The family card players. 2Sept2018
Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist
Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Md Troopers Assoc #20 & Westminster Md Fire Dept Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist
Sunday, September 02, 2018
Wednesday, August 08, 2018
Ben Yingling presents a proclamation to the GFWC Jr. Women’s Club of Westminster
Westminster Council member Ben Yingling presents a proclamation to members of the GFWC Jr. Women's Club of Westminster, including co-president Maria Warburton recognizing the club's work with National Night Out at Dutterer's Park in Westminster. 7Aug2018
Ben Yingling presents a proclamation to the GFWC Jr. Women’s Club of Westminster
Westminster Council member Ben Yingling presents a proclamation to members of the GFWC Jr. Women's Club of Westminster, including co-president Maria Warburton recognizing the club's work with National Night Out at Dutterer's Park in Westminster. 7Aug2018
Ben Yingling presents a proclamation to the GFWC Jr. Women’s Club of Westminster
Westminster Council member Ben Yingling presents a proclamation to members of the GFWC Jr. Women's Club of Westminster, including co-president Maria Warburton recognizing the club's work with National Night Out at Dutterer's Park in Westminster. 7Aug2018
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
People watching at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair
People watching at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair 31Jy2018
People watching at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair
People watching at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair 31Jy2018
People watching at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair
People watching at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair 31Jy2018
People watching at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair
People watching at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair 31Jy2018
Monday, July 30, 2018
Early dinner at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair and then off to the exhibits
Early dinner at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair and then off to the exhibits. 30Jy2018
Early dinner at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair and then off to the exhibits
Early dinner at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair and then off to the exhibits. 30Jy2018
Early dinner at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair and then off to the exhibits
Early dinner at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair and then off to the exhibits. 30Jy2018
Early dinner at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair and then off to the exhibits
Early dinner at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair and then off to the exhibits. 30Jy2018
At the annual Carroll County Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair
At the annual Carroll County Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair with a great group of folks. Great presentations by the Chamber Exe. Dir. Mike McMillan, and Miss 4-H, and Becki Stem. Sponsored again by Barnes Bollinger Insurance and MidAtlantic Farm Credit. 30Jy2018 Mon.
At the annual Carroll County Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair
At the annual Carroll County Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair with a great group of folks. Great presentations by the Chamber Exe. Dir. Mike McMillan, and Miss 4-H, and Becki Stem. Sponsored again by Barnes Bollinger Insurance and MidAtlantic Farm Credit. 30Jy2018 Mon.
At the annual Carroll County Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair
At the annual Carroll County Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair with a great group of folks. Great presentations by the Chamber Exe. Dir. Mike McMillan, and Miss 4-H, and Becki Stem. Sponsored again by Barnes Bollinger Insurance and MidAtlantic Farm Credit. 30Jy2018 Mon.
At the annual Carroll County Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair
At the annual Carroll County Chamber of Commerce breakfast at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair with a great group of folks. Great presentations by the Chamber Exe. Dir. Mike McMillan, and Miss 4-H, and Becki Stem. Sponsored again by Barnes Bollinger Insurance and MidAtlantic Farm Credit. 30Jy2018 Mon.
Visiting with the goats at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair
Visiting with the goats at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair Diary Show at the Shipley Arena 30Jy2018
Visiting with the goats at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair
Visiting with the goats at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair Diary Show at the Shipley Arena 30Jy2018
Visiting with the goats at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair
Visiting with the goats at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair Diary Show at the Shipley Arena 30Jy2018
Visiting with the goats at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair
Visiting with the goats at the Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair Diary Show at the Shipley Arena 30Jy2018
Saturday, July 28, 2018
Keep calm and “Fair on.” At the annual Carroll County Fair
Keep calm and "Fair on." At the annual Carroll County Fair. Yesterday, the animals have not arrived, but we greatly enjoyed the fair Friday evening, 27Jy2018. Today, we are looking forward to dinner. Today's menu is pork chops, baked ziti, garlic bread, cran/apple crisp, scalloped potatoes, FRESH Green Beans, and kraut! See you in the Dining Hall!
Keep calm and “Fair on.” At the annual Carroll County Fair
Keep calm and "Fair on." At the annual Carroll County Fair. Yesterday, the animals have not arrived, but we greatly enjoyed the fair Friday evening, 27Jy2018. Today, we are looking forward to dinner. Today's menu is pork chops, baked ziti, garlic bread, cran/apple crisp, scalloped potatoes, FRESH Green Beans, and kraut! See you in the Dining Hall!
Keep calm and “Fair on.” At the annual Carroll County Fair
Keep calm and "Fair on." At the annual Carroll County Fair. Yesterday, the animals have not arrived, but we greatly enjoyed the fair Friday evening, 27Jy2018. Today, we are looking forward to dinner. Today's menu is pork chops, baked ziti, garlic bread, cran/apple crisp, scalloped potatoes, FRESH Green Beans, and kraut! See you in the Dining Hall!
Keep calm and “Fair on.” At the annual Carroll County Fair
Keep calm and "Fair on." At the annual Carroll County Fair. Yesterday, the animals have not arrived, but we greatly enjoyed the fair Friday evening, 27Jy2018. Today, we are looking forward to dinner. Today's menu is pork chops, baked ziti, garlic bread, cran/apple crisp, scalloped potatoes, FRESH Green Beans, and kraut! See you in the Dining Hall!
Thursday, July 26, 2018
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
NAACP monthly meeting reminder – THIS Thursday, July 26, 2018
NAACP monthly meeting reminder – THIS Thursday, July 26, 2018
This month, our meeting will take place this Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 7 p.m. in 1st floor conference room Carroll Non-Profit Ctr on 255 Clifton Blvd.
Attached please find a membership application form. As the membership chair, John Lewis is fond of saying, “Membership is Power.” Print out the attached form and invite a friend to join today.
Monthly meetings are every 4th Thur. of the month at 7 p.m. in 1st floor conference room Carroll Non-Profit Ctr on 255 Clifton Blvd.
Posted by CC NAACP Branch 7014 Secretary Kevin Dayhoff. I can be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com for any questions.
This month, our meeting will take place this Thursday, July 26, 2018 at 7 p.m. in 1st floor conference room Carroll Non-Profit Ctr on 255 Clifton Blvd.
Attached please find a membership application form. As the membership chair, John Lewis is fond of saying, “Membership is Power.” Print out the attached form and invite a friend to join today.
Monthly meetings are every 4th Thur. of the month at 7 p.m. in 1st floor conference room Carroll Non-Profit Ctr on 255 Clifton Blvd.
Posted by CC NAACP Branch 7014 Secretary Kevin Dayhoff. I can be reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com for any questions.
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Sunday, July 15, 2018
Sunday service at Grace Lutheran Church
Sunday service at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster with Vicar Phil Beck. In his message he discussed the difficult text found in Mark 6:14-29 when King Herod choose to do what was easy and expedient but failed to do the right thing when he had the opportunity… 15Jy2018
Sunday service at Grace Lutheran Church
Sunday service at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster with Vicar Phil Beck. In his message he discussed the difficult text found in Mark 6:14-29 when King Herod choose to do what was easy and expedient but failed to do the right thing when he had the opportunity… 15Jy2018
Sunday service at Grace Lutheran Church
Sunday service at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster with Vicar Phil Beck. In his message he discussed the difficult text found in Mark 6:14-29 when King Herod choose to do what was easy and expedient but failed to do the right thing when he had the opportunity… 15Jy2018
Sunday service at Grace Lutheran Church
Sunday service at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster with Vicar Phil Beck. In his message he discussed the difficult text found in Mark 6:14-29 when King Herod choose to do what was easy and expedient but failed to do the right thing when he had the opportunity… 15Jy2018
Monday, July 09, 2018
Gerald Fischman remembered by former Carroll County Times writers
Gerald Fischman remembered by former Carroll County Times writers
Many folks who worked at the Carroll County Times in the 1980s with Gerald Fischman attended his funeral service on Sunday, July 8, 2018.
Writers such as Doug Tallman, Peter Khoury, Debbie Funk, Dennis McCafferty, and Lloyd Batzler.
Tallman wrote for the paper from 1985-87. Tallman now writes for Montgomery Community Media. Khoury was a cops, courts, and crime reporter from 1986-88. He now writes with the New York Times. Funk wrote for the paper from 1985-87. McCafferty was with the paper from 1986-88. McCafferty was with the Carroll County Times from 1986-88. He later moved on the Atlanta Journal Constitution and is presently vice president of content at Welz & Weisel Communications.
Gerald Fischman funeral service - Amy Davis / Baltimore Sun: Olney, MD - 07/08/18 -- Mourners, including many current and former Capital Gazette colleagues of slain editor Gerald Fischman, walk to the graveside after the chapel service at Judean Memorial Gardens. Gerald Fischman was one of five staffers killed in a mass shooting at the Capital office in Annapolis on June 28
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Time Flies Dayhoff: In the aftermath of the Gazette murders, we must do better
Time Flies Dayhoff: In the aftermath of yet another mass
murder, we must do better by Kevin Dayhoff July 4, 2018
[…]
The world of journalism is a small world. In one way or
another, we all know each other. Of the five, Gerald Fischman had a local
connection. He was an editorial page editor for the Carroll County Times in the
1980s. He worked at the paper with several good friends.
One of those friends got in touch as the events unfolded and
reminded me that he covered my work in the community in those days. I certainly
did not know him well, but knowing him put a face on this tragedy. I worked on
several environmental initiatives in the 1980s for county and state government.
In his capacity as a reporter and an editorial writer, he
covered my work. He was a good guy who always got it right. Some of the
initiatives that I worked on in those days were not really popular. Some of the
public hearings and letters to the editor were difficult, but Mr. Fischman was
always fair, meticulous, patient, and accessible – if not indeed supportive.
Read much more here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/columnists/features/cc-dayhoff-time-flies-20180703-story.html
Find it here on the Carroll County Times Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/cctnews/posts/10156744145357018.
Many of my critics are amateurs compared to some of these trolls.
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Your carefree beach days are numbered
Your carefree beach days are
numbered BY MIYOKO SAKASHITA, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR — 07/04/18
[…]
There’s a pretty good chance you’ll encounter plastic litter or plastic
pellets on the beach — junk that’s adding to the growing mass of plastic
pollution in our oceans. And unfortunately the sunscreen you’re slathering on
your body might contain two common chemicals, oxybenzone and octinoxate, that
kill coral reefs.
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Saturday, July 07, 2018
The inaugural Westminster Pride Festival
The inaugural Westminster Pride Festival was a huge success. East Main Street was packed and the weather was great. 7Jy2018
The inaugural Westminster Pride Festival
The inaugural Westminster Pride Festival was a huge success. East Main Street was packed and the weather was great. 7Jy2018
The inaugural Westminster Pride Festival
The inaugural Westminster Pride Festival was a huge success. East Main Street was packed and the weather was great. 7Jy2018
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Friday, July 06, 2018
Caroline and Kevin are ready for Le Tour de France
Caroline and Kevin are ready for Le Tour de France. We will be out of the office for the next 3-weeks. 6Jy2018
Caroline and Kevin are ready for Le Tour de France
Caroline and Kevin are ready for Le Tour de France. We will be out of the office for the next 3-weeks. 6Jy2018
Inaugural gay pride event planned for Westminster on July 7th, 2018
Inaugural gay pride event planned for Westminster on July 7th,
2018 By Kevin Dayhoff
Westminster, Md. June 4, 2018 - - After months of meetings
and preparations, a group of Carroll County citizens have formed to develop
plans to hold an inaugural gay pride event, The Westminster Pride Festival, in
Westminster. The newly formed Westminster Pride Planning Committee is a
consortium of civic, business, nonprofit, and church leaders who have joined
together with community leaders and members of the LGBTQ+ community and their
allies.
The planned event, The Westminster Pride Festival is
believed to be the first of its kind in our community. It will take place on
July 7, 2018 from noon to 5 p.m. in the 200 block of East Main Street, between
Church and Court Streets. Permits for the event have been issued from the City
of Westminster.
All
proceeds from The Westminster Pride Festival will be donated to the Westminster
Pride Festival Fund, which is a fund of the Community Foundation of Carroll
County. The fund is the very first LGBTQ+ fund at the Community Foundation with
a specific focus on the LGBTQ+ community.
According to information from the planning committee, The
Westminster Pride Festival seeks to raise the visibility of the LGBTQ+
community in Westminster and Carroll County. “It is time we showed our pride in
our community,” said Jason Garber, who along with his husband Lance Garber have
been planning this event with a core group of dedicated volunteers.
“We have made Westminster and Carroll County our home,” said
Garber, a McDaniel graduate and former president of McDaniel chapter of Allies.
“My husband and I enjoy living in this very close knit and accepting community,
and we want to celebrate Pride Month with all the friends, family and allies we
have.”
‘Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month’ - LGBT
Pride Month is currently celebrated annually in the month of June to honor the
1969 Stonewall Inn civil unrest in New York City, otherwise known as the
“Stonewall Riots,” that took place following a police raid on the Stonewall
Inn, a gay bar at 43 Christopher Street, in Manhattan. In subsequent years,
marches, parades, festivals, and events have been scheduled in the spring to
shed additional light on the civil rights of the gay and lesbian community.
According to various media accounts, ever since the initial Christopher
Street Liberation Day on June 28, 1970 marked the first anniversary of the
Stonewall riots, the participants have encountered very little resistance from
onlookers.
This year, in Carroll County, it was decided by the
organizing committee that in order to be respectful of other Pride events that
are taking place in Baltimore, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Frederick, MD,
The Westminster Pride Festival wanted to kick off its inaugural year with no
calendar conflicts. “People do generally celebrate pride with more than one festival,
especially on the east coast where it is easy to make it to various pride parades
and festivals.” said Garber.
Founding sponsors of The Westminster Pride Festival include
Random House Penguin, MerMaids, and Birdie’s Café. The committee is made up of
over twenty volunteers, who have dedicated many hours to ensure the success of
this event.
The mission of the Westminster Pride Festival, according to
the planning committee, is to assure the success of a yearly festival that includes
information, support, music, art, food and overall acceptance and solidarity
within the LGBTQ+ community, their allies and the Carroll County community.
According to the planning committee, The Westminster Pride
Festival looks forward to creating a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community to
express and affirm themselves, increase visibility and foster respect for those
who want to express their own sexual and gender identity.
“We endeavor to make this a yearly event that will
ultimately lead to scholarships for the education of LGBTQ+ students,” said
Sherri Hosfeld-Joseph, owner of Birdie’s Café and founding member of the
Westminster Pride Festival. “This is something our community is clearly longing
for… We look forward to an outpouring of support from our community in support
of our LGBTQ+ friends, family members and loved ones.”
Vendors will include local restaurants including Maggie’s,
Bud’s at Silver Run, The Food Chick, Starry Night Bakery and many others.
Entertainment will be provided by local bands, Henry and the
Big Sleazy, The Flying Faders, Brinjal Band, The Dune Flowers, Faceplant and DJ
powerline.
Information on healthcare, counseling services, and
resources for the LGBTQ+ community and their allies will be available as well.
Families are encouraged to attend with children to enjoy
food, games, activities and a day full of information and affirmation.
Merchandise commemorating the inaugural event will be for sale on the planning
committee’s website as well as the day of the festival.
For more information on how
to become a vendor or sponsor, email the planning committee at westminsterpridefest@gmail.com, or visit the website at www.westminsterpride.org or go to the Westminster Pride Festival Facebook page at @westminsterpridefest. Visit the site to obtain
information about the festival schedule and events, vendor booth applications,
sponsorship or donation opportunities, or to learn how to volunteer.
Labels: Art
Artists Culture Carroll Co, Community
Foundation of Carroll County, Diversity,
Diversity
LGBQT+, Diversity
LGBQT+ Pride Month, Westminster
Pride Festival
Related: “Organizer Jason Garber on the first Westminster
Pride Festival” By Jon Kelvey Carroll County Times: On Saturday, July 7,
downtown Westminster will host its first LGBTQ+ pride event, as the Westminster
Pride Festival fills the 200 block of East Main Street between Church and Court
Streets… Read much more here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/cc-westminster-pride-qanda-20180608-story.html
Related: Westminster Pride Festival announces a fund at the
Community Foundation of Carroll County, May 11, 2018 – updated June 27, 2018 https://wordpress.com/post/kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/771
A fund for the Westminster Pride Festival has been
established at the Community Foundation here: http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=360
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Fire Dept. and MTA Lodge #20 Chaplain and PIO
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Inaugural gay pride event planned for Westminster on July 7th, 2018
Inaugural gay pride event planned for Westminster on July 7th,
2018 By Kevin Dayhoff
Westminster, Md. June 4, 2018 - - After months of meetings
and preparations, a group of Carroll County citizens have formed to develop
plans to hold an inaugural gay pride event, The Westminster Pride Festival, in
Westminster. The newly formed Westminster Pride Planning Committee is a
consortium of civic, business, nonprofit, and church leaders who have joined
together with community leaders and members of the LGBTQ+ community and their
allies.
The planned event, The Westminster Pride Festival is
believed to be the first of its kind in our community. It will take place on
July 7, 2018 from noon to 5 p.m. in the 200 block of East Main Street, between
Church and Court Streets. Permits for the event have been issued from the City
of Westminster.
All
proceeds from The Westminster Pride Festival will be donated to the Westminster
Pride Festival Fund, which is a fund of the Community Foundation of Carroll
County. The fund is the very first LGBTQ+ fund at the Community Foundation with
a specific focus on the LGBTQ+ community.
According to information from the planning committee, The
Westminster Pride Festival seeks to raise the visibility of the LGBTQ+
community in Westminster and Carroll County. “It is time we showed our pride in
our community,” said Jason Garber, who along with his husband Lance Garber have
been planning this event with a core group of dedicated volunteers.
“We have made Westminster and Carroll County our home,” said
Garber, a McDaniel graduate and former president of McDaniel chapter of Allies.
“My husband and I enjoy living in this very close knit and accepting community,
and we want to celebrate Pride Month with all the friends, family and allies we
have.”
‘Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month’ - LGBT
Pride Month is currently celebrated annually in the month of June to honor the
1969 Stonewall Inn civil unrest in New York City, otherwise known as the
“Stonewall Riots,” that took place following a police raid on the Stonewall
Inn, a gay bar at 43 Christopher Street, in Manhattan. In subsequent years,
marches, parades, festivals, and events have been scheduled in the spring to
shed additional light on the civil rights of the gay and lesbian community.
According to various media accounts, ever since the initial Christopher
Street Liberation Day on June 28, 1970 marked the first anniversary of the
Stonewall riots, the participants have encountered very little resistance from
onlookers.
This year, in Carroll County, it was decided by the
organizing committee that in order to be respectful of other Pride events that
are taking place in Baltimore, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Frederick, MD,
The Westminster Pride Festival wanted to kick off its inaugural year with no
calendar conflicts. “People do generally celebrate pride with more than one festival,
especially on the east coast where it is easy to make it to various pride parades
and festivals.” said Garber.
Founding sponsors of The Westminster Pride Festival include
Random House Penguin, MerMaids, and Birdie’s Café. The committee is made up of
over twenty volunteers, who have dedicated many hours to ensure the success of
this event.
The mission of the Westminster Pride Festival, according to
the planning committee, is to assure the success of a yearly festival that includes
information, support, music, art, food and overall acceptance and solidarity
within the LGBTQ+ community, their allies and the Carroll County community.
According to the planning committee, The Westminster Pride
Festival looks forward to creating a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community to
express and affirm themselves, increase visibility and foster respect for those
who want to express their own sexual and gender identity.
“We endeavor to make this a yearly event that will
ultimately lead to scholarships for the education of LGBTQ+ students,” said
Sherri Hosfeld-Joseph, owner of Birdie’s Café and founding member of the
Westminster Pride Festival. “This is something our community is clearly longing
for… We look forward to an outpouring of support from our community in support
of our LGBTQ+ friends, family members and loved ones.”
Vendors will include local restaurants including Maggie’s,
Bud’s at Silver Run, The Food Chick, Starry Night Bakery and many others.
Entertainment will be provided by local bands, Henry and the
Big Sleazy, The Flying Faders, Brinjal Band, The Dune Flowers, Faceplant and DJ
powerline.
Information on healthcare, counseling services, and
resources for the LGBTQ+ community and their allies will be available as well.
Families are encouraged to attend with children to enjoy
food, games, activities and a day full of information and affirmation.
Merchandise commemorating the inaugural event will be for sale on the planning
committee’s website as well as the day of the festival.
For more information on how
to become a vendor or sponsor, email the planning committee at westminsterpridefest@gmail.com, or visit the website at www.westminsterpride.org or go to the Westminster Pride Festival Facebook page at @westminsterpridefest. Visit the site to obtain
information about the festival schedule and events, vendor booth applications,
sponsorship or donation opportunities, or to learn how to volunteer.
Labels: Art
Artists Culture Carroll Co, Community
Foundation of Carroll County, Diversity,
Diversity
LGBQT+, Diversity
LGBQT+ Pride Month, Westminster
Pride Festival
Related: “Organizer Jason Garber on the first Westminster
Pride Festival” By Jon Kelvey Carroll County Times: On Saturday, July 7,
downtown Westminster will host its first LGBTQ+ pride event, as the Westminster
Pride Festival fills the 200 block of East Main Street between Church and Court
Streets… Read much more here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/cc-westminster-pride-qanda-20180608-story.html
Related: Westminster Pride Festival announces a fund at the
Community Foundation of Carroll County, May 11, 2018 – updated June 27, 2018 https://wordpress.com/post/kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/771
A fund for the Westminster Pride Festival has been
established at the Community Foundation here: http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=360
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
Westminster Fire Dept. and MTA Lodge #20 Chaplain and PIO
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Inaugural gay pride event planned for Westminster on July 7th, 2018
Inaugural gay pride event planned for Westminster on July 7th,
2018 By Kevin Dayhoff
Westminster, Md. June 4, 2018 - - After months of meetings
and preparations, a group of Carroll County citizens have formed to develop
plans to hold an inaugural gay pride event, The Westminster Pride Festival, in
Westminster. The newly formed Westminster Pride Planning Committee is a
consortium of civic, business, nonprofit, and church leaders who have joined
together with community leaders and members of the LGBTQ+ community and their
allies.
The planned event, The Westminster Pride Festival is
believed to be the first of its kind in our community. It will take place on
July 7, 2018 from noon to 5 p.m. in the 200 block of East Main Street, between
Church and Court Streets. Permits for the event have been issued from the City
of Westminster.
All
proceeds from The Westminster Pride Festival will be donated to the Westminster
Pride Festival Fund, which is a fund of the Community Foundation of Carroll
County. The fund is the very first LGBTQ+ fund at the Community Foundation with
a specific focus on the LGBTQ+ community.
According to information from the planning committee, The
Westminster Pride Festival seeks to raise the visibility of the LGBTQ+
community in Westminster and Carroll County. “It is time we showed our pride in
our community,” said Jason Garber, who along with his husband Lance Garber have
been planning this event with a core group of dedicated volunteers.
“We have made Westminster and Carroll County our home,” said
Garber, a McDaniel graduate and former president of McDaniel chapter of Allies.
“My husband and I enjoy living in this very close knit and accepting community,
and we want to celebrate Pride Month with all the friends, family and allies we
have.”
‘Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month’ - LGBT
Pride Month is currently celebrated annually in the month of June to honor the
1969 Stonewall Inn civil unrest in New York City, otherwise known as the
“Stonewall Riots,” that took place following a police raid on the Stonewall
Inn, a gay bar at 43 Christopher Street, in Manhattan. In subsequent years,
marches, parades, festivals, and events have been scheduled in the spring to
shed additional light on the civil rights of the gay and lesbian community.
According to various media accounts, ever since the initial Christopher
Street Liberation Day on June 28, 1970 marked the first anniversary of the
Stonewall riots, the participants have encountered very little resistance from
onlookers.
This year, in Carroll County, it was decided by the
organizing committee that in order to be respectful of other Pride events that
are taking place in Baltimore, Washington D.C., Philadelphia and Frederick, MD,
The Westminster Pride Festival wanted to kick off its inaugural year with no
calendar conflicts. “People do generally celebrate pride with more than one festival,
especially on the east coast where it is easy to make it to various pride parades
and festivals.” said Garber.
Founding sponsors of The Westminster Pride Festival include
Random House Penguin, MerMaids, and Birdie’s Café. The committee is made up of
over twenty volunteers, who have dedicated many hours to ensure the success of
this event.
The mission of the Westminster Pride Festival, according to
the planning committee, is to assure the success of a yearly festival that includes
information, support, music, art, food and overall acceptance and solidarity
within the LGBTQ+ community, their allies and the Carroll County community.
According to the planning committee, The Westminster Pride
Festival looks forward to creating a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community to
express and affirm themselves, increase visibility and foster respect for those
who want to express their own sexual and gender identity.
“We endeavor to make this a yearly event that will
ultimately lead to scholarships for the education of LGBTQ+ students,” said
Sherri Hosfeld-Joseph, owner of Birdie’s Café and founding member of the
Westminster Pride Festival. “This is something our community is clearly longing
for… We look forward to an outpouring of support from our community in support
of our LGBTQ+ friends, family members and loved ones.”
Vendors will include local restaurants including Maggie’s,
Bud’s at Silver Run, The Food Chick, Starry Night Bakery and many others.
Entertainment will be provided by local bands, Henry and the
Big Sleazy, The Flying Faders, Brinjal Band, The Dune Flowers, Faceplant and DJ
powerline.
Information on healthcare, counseling services, and
resources for the LGBTQ+ community and their allies will be available as well.
Families are encouraged to attend with children to enjoy
food, games, activities and a day full of information and affirmation.
Merchandise commemorating the inaugural event will be for sale on the planning
committee’s website as well as the day of the festival.
For more information on how
to become a vendor or sponsor, email the planning committee at westminsterpridefest@gmail.com, or visit the website at www.westminsterpride.org or go to the Westminster Pride Festival Facebook page at @westminsterpridefest. Visit the site to obtain
information about the festival schedule and events, vendor booth applications,
sponsorship or donation opportunities, or to learn how to volunteer.
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Related: “Organizer Jason Garber on the first Westminster
Pride Festival” By Jon Kelvey Carroll County Times: On Saturday, July 7,
downtown Westminster will host its first LGBTQ+ pride event, as the Westminster
Pride Festival fills the 200 block of East Main Street between Church and Court
Streets… Read much more here: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/news/local/cc-westminster-pride-qanda-20180608-story.html
Related: Westminster Pride Festival announces a fund at the
Community Foundation of Carroll County, May 11, 2018 – updated June 27, 2018 https://wordpress.com/post/kevindayhoff.wordpress.com/771
A fund for the Westminster Pride Festival has been
established at the Community Foundation here: http://www.carrollcommunityfoundation.org/funds.asp?fund_id=360
Carroll County Times: www.tinyurl.com/KED-CCT
Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle: http://tinyurl.com/KED-Sun
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