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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Volunteer for Southern MD Pride Day
ORGANIZATION: PRIDE SOMD INC
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Southern MD Pride is thrilled to announce it's 7th Annual Pride event, set to take place at Lexington Manor Passive Park, located at 21675 South Coral Drive in Lexington Park.
Pride SOMD is known for its committement to creating a safe space for awareness, education, inclusivity, and visibility, while amplifying the voices of LGBTQIA+ individuals in the community. This year's celebration will feature a diverse lineup of attractions, including LGBTQIA+ small businesses, community resources, a variety of vendors, delicious offerings from food trucks, a dedicated kids zone, live entertainment from a DJ, captivating drag performances, inspiring speakers, a silent auction and more.
Pride SOMD is seeking voluteers for the following
SetUp
Parking and Vendor Assistance
Welcome Table
Kids Zone
Tear Down/CloseOut
This is a great opportunity for high school students requiring volunteer hours for graduation!
5 Shifts
All shifts have expired
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Sun Oct 13, 2024
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04:00 PM to 05:30 PM EST
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Spots available: 2
Teardown/Closeout - Standing, light lifting
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Sun Oct 13, 2024
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11:00 AM to 04:00 PM EST
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FULL
Welcome Table - Sitting, Light Standing
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Sun Oct 13, 2024
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08:00 AM to 05:00 PM EST
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Spots available: 3
General Volunteer- Let us know when you are available and for how long. There may or may not be physical activity depending on what is needed
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Sun Oct 13, 2024
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08:00 AM to 11:00 AM EST
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Spots available: 5
SetUp - Standing and some lifting
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Sun Oct 13, 2024
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07:30 AM to 10:30 AM EST
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Spots available: 9
Parking & Vendor Coordination-Walking, light lifting
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About PRIDE SOMD INC
Location:
PO BOX 1332, CALIFORNIA, MD 20619, US
Mission Statement
Pride SOMD is a volunteer managed, non-partisan, tax-exempt, non-profit that provides a safe space for awareness, education, inclusivity, visibility, and amplifying voices of LGBTQIA+ individuals during an annual community event. Pride SOMD is committed to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community in Calvert, Charles, and Saint Mary’s Counties.
Description
It all began in 2017. A group of LGBTQIA+ youth that were part of Our Common Calvert in Calvert County, Maryland decided they wanted to host a Pride event for the community.
The very first Pride SoMD was held at the Solomon’s boardwalk pavilion and had about fifty attendees. They held a rally, did a march up the street and ended with a potluck picnic. The next year they held a similar event, but expanded into the Corbin Nature Pavilion and had about 150 attendees. In 2019, we saw an estimated 600 attendees. As word spreads about our small Pride event we are seeing continual growth and saw even more attendees at our 4th annual Pride event in 2021. In 2022 we expanded our Pride Festival and moved to Lexington Manor Passive Park which gave us much more space and allowed more vendors to participate in our event. Come join us and celebrate Pride during National Coming Out and LGBT History month in October, when the weather is cooler and more pleasant.
In 2024 we applied for and were approved as a 501c3 Non-Profit charitable organization. We formed a Board of Directors and officially became Pride SOMD Inc.
Pride SoMD is completely volunteer run and a free event for our community. Every donation we receive goes directly to the production of our events and paying our expenses and is now tax deductible! We are always looking for more volunteers to help us in a multitude of ways as well as financial sponsors to help keep the event going from year to year. Please consider becoming a volunteer or a sponsor or both!
CAUSE AREAS
Community,
Education & Literacy,
LGBTQ+
WHEN
Sun Oct 13, 2024
07:30 AM - 05:30 PM
This opportunity has 5 shifts
WHERE
21675 South Coral DriveLexington Park, MD 20653
(38.26149 ,-76.44842 )
DATE POSTED
September 9, 2024
SKILLS
- Customer Service
- CSR / Volunteer Coordination
- Community Outreach
- People Skills
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- 2 hour minimum
- Volunteers will need to attend a one hour Zoom or in-person orientation prior to the event. Volunteers under 18 years old will be required to provide a permission signed by a parent of guardian.