In celebration of LGBT History Month, The Pride Network will be hosting an awards reception and youth awards brunch honoring leaders in the LGBT community.
LGBT History Month is a month-long annual observance, held in October, of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the gay rights and related Civil Rights movements.
The awards reception will be held Friday, October 25 at The Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, located at 1401 Ocean Ave. in Asbury Park. The event starts at 7 p.m., with an open bar from 7-8 p.m. and passed hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $65 and can be purchased at ThePrideNetwork.org.
The keynote speaker at the reception will be Daniel L. Weiss, an attorney with over two decades of experience in immigration law. Weiss, a same-sex marriage advocate, is the past chair of the District IX Ethics Committee and a special master for the OAE.
The awards reception, sponsored by Wells Fargo, will recognize New Jersey’s finest leaders. Among the honorees: Carol Watchler, chair of GLSEN Central New Jersey; Steven Goldstein, founder of Garden State Equality; Laura Pople, president of Jersey Pride Inc.; Ed Zipprich, a member of the Red Bank Borough Council; Jeffrey Campbell, executive director of the Hudson Pride Connections Center; the Rev. Robert F. Kaeding, founder of The Center in Asbury Park; TJ Helmstetter, director of Communications and Development at Garden State Equality; David Hoffman, event planner and gay rights advocate in Asbury Park; and John Loffredo, deputy mayor of Asbury Park.
Entertainment provided by DJ Mick Hale, and event design by Peter James Floral Couture.
The youth awards brunch, recognizing New Jersey’s finest young leaders, will be held Sunday, October 27 at The Hotel Tides Restaurant & Spa, located at 408 7th Ave. in Asbury Park. The brunch, sponsored by The Pride Network and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN), begins at 1 p.m. and the cost is $10 in advance and $15 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at ThePrideNetwork.org
The Pride Network strives to develop a more involved and informed LGBTQ community through leadership programs and practical solutions that build, educate and empower sustainable community networks. The organization also looks to a time when a fundamental part of being an LGBTQ individual is the opportunity to access a community that empowers and informs its members about their collective past, present and future.
For more information on these events held to honor LGBT History Month, contact Christian Fuscarino, director of The Pride Network, at 732-685-7386 or Christian@ThePrideNetwork.org
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