Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE INCLUSIVE SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY/EXPRESSION (SOGIE) EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, NETWORKING AND RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GREAT LAKES BAY REGION.
WE ENVISION AND STRIVE FOR AN INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY THAT INSPIRES ENGAGEMENT, EQUALITY AND RESPECT FOR ALL.
GREAT LAKES BAY PRIDE FESTIVAL AND PRIDE BANQUET - THESE EVENTS REPRESENT THE ORGANIZATION'S LARGEST PUBLIC EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND PROVIDE A WAY TO INTRODUCE OUR OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PRIDE FESTIVAL IS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) INDIVIDUALS, STRAIGHT ALLIES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON LGBT ISSUES, RIGHTS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CULTURAL SENSITIVITIES, AND CONNECTIONS TO RELEVANT RESOURCES. THE PRIDE FESTIVAL ALSO PROMOTES UNITY AND VISIBILITY AMONG LGBT, CORPORATE AND INDIVIDUAL ALLIES, AND THE COMMUNITY. IT CELEBRATES PRIDE, FREEDOM AND EQUALITY FOR ALL IN THE GREAT LAKES BAY REGION. THE ORGANIZATION GATHERS SEVERAL PUBLIC AND GOVERNMENT SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUSINESSES, AND INDIVIDUALS TO BE ONSITE TO EDUCATE ATTENDEES INDIVIDUALLY AND MAKE CONNECTIONS TO NEEDED SERVICES, WHICH IS VITAL TO OUR COMMUNITY'S HEALTH AND WELFARE. INVITED COMMUNITY SPEAKERS ADDRESS ATTENDEES TO EDUCATE ON CURRENT LEGISLATIVE ISSUES, LOCAL RIGHTS MOVEMENTS AND COMMUNITY WELCOMING. A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON FAMILIES ADN CHILDREN; THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED A FAMILY FUN EDUCATIONAL AREA. THIS AREA HELD ACTIVE, HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES TO EDUCATE CHILDREN ON LGBT PEOPLE, BIASES, AND HOW TO LIVE IN HARMONY IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS AREA ALSO CONTAINED AN EDUCATINOAL AREA DEVOTED TO SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND MATHEMATICS (STEM), WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE IN OUR RURAL REGION. THIS EDUCATIONAL EVENT WAS ATTENDED BY APPROXIMATELY 1,000 PEOPLE, INCLUDING MANY FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPED ON-GOING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ATTENDEES WHO BEGAN TO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE LONG-TERM OBJECTIVE IS TO GROW THIS EDUCATION OPPORTUNITY TO REACH MORE OF THE COMMUNITY. OF THOSE INFORMALLY SURVEYED, 83% RATED THEIR EXPERIENCE AS EXCELLENT OR VERY GOOD AND NEARLY 75% INDICATED THEY WOULD ATTEND AGAIN. THE PRIDE BANQUET IS A SMALLER EVENT, WHICH EDUCATES ATTENDEES IN TWO WAYS. IT INCLUDES A PRESENTATION OF CURRENT LGBT ISSUES AND NEEDS IN THE REGION. ATTENDEES ALSO LEARN THROUGH THE RECIPIENTS OF THE PRIDE AWARDS AS THE SELECTED INDIVIDUALS, ORGANIZATIONS AND BUSINESSES ARE RECOGNIZED. THE "REAL LIFE" EXAMPLES BRING NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO THE ATTENDEES. THIS EVENT ALSO INSPIRES ATTENDEES TO INCREASE THEIR PARTICIPATION TO REACH SIMILAR LEVELS OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT. OVER 100 PEOPLE ATTEND THIS EVENT.
TRANSGENDER SUPPORT GROUP - WE STRIVE TO CREATE A SAFE PLACE FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE AND THEIR ALLIES TO MEET FOR OPEN DIALOGUE, EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SOCIALIZING.
THE HARMONY DIVERSITY CHOIR - STARTED IN 2016, HARMONY IS THE GREAT LAKES BAY REGION'S FIRST-EVER INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE CHOIR, OPEN TO ALL (LGBT AND STRAIGHT ALLIES). IT VISUALLY AND MUSICALLY OFFERS, PROJECTS AND PROMOTES THE EDUCATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF UNITY AND INCLUSION AND "PUTS A FACE" ON THE IMPORTANCE OF RESPECT, COOPERATION AND ACHIEVEMENT. ITS MESSAGE OF UNITY TRANSCENDS CULTURES, RACES, GENDERS AND ORIENTATIONS. THE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TWO-FOLD: EDUCATION FOR THE PARTICIPANTS AND EDUCATION FOR THE AUDIENCES. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS AND THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR EDUCATE MEMBERS ON THE MEANING OF INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY AS WELL AS PREPARE THEM TECHNICALLY TO PERFORM. THE AUDIENCE LEARNS THROUGH THE CHOIR, BOTH VISUALLY AND MUSICALLY, THE IMPORTANCE OF UNITY, INCLUSION AND RESPECT FOR ALL. AUDIENCES ARE MADE UP OF EMPLOYERS, LEGISLATORS, BUSINESS OWNERS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILIES. THROUGH THIS CONTINUING EDUCATION, HARMONY CAN INFLUENCE THEIR ACTIONS AND DECISIONS TO MAKE OUR REGION A BETTER PLACE. OUR CHOIR BRINGS TOGETHER MORE THAN 35 VOICES FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE FROM ACROSS OUR REGION. THE PERFORMANCES BRING APPROXIMATELY 1,000 PEOPLE TOGETHER.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Scott Ellis | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $10,417 |
| Jimmy Greene | MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| Trina Marie Rondeau | MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| Ellen Keeler | SECRETARY | 10 | $0 |
| Mitzi Brown | MEMBER | 10 | $0 |
| Gregg Barrick | VICE PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
| Greg Gwaltney | TREASURER | 10 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Silbray | PRESIDENT | 10 | $0 |
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