A team of socially-distant Aurora Pride volunteers will rake your yard, and bag the leaves if you have yard waste bags. Includes an Aurora Pride 2020 yard sign.
Our team will rake on Saturday the 28th or Sunday the 29th, to coincide with the end of the City of Aurora's free leaf pickup.
Please register by Thursday, November 26th to allow us to schedule volunteers.
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Additional 2020 T-shirts available
Thanks to our friends at The Yetee, we have additional 2020 Aurora Pride t-shirts available, in Men’s XS-5XL and Women’s S-2XL. Order yours, as well as 2019/2018 shirts, face masks, and yard signs, at our merch store.
Vote for your favorite Aurora Pride Drive Locations!
Click here to vote for your favorite Aurora Pride Drive locations! Choose up to three; there’s a prize for the winner. Voting is open through Sunday, July 5th, 2020.
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Merch update!
First, you only have until Tuesday, June 30th to order Aurora Pride 2020 t-shirts, so if you haven’t, get yours now!
Second, the second batch of yard signs is ready!
2021 Fundraising
Fundraising for the 2021 Pride Parade is officially open. Help us prepare if you’re able, and please share!
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Aurora Pride 2020 shirts now available!
In collaboration with our 2020 Logo Contest winner AJ Edelman of Round Lake Beach and our friends at The Yetee, Aurora Pride 2020 shirts are now available here. Orders will be open through June 30, though they’ll do an early run to try to get them to you by June 14th, so order now!
You can also still order 2018 and 2019 tees and tanks here!
Aurora Pride Drive!
Mutual Aid Network
In the new conditions of COVID-19, and beyond, LGBTQ people face unique challenges. In order to allow us to help each other in a safe, confidential manner, we present the Aurora Pride Mutual Aid Network.
h/t to Luma Webster for the inspiration. :)
Pride Parade postponed to 2021
After careful consideration, and in an abundance of caution, we have made the decision to postpone the 3rd Annual Aurora Pride Parade to June 13th, 2021.
The mission of Aurora Pride, and the purpose behind the Aurora Pride Parade, is to support and embrace LGBTQ Aurorans and our allies. This mission has not changed, but the inexorable mathematics of COVID-19 makes a large public celebration dangerous. For the past two years, keeping you safe has meant cooperation with, and hard work from, the Aurora Police department, the City of Aurora, and our volunteers, along with an abundance of sunscreen and bottled water.
For the first time, that’s not enough.
The need for Pride hasn’t diminished, so we don’t want Pride month to go entirely unmarked. We’re looking at alternative ways to celebrate that don’t put people at additional risk. Stay tuned. :)
To our donors and sponsors;
You gave to Aurora Pride to support our efforts to put on an amazing parade, and for that we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. This is a different world now than it was when you gave, even if it was only a week ago. In recognition of that, anyone who contributed to the 2020 GoFundMe, made a sponsorship contribution or other donation, or submitted their participation fee, is eligible for a full refund, no questions asked. The needs of our families and our business have changed, and we want to support the community to the best of our ability.
To request a refund, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/AJfLxNTZESomxCct5
If you choose not to receive a refund, the following will apply:
Donations will go toward 2020 non-gathering Pride efforts, or the 2021 parade.
Sponsors will have alternate promotion options, to be determined as 2020 plans evolve.
Parade participants can let their fee apply to 2021; additionally, if there is a fee increase for 2021, the 2020 rate will apply.
If you had planned on donating and are still able, in lieu of a donation to Aurora Pride, please consider supporting Youth Outlook, 360 Youth Services, Hesed House, or the American Red Cross.
Thank you all for your continued support, and stay safe.
Después de cuidadosa consideración, y en abundancia de precaución, hemos tomado la decisión de posponer el 3er Desfile Anual de Orgullo LGBTQ de Aurora al 13 de junio de 2021.
La misión de Aurora Pride, y el propósito detrás del Desfile de Orgullo de Aurora, es apoyar y aceptar con brazos abiertos a la gente LGBTQ de Aurora y a nuestros aliados. Esta misión no ha cambiado, pero las matemáticas inexorables de COVID-19 hacen que una gran celebración pública sea peligrosa. Durante los últimos dos años, mantenerlo a salvo ha significado la cooperación y el trabajo duro del departamento de policía de Aurora, la ciudad de Aurora y nuestros voluntarios, junto con una abundancia de protector solar y agua embotellada.
Por primera vez, eso no es suficiente.
La necesidad de Aurora Pride no ha disminuido, así que no queremos que el mes del Orgullo LGBTQ quede completamente sin reconocer. Estamos buscando formas alternativas de celebrar que no pongan a las personas en riesgo adicional. Estén atentos. :)
A nuestros donantes y patrocinadores;
Dieron a Aurora Pride para apoyar nuestros esfuerzos para poner un desfile increíble, y por eso les damos las gracias desde el fondo de nuestros corazones. Este es un mundo diferente ahora que fue cuando donaron, incluso si fue hace solo una semana. En reconocimiento de eso, cualquier persona que contribuyó al 2020 GoFundMe, hizo una contribución de patrocinio u otra donación, o presentó su tarifa de participación, es elegible para un reembolso completo, sin pregunta. Las necesidades de nuestras familias y nuestro negocio han cambiado, y queremos apoyar a la comunidad lo mejor que podemos.
Para pedir un reembolso, siga este enlace. https://forms.gle/AJfLxNTZESomxCct5
Si decide no recibir un reembolso, se aplicará lo siguiente;
Las donaciones se destinarán a los esfuerzos sin reunir gente para el Orgullo de 2020, o hacia el desfile de 2021.
Los patrocinadores tendrán opciones de promoción alternativas, que se determinarán a medida que evolucionen los planes de 2020.
Los participantes pueden permitir que su tarifa se aplique a 2021; además, si hay un aumento de tarifa para 2021, se aplicará la tarifa de 2020.
Si hubiera planeado donar y aún pueda, en lugar de una donación a Aurora Pride, considere apoyar a Youth Outlook, 360 Youth Services, Hesed House, o American Red Cross.
Gracias a todos por su continuo apoyo, y manténgase a salvo.