Who We Are & What We Do

The Truro Pride Society fosters the relationship with the local 2SLGBTQIA+ community and the traditional, business, and political communites of Colchester County.

Mission

The Truro Pride Society creates conversations and fosters understanding between 2SLGBTQIA+community members and the members of the local, traditional, and social communities in which they reside. Conversations are respectful, inclusive, celebrate diversity, and conducted to encourage intersectionality. Truro Pride will advocate for safer spaces, celebratory events, such as the Truro Pride Parade, and better understanding of 2SLGBTQIA+ challenges and successes.

Vision

The Truro Pride Society works to improve the representation and wellbeing of the local 2SLGBTQIA+community within the larger communities of Truro and Colchester County while celebrating the diversity, uniqueness, and relevance of us all in relation to each other.

Objectives

Foster Truro and Colchester County to become a more inclusive and accepting region

Organize the yearly Truro Pride Parade and festival events as a 2SLGBTQIA+ community led activity

Plan and execute ‘365 days of pride’ which celebrate all members of the community

Work with other community organizations to ensure the unique needs of the 2SLGBTQIA+ are considered and offer professional development and diversity training

Advocate with local business and government for the recognition of 2SLGBTQIA+ concerns within Truro and Colchester County

Meet the Board

Raelee Rath

Secretary

Raelee is a member of the Truro Pride Society Board of Directors and was born and raised in Truro. Raelee works as a Project Manager in two Colchester-based small businesses and is a small business owner herself. She also sits on the board of the Truro Colchester Partnership for Economic Prosperity and is a youth hockey coach. She has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from Acadia University and an MBA from Dalhousie University. Raelee has a passion for learning and educating about how we can make communities and workplaces more welcoming and inclusive. In her free time Raelee enjoys playing hockey and building LEGO kits.

Alana Weatherbee – Vice-Chair
Eric McCrea – Treasurer
Nicole Lennerton – Secretary

Members-at-Large:
Amanda Hemsworth
Jana Dellapinna
Jillian Toonders
Paula Whittaker
Saribel Deslauriers

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