WARREN – The 21st Annual Pride Banquet & Awards Ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. June 22 at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Warren.
Awards this year go to the following dedicated and hard-working members of our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community in southeastern Michigan:
Business Award: Paramount Bank
Cultural Award: Craig Covey
Lifetime Achievement Award: Joseph James
MAPP Award: Reynaldo Magdaleno, Mike Flores
Media Award: Imani Williams
Political Award: Beverly Davidson
Pride Award: Nancy Katz, Stephanie Newman
Rising Star Award: Chad Grandy
Spirit of Detroit Awards: Kimya Afi Ayodele, Tito Guttierrez, Grace McClelland, Suzanne Wait.
Unity Award: Reverend Mark Bidwell;
Volunteer Award: George Westerman.
Community Services Awards: Nicole Adelman, Ashley's Flowers, Dean Bach, Laurie Bechhofer, Karen Dillaman & Jo Ellen Ploeger, Nkosi Figueroa, Michael Mirto, Laura Mitchum, Dawn Niemisto, Jerry Sima, Deacon Jo Smith, Roland Smith, Denise Watch, Tom Zerafa.
The Annual Pride Banquet & Awards Celebration selection committee salutes the following individuals for their devotion to Michigan's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and invites all to recognize their efforts by attending the event.
Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. and awards ceremony beginning at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $37 and include dinner and open bar. For directions, visit http://www.goaffirmations.org/pride_banquet.asp. For tickets call MAPP at 248-545-1435.
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