Reading Pride Celebration

5/20/10

Decisions For Life

Are you a g/b/q male, around 16-18 years old?

$$$$ Would you like to learn, have fun, AND earn some extra money? $$$$

Join our group this summer for ten meetings,

tell us what you think about our new program,

Decisions For Life (DFL)!

DFL was designed by young people for young people like you! DFL will give you HONEST and accurate information about HIV/AIDS that will help you to:

· STAY HEALTHY!

· avoid unhealthy relationships!

· improve your communication skills!

· improve your decision-making skills!

· improve your refusal and negotiation skills!

· increase your awareness of personal values!

If you’re interested, why don’t you sign up for the group by contacting Nadine (see below). Our group will be made up of guys like you. We’ll meet for ten meetings in the West Reading area. The group will begin on or around July 8 and will end around August 7.

Each DFL meeting will be absolutely CONFIDENTIAL, so that you’ll feel comfortable participating. You will NEVER be asked to discuss anything personal. If you don’t feel comfortable for any reason, you can leave at any time.

You’ll earn $25 for each meeting you attend! That’s $250 if you come to all ten sessions!!! (You don’t have to attend all ten sessions.) And you’ll learn some new things, maybe meet some new people, have some fun, and you’ll be helping us to improve this GREAT program.

If you want to participate, or if you’d like more information

about the group, please call or email Nadine any time before June 10th:

Nadine Smet-Weiss

njw1258@hotmail.com

610.375.6523 (ask for extension 107)

And if you have friends who are (g/b/q) males, around 16-18 years old, tell them to call Nadine, too.

Once 15 guys have signed up for the group by contacting Nadine, a date and location for our first meeting will be chosen. (Nadine will then contact you with this information.)

Here are some things that other young people have told us about the project:

· AWESOME!

· It made me realize that it’s important to take care of yourself.

· I learned a lot of things about HIV that I never knew about.

· I learned so much about protecting myself and the skills to have a healthy relationship.

· This program is a very big help to young adults like me!!

· I think it will definitely help me in the future because I will think twice now before I act. The facts about HIV were shocking and had an effect on me. I will definitely protect myself!

· It has helped me and changed my way of life for the better. THANKS!! J

In order to participate, you MUST:

· be a gay, bisexual or questioning male

· be around 16-18 years old

· be willing to meet for ten meetings between July 8 and August 7, 2010

· be comfortable in a group of other young males

· attend the first meeting! (but you don’t have to attend all ten meetings)

· contact Nadine BEFORE JUNE 10^th

Decisions For Life is funded through the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Division of HIV/AIDS

and administered by the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Prevention Project

posted by Reading Pride # 5/20/2010

The Bitches of Broadway and Divas of Grand D'Illusion

Reading Pride Celebration has been invited to an evening of Broadway Glamour and Glitter.

So if you want to experience an evening of Grand D'Illusion and find out all about this year's Pride Festival. Be at The Red Star Saloon on Saturday May 22, 2010.

We hope to see you there !

posted by Reading Pride # 5/20/2010

5/15/10

The Brick House Pub Party

Click here for directions

posted by Reading Pride # 5/15/2010

5/11/10

SPECTRUM Pride Prom!

For tickets, contact Amber Brown
610-376-0137

abrown@PlanItPa.org

posted by Reading Pride # 5/11/2010

5/4/10

We are pleased to announce pop and dance artist Thea Austin will be the headliner for the Reading Pride Celebration to be held in Centre Park on July 18, 2010.

Thea Austin is best known for her hits "I Got The Power" and "Rhythm is a Dancer", recorded under the name of the pop group SNAP but has been making waves on the Billboard Dance charts for years with hits including "Just About had Enough", recorded under than name of Beat Hustlerz; "I'm Addicted To You", recorded under the name of Pusaka and "I Can't Get Enough", recorded under the name of SoulSearcher.

During the week leading up to pride there will be a series of events for everyone. The final calendar of events including the always popular after party will be finalized soon.

For information on all events, please visit www.readingpridecelebration.org or become a fan on facebook group or friend on myspace!

posted by Reading Pride # 5/04/2010