Join us for Blue Ridge Pride October 2, 2010!

Apply For A Grant From Pride!

Blue Ridge Pride reinvests in our community with a grant donated to a deserving LGBTQ focused non-profit in the WNC/Asheville area. Completed applications can be submitted to blueridgepride@yahoo.com by 7/31/10. A winner will chosen by the board of directors and announced by 8/15/2010. Blue Ridge Pride is on the mission to celebrate, educate, and support our local community.

Grant Application (.doc)
Grant Coversheet (.xls)

Blue Ridge Pride
PO Box 2044
Asheville, NC 28802

and email the coversheet and grant application as attachments to blueridgepride@yahoo.com. The recipient will be notified by August 20th. Remember to send both a hard copy AND an email copy!

Submission Guidelines

All sponsor logos should be at web resolution (72 dpi) and no more than 2 inches wide. Squares are suggested, but any readable height is acceptable. 

All Banner ads (top of page) should be at web resolution (72 dpi). The ideal size is 2 inches tall by 8 inches wide, and submissions should be as close as possible to that size. The best candidates for headers and banners have one line of big, bold text clearly legible on a colorful background. 

All event header logos (prom banner, RFP banner) should be at web resolution (72 dpi) and no more than 4 inches wide. Please do not submit posters or flyers as banners. No editing will be done on flattened documents. The best candidates for headers and banners have one line of big, bold text clearly legible on a colorful background. 

Find out more about our sponsorship packages! Check out the sponsorship brochure.

Download our logo in psd (clear back)

Download our logo in jpg (white back

Blue Ridge Pride is a weekend event featuring a day long outdoor festival including mainstage music and entertainers, community talents, educational workshops, regional vendors, and participation from state-wide and local LGBTQ and non-profit organizations.

Blue Ridge Pride, in collaboration with local supporters and night clubs, will bring varied entertainment from dances and receptions to local title pageants throughout the weekend.

In effort to support area business, commerce and the environment, Blue Ridge Pride will encourage local restaurants and businesses to be the main source of vending; offering the immediate community and visitors the opportunity to explore the tastes, crafts, and merchandise that Asheville and the surrounding areas have to offer. All food and beverage vendors will be educated and contracted to use compostable and recyclable dinnerware and cups in order to decrease environmental impact.

Blue Ridge Pride strives to be inclusive of all LGBTQ populations, families, and friends; and in effort of this, create an exciting day that will educate, support awareness, and entertain the overall community at large.

·Contact Ashley Arrington or James Lane at brpsponsor@yahoo.com for inquiries regarding donations or sponsorships of the 2009 event.

·Blue Ridge Pride is continuing to accept volunteers at many levels of participation including grass roots planning and day of event volunteers. Please contact brpvolunteers@yahoo.com for inquires on how you or friends might become involved.

·Please contact Amy Huntsman at 828-301-9444 or email blueridgepride@yahoo.com for general questions.