SMC PRIDE CELEBRATION

Greetings,

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The San Mateo County (SMC) PRIDE Initiative is excited to welcome you to the 11th Annual San Mateo County LGBTQIA+ Pride Celebration - Free to Be Me in 2023! CELEBRATING 11 YEARS OF PRIDE ON THE PENINSULA! Our 2023 celebration will take place on Saturday, June 10, 2023, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at San Mateo Central Park.

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The SMC PRIDE Initiative is composed of a passionate group of folks who were brought together to foster a welcoming environment for the LGBTQIA+ communities living and working in San Mateo County. It has been over 12 years since the SMC PRIDE Initiative marched in the San Francisco Pride Parade; it was inspirational. This empowering experience was instrumental in the vision and planning for San Mateo County’s own commemoration 11 years ago. Of course, the SMC PRIDE Initiative couldn’t put together this event without partners and collaborators like San Mateo Parks & Recreation, the San Mateo County Pride Center, Outlet Adolescent Counseling Services, the San Mateo County LGBTQ Commission, San Mateo County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services Office of Diversity and Equity, multiple community partners and YOU!

We invite you to become a sponsor. Your contribution helps us to create an amazing and safe environment for the diverse members of our community.  Help create the stories for a new generation of LGBTQIA+ members in San Mateo County. Sponsorship funds cover the cost of the venue, food, advertising, marketing, entertainment, supporting the 1st Annual SMC Pride Parade, and other event activities. The past three years, we persevered through the dreadful restraints of the COVID-19 pandemic and connected remotely for Pride for two years (in 2020 and 2021). We gathered last year for an in-person Pride Celebration and had approximately 2,000 community members in attendance. Now as we work on gathering in person again, we hope to get your help to bring the Pride back into the Pride Celebration for our LGBTQIA+ San Mateo County community. With even greater support and wider advertising and marketing efforts, we could bring a safe and interactive event to the community! Review the following information to find the varying levels of sponsorship with corresponding recognition and exposure. This is a great opportunity to support the LGBTQIA+ community and raise the public’s awareness of your organization’s mission and its effort to support diversity and inclusion.

We welcome and appreciate support at any level!

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Any questions please reach out to “TherActivist” Johnson (they/ them) at: smcpridecelebration@gmail.com.

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