Lewis County Pride hosts 6th annual picnic
LOWVILLE, N.Y. (WWTI) — The Lewis County Pride Committee will be hosting the 6th Annual Lewis County Pride Picnic on Sunday, June 1, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Lewis County Fairgrounds Pavilion.
The community is welcome to the free event, which marks the beginning of LGBTQ Pride Month in Northern New York. A community resource fair, free hot dogs from Stewart's, food trucks, bingo, raffles, a DJ, and an arts and crafts fair are all planned by the Committee this year.
They are hosting a mini-pride float competition this year. For a chance to win a $100 gift card, they are encouraging people to make their own small Pride float. Floats can be made by teams, must be 2 feet by 3 feet OR less, and can be pulled or carried!
Additionally, the committee will be collecting non-perishable food items and personal hygiene goods for the June 4 food drive organized by the United Way of Northern New York.
'The Lewis County Pride Committee has worked really hard to celebrate the 6th year of this event— we have local food trucks, dessert from the CopperCakery, Bingo with prizes and music from Tunes 92.5 and 104.5 FM,' says Hilary Avallone, the LGBT Program Manager for The Q Center at ACR Health. 'This event is always very heartwarming. This small town shows up and supports their LGBTQ friends and families, and you can always feel the love.'
The Q Center at ACR Health, in addition to NRCIL, NNY Pride, Planned Parenthood of the North County NY and The Volunteer Transportation Center, are sponsoring this year's event. Local LGBTQ communities, allies and supporters are invited to join in on the June 1.
For more information, you can reach out to Lewis County Pride on Facebook or via email at lewcopride@gmail.com.
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