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Kitsap Pride couldn’t happen every year without the support of our sponsors. This year we are proud to have the Pride Foundation and Group Health Cooperative sponsoring the event. Come by and see them on July 18, 2015 from Noon to 5 p.m. at Evergreen Park in Bremerton.

Pride Foundation

Pride Foundation is a regional community foundation that inspires giving to expand opportunities and advance full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people across the Northwest. They invest in organizations, students, and leaders in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington—transforming individual acts of courage into a unified movement for change. Leveraging generous support from thousands of donors and volunteers, they provide the support that local visionaries need to effect change in their communities: grant dollars, scholarships, fellowships, technical expertise, convenings, and leadership development.

http://www.pridefoundation.org

Group Health Cooperative

Group Health Cooperative is a member-governed, nonprofit health care system that coordinates care and coverage. Founded in 1947 and based in Seattle, Washington, Group Health and its subsidiary health carriers, Group Health Options, Inc. and KPS Health Plans, serve more than 600,000 residents of Washington and North Idaho. Group Health serves the Kitsap Peninsula with medical centers in Poulsbo, Silverdale, and Port Orchard and behavioral health services in Bremerton.

http://www.ghc.org

Kitsap Pride is proud to announce that we are now recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization.  Celebrate with us by making a gift to support our efforts in the community.  Tuesday, December 2nd is a great day to do just that.  After Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes Giving Tuesday.

Make a gift here.

The year ahead for Kitsap Pride is looking great.  Soon we will be holing a Town Hall meeting to get your input on what is next for pride in Kitsap.  We want to hear your ideas on what works and what doesn’t but also your ideas on what you want your pride to be.

Keep an eye out for announcements or join our email list.

Sunday, July 20^th, Kitsap Pride Network invites the community to Evergreen Park for a day of food and family friendly entertainment from 12 to 5pm.

This year’s theme, Reflections of Pride, honors the inherent dualism of the 1960s, which sparked the fiery Stonewall uprising amidst the peaceful revolution held by the “flower power” generation. Pride Chairperson, Michael Goodnow stated, “We’ve come a long way as a society. This past decade, we’ve experienced great strides forward in regards to the equal rights movement. It’s important to take a moment and reflect back on the struggles of those who came before us. It was their bravery, 45 years ago that got us to where we are today. “

Goodnow also shared a few highlights to this year’s event including performances by local artists the Dirty Beat Duo, and the first openly gay country music singer, Patrick Haggerty.

Kitsap Pride is a non-profit event organized by volunteers throughout Kitsap County. For more information on Kitsap Pride, how you can participate, or event dates and times, visit Kitsappride.org.

The annual celebration of Kitsap County’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and ally community!

This year’s entertainment includes Go Periscope and the Kim Archer Band.

For those of you wanting to show off your dog, there is a Puppy Pride Parade (for dogs of all ages). There will be prizes!

Evergreen Park, Bremerton
Noon to 5:00pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/613707851978141

Make a Donation

Let’s stay connected. It’s a great way for us to keep you plugged in to the local LGBT community. Kitsap Pride is more than just the festival in July and we are hoping to do even more.