🏳️‍🌈 Atlanta Pride Festival 2024 - Executive Director Chris McCain 🏳️‍🌈

Описание: 🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride, Atlanta!🏳️‍🌈
My name is Chris McCain, my pronouns are he, her, and his, and I am proud to serve as Executive Director of Atlanta Pride.
Thank you all for standing united with Pride. Because of you, our supporters, our sponsors, our partners from across the community, we are proud to be the largest free Pride festival in the country.

This evening, I'm thrilled to be joined on stage by members of Atlanta Pride's staff, board, festival committee chairs, and lead volunteers. This incredible festival would not be possible without the tireless efforts of these amazing people and the hundreds of volunteers that made this celebration possible this weekend. Thank you all, each and every one of you, for your dedication to making this a safe and joyous festival.

I also want to announce the winning entries for this year's Atlanta Pride Parade. This year we have two categories, business and non-profit, and in the business category, our runner-up is Cupcake Wines. Let's give them a round of applause, Cupcake Wines. And our winner in the business category is JLL. Let's give it up for JLL. In our non-profit category, our runner-up this year is Positive Impact Health Centers. Let's give it up for Positive Impact. And finally, our winner in the non-profit category is Georgia Aquarium. Congratulations to these companies and thank you to everyone who showed what it means to be united with Pride this year. To our winners and runner-ups, we will be in touch with you to get you your awards this week.

As we have shared and have been on the screen throughout this weekend, we are excited to forge a new partnership with the U.S. Association of Prides to launch the Hurricane Solidarity Fund, an initiative to support relief efforts with pride organizations in the Southeast impacted by the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton. Half, yes, half of all donations that we received this weekend are going to go to the Hurricane Solidarity Fund. So donate at AtlantaPride.org using the QR code on the screen, or you can Venmo at AtlantaPride.

This year, Pride matters more than ever. So, for all of us Georgians, we can't forget. We can't forget, this coming Tuesday, October 15th. You know what I'm saying, you know what I'm saying, this Tuesday, October 15th is the first day of early voting in the Peach State. So make a plan to vote and make sure your voice is heard this November. Our community cannot afford to sit on the sidelines, we must ensure that our rights are protected.

🌈So let us stand together, now and always, united with pride. Thank you again, and happy Pride!🌈

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