Open Door Group Kamloops Team Celebrated Pride Week!
Open Door Group (ODG) was thrilled to celebrate and support LGBTQ2+ culture with Kamloops Pride Week every August.
From the week of August 22- 28, Kamloops streets and store windows were wrapped in rainbow flag colors, the city event calendar was filled with dances, parties, comedy, drag, youth focused events to highlight inclusivity and diversity. Pride Week 2022 was organized by Kamloops Pride to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning and two-spirit (LGBTQ2S+) people in the Kamloops area. This year, ODG participated in two main events: Pride Resource Carnival on August 26 and the 2022 Downtown Pride Parade on August 28.
On Friday afternoon, our team had a chance to join dozens of community and service providers at Sahali Secondary School Gymnasium-255 Arrowstone Drive, Kamloops BC for the Pride Resource Carnival.
Image: Open Door Group at Kamloops Pride Resource Carnival, August 26, 2022
Image description: 6 photos of Open Door Group booth at the Kamloops Pride Resource Carnival and its event participants.
Our booth was filled with fun, laugher, and joy! Thank you for stopping by our booth to play games, win prizes, learn about our #free employment programs & training opportunities, while provide us with your ideas on how to build an inclusive and diverse community where everyone can thrive. Thank you for all the positive messages and valuable feedback to our team.
Image: Open Door Group team at Kamloops Pride Resource Carnival, August 26 2022
Image description: image of Open Door Group team at the Kamloops Pride Resource Carnival. Our team members from top left to right: Jordyn, Belle, David. From bottom left to right: Jennifer, Anjali, Louise, and Tori.
In the morning of August 28, ODG team was excited to prepare and participate in the Kamloops Downtown Pride Parade! We were amazed to witness how downtown Kamloops was transform to a whirl of rainbow colours, music, honking and cheering as the Kamloops Pride parade participants danced along Victoria Street!
Image: Open Door Group team at Kamloops Pride Parade, August 26 2022
Image description: image of Open Door Group team at the Kamloops Pride Parade. All team members dressed in ODG Happy Pride t-shirts and held Pride banner to walk the parade at downtown Kamloops.
“It was so encouraging! The carnival and Parade went very well and was filled with fun and supportive individuals, reaching out to the Pride community felt very impactful and welcomed…Continuing to offer our support will make a warm welcome to other LGBTQIA2S+ individuals and we can be a supportive ally in the community!” said one of our ODG Kamloops team members, Tori Elter who helped to organize and participate in Kamloops Pride Week this year.
Image: Open Door Group team at Kamloops Pride Parade, August 26 2022
Image description: image of Open Door Group team at the Kamloops Pride Parade. All team members dressed in ODG Happy Pride t-shirts and held ODG banner to walk the parade at downtown Kamloops. From left to right: Louise, David, Devon, Anjali.
The parade was the perfect way for us at ODG to wrap up the amazing #PRIDEWEEK at Kamloops that finally returned after a two-year of the pandemic.
-ODG Kamloops team-
#Kamloops #KamloopsPrideWeek #HappyPride #OpenDoorGroup #Beloudstayproud
