they do that encourages us and enables us to put on an event like this."
 
Kevin Easton, Equity Foundation Executive Director said, "We are committed to supporting gay pride festivals throughout Oregon.   Eugene-Springfield Pride is always a major success and we're excited to be a part of the festivities again this year."
 
The festival is on Saturday, August 8.   For a complete listing of events during Eugene Pride visit www.eugenepride.org.  
 
Stop by the Equity Foundation booth and enter to win our drawing.   If your name is selected, Equity Foundation will grant $500 to the non-profit organization of your choice! Restrictions apply.
 
Equity Foundation builds communities that advance the dignity and worth of all people. Equity Foundation promotes philanthropy and positive interaction by granting funds to organizations that work to eradicate prejudice against gender and sexual minorities and people from other diverse communities.


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