**~Pride in the Park Events~**
This year’s Family Festival will have something for everyone! Come celebrate Thunder Pride 2012 at beautiful Marina Park under the open skies for an afternoon filled with fun and games, music and merriment! The aim of this event is to build upon the strength of our community and encourage all people of Northwestern Ontario to celebrate our diversity. The schedule is sure to please a full spectrum of tastes as well as fully engage audience participation throughout the park! Some of the features of our Pride in the Park event will include:
**Partners in Pride**
Learn more about some of the programs and services available in our community, including health care organizations, social service agencies, faith communities and more. Representatives will be available to answer questions and distribute resources. Some of the participating organizations include Rainbow Health Ontario, Thunder Bay District Health Unit, Lakehead Unitarian Fellowship, NorWest Community Health Centres, Thunder Bay Counselling Centre, Children’s Centre Thunder Bay and AIDS Thunder Bay.
**Pride Passport**
Everyone visiting Marina Park for the day’s celebration can pick up a passport that guides them to various destinations around the park. There will be activity stations for children and teens, as well as interactive displays as part of Partners in Pride. Collect stamps at each destination and submit your completed passport for the opportunity to win prizes.
**Kid’s Activities**
Come check out our kids’ activities! Kids can get decked out in rainbows, blow bubbles, hula with hula hoops, get creative with collaborative art, and bounce around in a bouncy castle graciously donated by the Thunder Bay Boys and Girls Club! Thunder Pride is a family and kid friendly organization committed to inclusion of every sort of family. Based on feedback from last year, we want to increase the involvement of youth at this year’s Park event. We will have interactive and engaging activities for youth run by youth. There will be the opportunity to anonymously ask ANY questions youth may have – and they will be given the not so “straight”” answer. Come out and get your hands dirty with colourful dyes and make your own tie dye creation (supplies will be provided).