Meet our Awesome 2020 Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Harford Community College

Harford Community College is a proud ally of LGBTQ+ community and is happy to sponsor the Upper Chesapeake Bay Pride event. Our mission, vision, and values strive for satisfaction, completion, and success for all individuals. By creating an engaging and inclusive learning experience, we believe that ALL students can achieve their goals.

Host Sponsors

Natalie Gallagher of Virtually Nat, proud ally and sponsor of UCBPride.

Supporter Sponsors

Friend Sponsors

Founding Sponsors

Harford County Cultural Arts Board

Host Sponsor

As the official county arts agency, Harford County Cultural Arts Board works to ensure everyone has access to the arts. Watch for our upcoming “Call for Art” celebrating diversity in all its forms! Sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Facebook. www.culturalartsboard.org

City of Havre de Grace

Host Sponsor

https://havredegracemd.gov

Nature's Care & Wellness

Host Sponsor

NCW was formed in 2014 by Robert Windsor and Will Vernall. We are committed to understanding the medical cannabis industry and the many benefits it can provide to our patients. NCW is dedicated to providing compassionate healthcare to its patients in a safe and welcoming setting.
ncwmedical.com

Virtually Nat

Host Sponsor

A digital marketing agency, passionate about your success, we maximize the return on your investment by curating the best online strategies for your business, specializing in website design and development, SEO, social media strategy and management, reputation and review management.
natalie@virtuallynat.com
virtuallynat.com

APGFCU

Host Sponsor

APGFCU is a member-owned credit union, committed to building strong families for a stronger community with 15 locations in Harford and Cecil counties. Membership is free and open to everyone who lives, works, worships, volunteers or attends school in Harford or Cecil County. For more information, call 410-272-4000 or visit APGFCU.com.

Harford County Public Library

Supporter Sponsor

Harford County Public Library is honored to be part of our amazing community and supporting each other through our extensive collection of books, eBooks, music, and more along with our events and classes. Check us out at www.HCPLOnline.org!

Jamie Davis Books

Supporter Sponsor

Jamie Davis, local Fantasy/Sci-Fi author, is a podcaster, nurse, and retired paramedic. He writes what he calls Fun Fantasy Reads. Check out JamieDavisBooks.com today and dive in, including Cyber’s Change, the first book in his Sapiens Run LGBT+ dystopian sci-fi series.

Tips appreciated! Cash app: $evanlfro

Praxis Engineering

Supporter Sponsor

From our inception, Praxis has always believed in getting involved and giving back to the communities in which we work and live. But not just any cause – we wanted to work with causes that matter. Causes that make a difference. Causes with which our employees are involved and passionate about. And that’s why we’re a proud sponsor of Upper Chesapeake Bay Pride!
www.praxiseng.com

American Association of University Women

Friend Sponsor

You are invited to learn more about AAUW and about our local branch by visiting our Facebook page and website, and to consider joining us at our monthly program meetings. Our program theme for this year is diversity. Our greater objective is to promote equity and education for all. https://harfordcounty-md.aauw.net

We are delighted to be a part of this year’s event!

MJ Price
Branch President
baltmom50@gmail.com

Big House Signs

Friend Sponsor

Big House Signs is a woman owned business, founded in Havre de Grace in 2000. Specializing in custom printing and design.

Paula Casagrande, the owner has always supported the LGBTQ Community. Having come of age in the 80’s she lost many friends to the AIDS epidemic and witnessed discrimination on many levels. When given the opportunity she has supported activism, from the 1993 walk on Washington, to attending ACT Up Aids events and sponsoring the Baltimore Gay Movie Festival. It brought such happiness to see so many of her Maryland friends marry in 2013. Now and in the future the LGBTQ Community can count on Paula.
http://bighousesigns.com

CASA of Harford County

Friend Sponsor

CASA of Harford County is thrilled to sponsor this event. We advocate for the best interests of all youth who are in foster care, but we recognize the extra struggles that LGBTQIA+ youth face being a part of that system. Our advocates strive to help all youth feel safe and secure.
www.casaofharfordcounty.org

Cecil College

Friend Sponsor

Cecil College is devoted to enriching the lives of all students by focusing on diversity, inclusion, equity, academic assistance, scholarships, leadership training, and community service. Cecil provides a supportive learning environment to a diverse body of students as they build the skills and knowledge to achieve academic success. We welcome LGBTQ+ students to our college community, and encourage them to take advantage of the resources at Student Life https://www.cecil.edu/student-resources/multicultural-student-services.

Coming of Age Youth Group

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Harford County

Friend Sponsor

What unites us are our core principles that uphold seven real-world values:

Believing in the worthiness of every person.
Showing compassion and fairness.
Accepting others for who they are.
Growing through a personal search for truth.
Leading with democratic spirit.
Working for justice.
And understanding that everything is interconnected.

“Whoever you are, whomever you love – you are welcome here.”

In middle school we participated in OWL (Our Whole Lives), where we learned about healthy relationships, gender identity, sexual orientation, sexual health, and cultural influences on sexuality.

Now that we are in high school we participate in COA (Coming of Age) which marks the transition from childhood, as we investigate our personal spirituality with the support of adult mentors.
https://www.uufhc.net

Harford County Government

Friend Sponsor

http://harfordcountymd.gov

Queer Kid Stuff

Friend Sponsor

Queer Kid Stuff is an LGBTQ+ educational web series for ages 3 and up. Created and co-hosted by Lindsay ‘Lindz’ Amer, Queer Kid Stuff spreads radical joy through queer and intersectional media. Join Lindz and their best stuffed-friend Teddy online at queerkidstuff.com!

Rebecca Cole, Realtor®️

Friend Sponsor

Love where you live
Rebecca is passionate about delivering red carpet real estate service to buyers and sellers in Maryland. She is the proud parent and ally of the LGTBQIA+ community. A portion of her sales is donated to local charities.

To Wag For

Friend Sponsor

To Wag For is participating again with UCB Pride! We are a locally owned Grooming Salon and Retail store located on Main Street in the heart of Bel Air. We do our best every day to help our surrounding community. The rainbow of our world is beautiful, kind, and loving; To Wag For will always be there to celebrate that rainbow!
https://towagforpets.com

PFLAG

Founding Sponsor

PFLAG Bel Air MD promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer persons, their families and friends.

Roche & Associates

Founding Sponsor

https://winiroche.com

St John's Church
Havre de Grace

Host & Founding Sponsor

We are an active and historic community church, openly welcoming all who walk through our doors. We recognize each person as an individual sent by God who will enrich our lives. On Sundays, we come together as the people of God to celebrate the life and message of Christ. Our service is founded in the Anglican tradition and embraces the modern world. We hope you will honor us with a visit and we look forward to sharing God’s love with you.

Rev. James Snodgrass, Priest in Charge
St John’s Cupboard offers free meals and food supplies open every Friday from 10am - 12pm. During this pandemic instead of a sit-down meal, we will have take-out lunches. We are following all guidelines mandated by the CDC - everyone must wear a mask, hand sanitizer if given out at the door, 6ft social distancing and we will be bagging your groceries. We welcome everyone in need.

We would love to have you join our family. It is not complicated; it just starts by letting us know. Please say something to our priest after the service or contact the church office.

Wish you the best of luck with the online virtual Pride Festival looking forward to seeing you next year in person.

www.stjohnshdg.org

Together We Will

Founding Sponsor

TOGETHER WE WILL is an inclusive and diverse group of neighbors creating a just community that empowers individuals to participate in our democracy. We will REACH OUT, SPEAK OUT and STEP OUT whenever democracy is marginalized or jeopardized. We fight for social justice and a place where all can thrive.

Together We Will is proud to be a sponsor of the Second Annual Upper Chesapeake Pride Festival. We are also a member of the Harford County Coalition for Equal Justice which is working with the Harford County NAACP, the Harford County Caucus of African American Leaders, and BRIDGE, MD, INC. to bring awareness and change to the 4 Law Enforcement Agencies in Harford County. We are involved in many other efforts as well.
https://togetherharford.org
info@togetherharford.org

Meet our Awesome 2020 Sponsors

Presenting Sponsor

Harford Community College

Host Sponsors

Supporter Sponsors

Friend Sponsors

Founding Sponsors

Harford County Cultural Arts Board

Host Sponsor

City of Havre de Grace

Host Sponsor

Nature's Care & Wellness

Host Sponsor

Virtually Nat

Host Sponsor

APGFCU

Host Sponsor

Harford County Public Library

Supporter Sponsor

Jamie Davis Books

Supporter Sponsor

Praxis Engineering

Supporter Sponsor

American Association of University Women

Friend Sponsor

Big House Signs

Friend Sponsor

CASA of Harford County

Friend Sponsor

Cecil College

Friend Sponsor

Coming of Age Youth Group

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Harford County

Friend Sponsor

Harford County Government

Friend Sponsor

Queer Kid Stuff

Friend Sponsor

Rebecca Cole, Realtor®️

Friend Sponsor

To Wag For

Friend Sponsor

PFLAG

Founding Sponsor

Roche & Associates

Founding Sponsor

St John's ChurchHavre de Grace

Host & Founding Sponsor

Together We Will

Founding Sponsor

St John's Church
Havre de Grace