Are you a vendor?  Would you like to have a presence at Pride?

East Central Minnesota Pride is calling vendors to register for space at the 18th Pride, which will be held Saturday, June 3, 2023.  Be in front of hundreds of people from across Pine, Isanti, Chisago, Kanabec and Mille Lacs Counties- and beyond.  Show your support of the local LGBTQ+ community.  

Contact Vendor Coordinator Julie Redpath by emailing beigeville2012@gmail.com or calling (612) 817-9541 to inquire about becoming a vendor.

2023 Pride Planning Underway – Your help is welcomed.

If you’d like to be involved in planning the 2023 East Central Minnesota Pride, please contact a Board Member below to let us know.  Planning is underway.  This will be our 18th Pride in the region; it’s sure to be our biggest and best celebration yet.  We wholeheartedly welcome your involvement!

The Planning Committee strives to have wider representation on the board, with more intersectionality, especially among:  Two-Spirited and Indigenous Peoples, Residents of Mille Lacs County, Transgendered Persons, Women and other people of diverse backgrounds.

Are you an area business who wants to show support?  Here’s a way.

Area businesses that would like to show their support can contact a member of the Pride Committee or an area Chamber of Commerce for an “All Are Welcome Here” sticker or rainbow flag to display on their storefronts.

• Phil Schroeder, Chair, of Mora, pschroeder54@gmail.com
• Julie Redpath, Secretary, of Chisago City, beigeville2012@gmail.com
• Gary Skarsten, Treasurer, of Braham, skarsten.g@gmail.com
• North Branch Area Chamber of Commerce, 651-674-4077
• Pine City Area Chamber of Commerce, 320-322-4040

Click here to make your donation to East Central Minnesota Pride today.

Have more PRIDE.  We can help make Greater Minnesota a more loving place for LGBTQ+ people. To get the job done, we need your support.

All donations will be used to help plan future Pride events.

LAVENDER COMMUNITY AWARD RECEIVED BY LOCAL

Julie Redpath, of Chisago City (and formerly of Rock Creek) was recognized by Lavender Magazine for her involvement as Chair for East Central Minnesota Pride and as founder of the East Central Purple Circle.

Though Pride in Pine City existed since 2005, it didn’t become an official nonprofit until 2010, about the time Julie became a regular fixture on the committee.  She and her partner, Rebecca Hostetler, support the community in a number of ways including serving as election judges, supporting the diversity groups within Pine Technical and Community College and Anoka Ramsey Community College (Cambridge), and celebrating with LGBT clergy when they are called to serve churches in East Central Minnesota.