Surrey Pride
PO Box 22 - 10688 King George Blvd V3T 4W4 Surrey, BC, Canada

Good over evil, light over darkness a very happy #Diwali, festival of lights. Let’s honour the spirit of Diwali at home this year to help protect our community against the spread of #COVID19.

On a secret path A wonderful photo of Gord Downie taken on this day, October 18th, 2016 while out on the Onakawana River in Moosonee by Pam Tozer ~ Yesterda...y also marked the beginning of Secret Path Week. During Gord’s last year he worked passionately on bringing the story of Chanie Wenjack and residential schools to light in Canada. Along with both the Downie and Wenjack family Gord had a vision of what he’d like to be his legacy work. This week October 17th to the 22nd is Secret Path Week which is a week set aside as a national movement to commemorate the legacies of Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack. The dates have been chosen to honour them both on the days they joined the spirit world. Gord Downie - October 17th Chanie Wenjack - October 22nd. The intention of the week is to put out a call to all Canadians to answer Gord Downie’s call to action, to Do Something. To check out their events calendar go to: >> https://downiewenjack.ca/our-work/secret-path-week/ To donate directly to Downie Wenjack go to: >> https://downiewenjack.ca/support-us/ways-to-give/ (Photo by Pam Tozer)

"To become a country, and truly call ourselves Canada, it means we must become one. We must walk down a path of reconciliation from now on. Together, forever." - Gord Downie (February 6, 1964-October 17, 2017)

It’s national coming out day and I just wanted to say we the bored love you all!

Call out for entertainers, if you are looking to get a spot in a drag show now’s the time. With our Halloween show coming up we are looking for people who want to be part of a fun community event for all :) Videos must be in by October 21 by 8 PM Send video to [email protected] and add your insta/Twitter/Facebook if you are looking for them to find your pages! :)

Public Who’s ready for Halloween Photo Contest!!!. It’s an all inclusive contest that anyone can enter for a small donation to the Surrey Pride 2021! ($2.00 donations) There will be 4 categories but 8 winners, each category has section for kids. The Categorize are: Halloween/Fall decor! ... Royal Family Realness! Pumpkin Carving! Your best Halloween Costume! These photos will be shared threw our page the most likes on the photos on the Surrey Pride Facebook page will be entered to win the prize for that category! Please send name with donations and name with photo so we can match them. You can enter as many categories as you would like. The top 2 in Each category will be decided on likes. Make sure you get your friends to come and like you photo on the surrey pride page. the winner will be voted on by the bored Donations: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/surreypride2021 Email for Photos: [email protected]

As I write this, I do so with great pride and faith in the future. As the original co founder of Surrey Pride, I want to thank all those who from day 1 were supportive. 20 years later, I was asked to come back, take the Presidency and present a vision for the 20th Anniversary Festival. It was the most centrally located Pride, the most attended in person Pride, thanks to the some 3000 people who attended. We had hoped to harness from the attendance to launch us to new heights ...in 2020. Unfortunately Covid had other plans in place. We had to go virtual or not a all. We had no clue how to present a professional virtual event. Then came the murder of George Floyd and the onset of social justice protests. Another issue that we had to handle and we did. So I want to thank everyone that followed the vision in 1999, and slingshot it through 2020. I only want to wish the best of success to the incoming board of directors as they face the challenge of presenting Pride in extraordinarily challenging times. Thank you for your service. Please welcome the incoming Board of Surrey Pride Society President Kile Brown Vice President Mark Picasso Secretary Daren Wait Treasurer Morgan Montroy Member at Large Kerry Winch Member at Large VuuDoo VanGyna Member at Large Alexis Gaile Ellis We wish you all the best Martin Rooney Past President of Surrey Pride Society

Last Call Did you want the opportunity to serve YOUR community. Surrey Pride is seeking volunteers to join the board and create the future you want to see. As we move through these challenging times, the opportunity presents itself for you, especially those of you residing in the greater Surrey area to lead this awesome organization through its next chapter. ... To be a part of this you must be a member of the Society no later than tonight at 8pm. Etransfer your $5 membership to [email protected] and join the AGM being held virtually, (due to Covid 19) this coming Monday at 6.30pm. Also due to covid we are unable to take memberships online at the event. So please if you want the link to attend the meeting follow the instructions above See more

The Annual General Meeting will take place Monday Sept 14 at 6.30pm PDT. This meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. To attend the meeting your membership $5 is due by Saturday 8pm and can be etransferred to [email protected].

Absolute FINAL Reminder Want to be part of the future of Surrey Pride, how it looks, who is involved, will it be real time or virtual. If so, then pay your annual membership fee of $5 to [email protected] before 8pm on Saturday September 12th 8pm. The join us on zoom Monday Sept 14th 6.30pm. You can be the future. You can take charge. ... ***ONLY THOSE WHO ARE PAID MEMBERS BY THE 12TH DEADLINE WILL GET ACCESS TO THE MEETING LINK*** See more

***FINAL REMINDER*** Official Notice of Annual General Meeting 2020. Date September 14 2020. Time 6.30pm. Registration 6.25pm Location: virtual over zoom... Agenda : Call for Quorum, Seat Secretary, Acceptance of the minutes from AGM 2019, President Report, Financial report, Election of Officers to serve for 2021. These annual reports will be available for review ahead of time Memberships ($5) to have voting rights at the meeting are available from Sept 1 thru Sept 12. Only members can attend the meeting we unfortunately are unable to validate proxies and as such (in accordance with the new Societies Act) they will not be available for this or any virtual meeting So this year to validate YOUR voting membership, please etransfer $5 to [email protected] and also email name, address, email and contact number. ***This must be received by the treasurer no later than 10pm PDT September 12th.*** only FULL voting members will receive the meeting link for the event no later than 30 mins before the meeting. See more

FYI...message received today via FB messenger

Hello all, Alexandra Neighbourhood House seeks four passionate, creative, and thoughtful people to help us work toward our goal of a more inclusive, caring community through our general and targeted programming. These opportunities are ideal for those who aspire to make a real impact in shaping a more just and equitable community. The four full-time positions are funded through the federal Canada Summer Jobs program and run until early March, 2021. The positions pay between $...22.40 and $23.94 (commensurate with experience and education). Eligible staff must be thirty years of age or younger at the time of employment. Deadline for applications is Friday, September 4, 2020; or until suitable candidates are identified and secured. Two of the four positions are with our Youth Space a safe, sober, and inclusive space for diverse youth aged 10-24 to create, connect, and innovate. A youth driven project, participants identify needs and co-develop activities offered within the Youth Space. Please help us by circulating the attached posting. I have also included more detailed descriptions for each of the four roles. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have! Much thanks! Neil "Neil Fernyhough"