Cda Celebrates Pride in the Park

COEUR d’ALENE - The rainbow cupcakes Mandy Gallegos baked to share at Pride in the Park were a pretty good indication of her excitement to be involved in Saturday’s festivities.

“The whole reason I came was just because I like to support my community and I have so many friends here,” said Gallegos, of Coeur d’Alene. “I’ve also never been to a pride event before, so this was really exciting for me to see people from my community and people I’ve never even met before.”

A celebration of diversity and acceptance, Pride in the Park in Phippeny Park welcomed one and all to live music, free lunch, community resources and information, social time and fun activities for all ages, including hula hoops and face painting.

Organizations such as the Unity Church of North Idaho, the Kootenai County Democrats, Human Rights Education Institute, North Idaho Violence Prevention Center and the North Idaho Unitarian Universalist Church were on site to mingle with and provide informational materials for the 100 or so people who attended throughout the event. Full story. Devin Heilman, Cda Press