Ferndale Pride moves to later in 2021 as city evaluates holding events
Becky Wyatt and Paul Hegedüs take in Ferndale Pride in 2019 after participating in the Rainbow Run earlier that day.
File photo by Donna Dalziel
The Pig & Whiskey festival, which usually happens during the summer, will look to hold its event in the fall as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
File photo by Donna Dalziel
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FERNDALE Ferndale Pride, one of the biggest events held in Oakland County, once again will not be held in June this year.
According to organizers, Pride, the massive celebration of the LGBTQ community that’s held each year in the city, originally was scheduled for June 5 but will now occur Oct. 2.
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Despite 2020, Ferndale Pride, foundation still able to donate thousands
Kids at LifeLabs in Ferndale watch as work begins on a greenhouse outside the facility. LifeLabs received a $2,000 grant as part of Ferndale Pride and the Ferndale Community Foundation’s yearly grant program. That $2,000 will be used for the greenhouse.
Photo provided by Natalie Rink
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FERNDALE Despite the COVID-19 pandemic that canceled the event last year, Ferndale Pride and the Ferndale Community Foundation were able to donate more than $20,000 to nearly a dozen local organizations.
Pride and FCF announced in December that they were donating $21,971 to 11 organizations as part of their annual distribution. The grants from Ferndale Pride, in the amount of $2,000 each, will go to Affirmations, Gender Identity Network, Matrix Human Services, Transgender Detroit and Transgender Michigan.