Message from the 2018 Belleville Pride Co-Chairs
The Belleville Pride Committee has been busy meeting and planning
Pride Week 2018! The commitment, dedication and passion is bubbling over
as we discuss the array of activities that are being organized to
represent Belleville Pride in Hastings and Prince Edward Counties this
year. So far we have a week of activities from June 3-9th with our
Parade, Park events and Pride after Dark to end the week down at Zwicks
Island Park, but stay tuned for more. We are looking to build off the
huge success of last year, and are confident that Pride 2018 will be the
biggest and best event we have had to date.
About our Co-Chairs
Christie Reeve is a registered Nurse working with priority population
through Hastings Prince Edward Public Health. Christie has been involved
with Belleville Pride since 2013 and has volunteered with a variety of
Pride events, as well as community groups such as Rainbow Youth
Outreach, Say OutLoud LGTBQ+ Youth Group and Transforum. Christie looks
forward to working with her co-chair Darren and the rest of the
Committee to build on our success from last year and make Pride 2018 our
best year yet.
Darren Avery is relatively new to Belleville and keeps busy as an
associate lawyer with the law firm O'Fylnn Weese LLP. Darren was very
involved in campus LGBTQ+ groups throughout university, and was thrilled
to join the Belleville Pride Committee in 2016. Last year Darren headed
the organization of the Pride Parade, and this year he is excited to
continue on in that role as well as the position of co-chair along with
Christie Reeve.
To read about the history of Belleville Pride, CLICK HERE
