WINTER PARK, Fla. | Local resident, business owner and LGBTQ activist, Thor Falk has announced the formation of the Winter Park PRIDE Project, which looks to “promote and celebrate” Winter Park as a “diverse and inclusive community where everyone is welcome.”
According to a Jan. 18 press release, the newly-formed nonprofit’s first initiative will be to provide 1,000 Winter Park residence with a free Pride flag to be flown outside of their homes during this year’s Pride month in June.
“I believe these flags will give Winter Park residents an opportunity to show their support and, in doing so, help LGBTQ+ people of all ages to know they are a valued part of the Winter Park community,” Falk said in the press release.
The cost of the Pride flags will be covered through fundraising efforts, the release states. The organization plans to reach out to Winter Park businesses and organizations for support and collaboration. Once the flags are purchased, excess funds will be donated to organizations and programs which benefit LGBTQ youth or promote diversity and inclusion in Winter Park.
The Winter Park PRIDE Project is modeled after a similar initiative outside of Boston in Hingham, Massachusetts from last year. Community members raised funds to supply anyone in the town with a Pride flag who wanted one to display during the month of June.
Falk is in the process of assembling a board of directors which he hopes will include members of the LGBTQ community as well as allies.
For more information on the Winter Park PRIDE Project and how you can get a flag, visit WinterParkPrideProject.org.
