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For more detailed, up-to-the-minute listings, check out our web calendar at :

www.mountainpridemedia.orglcalendar_index.htm

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The All-New PRIDE!
New People! New Energy! New

P.R.l.D.E.! It’s an exciting time; the
P.R.l.D.E. Committee has already
begun meeting to get the ball rolling
on next year's pride festivities, '
scheduled to commence July 10th.
We have high hopes to make the
upcoming celebration bigger and
better than ever before, and encour-
age all to come out and see this
P.R.l.D.E grow from its beginning!
Meetings are open to everyone, and
held the second and fourth Tuesday
of every month at UVM’s Waterman
building in room 427A. ‘Our next

meeting is January 13th at 7pm.
We'll see you there! The current
P.R.|.D.E. committee has recently
broken down into sub-groups and
are looking for more helping hands
and warm bodies to join: the savvy
fundraisers, crafty parade planners,
spirited waterfront folks, and jedi
advertisement/media sub. Good

-times are to be had by all! For more

info and contacts, the soon-to-be

.sty|in’ website can be perused at

www.pridevermont.org

Getting Your Kicks
lt’s getting colder outside, but we're

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warming up for winter soccer —

inside. _ ‘
Work off those holiday

calories — and have fun with other

g/I/b/t soccer players (and no, we’re _

not all great soccer players — we
just want to have fun kicking a ball
around). .
Come play with us in the
gym at Seminary Hill School in West
Lebanon. We're playing every
Thursday from 8:15pm to 9:30pm.
Bring a dollar: Lebanon Rec.
charges one dollar per session.
Please reply to Jim at
jcmcc@val|ey.net if you need more

details and directions.

$amara.Foundation
Gets Law School Award
The Samara Foundation wasApre-
sented with Vermont Law School's
2003 Simon Pearce Vermont
Vanguard Award for supporting and
strengthening Vermont’s gay, les-
bian, bisexual and transgender com-
munities through our continuing
charitable work. This marks the first
time the award has been given to a
community organization.
Executive Director Bill

Lippert and Board President John

Crane accepted the award at a car-
emony in October. Vermont Law
School President and Dean, L.
Kinvin Wroth offered his congratula-
tions: “Your efforts fully meet the all-
terion of the award that it go to ‘a
visionary member of the surround-
ing community, whcse dedicated
efforts in achieving equality before
the law and furthering civil rights
inspire action and respect by oth-
ers."‘

Democracy Project at

Work
The annual meeting of the state

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