2023 Festival Supporters…
Please take note of our valued supporters who have made substantial contributions to Salt Spring Island and its 2SLGBTQIA+ and allies community. When making decisions on purchasing goods and services, please keep them in mind. Your support for these businesses recognizes their fine efforts as involved corporate citizens in our community. The Salt Spring Pride Festival is grateful to all who have contributed to the festival’s success. If we have inadvertently excluded anyone deserving from this list, please accept our sincerest apologies.
PRESENTING PARTNERS
HOSPITALITY
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
MEDIA PARTNERS
MAJOR SPONSORS
FESTIVAL FRIENDS
DONORS
GRANTS
Special Thanks…
The Salt Spring Pride Festival is grateful to all who have contributed to the success of this year’s festival. If we have inadvertently excluded anyone deserving from this list, please accept our sincerest apologies.
Shamana Ali
Emily Andromeda (Emily Whitehall)
All Saints by-the-Sea - Anglican Parish of Salt Spring Island
Aoyama Tetsuya
AquaLink – Chris Hall
Auntie Pesto’s Café – Liz and Shawn Walton
BC Ferry and Marine Workers Union
BC General Employees Union (BCGEU)
BC SPCA Salt Spring Island Branch – Gerald Lewandowski and Jen MacLellan
Robert Beringer
Michael Birkett – DJ
Butterflyway Beyond Hope BC – Anne McKague
Buzzy's Luncheonette
Joy Cameron
Canadian Orca Rescue Society – Eric Pittman
CiderWorks at Salt Spring Apple Company - Peri Lavender
Copper Kettle Community Partnership
CUPE Vancouver Island District Council
Shauna Devlin
Damsel Flight Designs - Carolyn Walkner
Dragonfly Art Supplies
Folk Stock & Trade
Fierté Canada Pride - Pride Security Grant via WAGE (Women and Gender Equality) Canada
Foxglove Farm – Jeanne-Marie Herman and Michael Ableman
Gallery 8
Ganges Fitness
Gulf Island Picture Framing
Gulf Island School District (SD64) – Tisha Boulter
Harbour House Hotel – Kelly Armstrong
Mark Hiltz
Tim Hiltz
John Howe
Karen Hudson
Kristan Huthmacher
Inculeader Marketing Ltd. – Andrew Hutchinson
Island Community Services
Island Health
Island Magic Touch
Island Pathways
Islanders Working Against Violence (IWAV) – Heather Picotte
IslEnt Productions, with Craig’s Pride Karaoke
David Jacquest
Mark Laberge
Laurie’s Recycling & Garbage
Living Water Media Services – Dave Vollrath
Love My Kitchen Shop
Donna Madsen
Erin Magly
Carolyn McAskie and Sylvia Spring
Morgan McConnell
Keegan McEvoy
Metta VanderVliet
Mondo & Company
Mouat’s Dockside Shopping – Dave Toynbee
Rick Meyers aka Ms. Vikki Smudge
Monik Nordine
OMG Boutique
Sharon Proske
PurnaMa
Raven & Gold
Kim Robinson
Rock Salt Restaurant & Café
Flossy Rockwell
Christie Roome
Royal Canadian Legion – Branch #92 | Salt Spring Island, BC
Julian Sale
Salt Spring Arts Council
Salt Spring Books
Salt Spring Eye Care Optometry Clinic – Dr. Andrea Varju
Salt Spring Inn
Salt Spring Literacy Society
Salt Spring Island Farmers' Institute – Bradley Damsgaard, Barry Dunster, Desiree Nelson, Elly Rakhmetouline
Salt Spring Island Film Festival
Salt Spring Island Fire and Rescue - Mitchell Sheffrin, Campbell Jackson
Salt Spring Island Public Library – Julia Wagner
Salt Spring Island RCMP – Sergeant Clive Seabrook | Detachment Commander
Salt Spring Literacy Society
Salt Spring Mercantile Ltd. – Matt Rissling
Salt Spring Water Co.
Sasquatch Clan Patrol – Adrian Sylvester, with Derek Thomas and Jason Sylvester
Shelder the Electric Clamfish - Michelle Footz
Southern Gulf Islands Tourism Partnership Society – Jacqueline East and Jamie Sterling
SSI Mobile Electronic Repair
Steffich Fine Art
SWITCHBOARD CAFE
THE FISHBOWL – Genevieve Price
The Fritz Movie Theatre
The Local Barber Shop
The Mateada Lounge – Janna Zahorodniuk and Tom Van Deursen
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Derek Thompson - Indigenous Guest Speaker and Workshop Presenter
Phoebe Fae Thompson - website design
Transition Salt Spring – Darlene Gage
Twang & Pearl Boutique
Vancouver Island Persons with AIDS Society
Vikki Smudge – Drag Queen Extraordinaire
Kath Webster
Whiskers Pet Store
Adrian Wright Law Professional Corporation
Anne Zeller
Meghan Zoot-Woods
ORGANIZING TEAM
Juli Mallett, President – DAISSI Society Board
Karen Cunningham, Vice President – DAISSI Society Board
Susan Higginbotham, Director – DAISSI Society Board
Shellyse Szakacs, Director - DAISSI Society Board
JZ Brown, Director – DAISSI Society Board
Jesse Brown – Grants
Jean Burgess - Planning, Coordination, and Campground
Lindsay Dann – Project Developer and Festival Co-ordinator
Steve Martindale – Planning and Promotions
PRIDE PARADE
Bethany Somerville
Rowan Percy
PRIDE VILLAGE COMMONS
Robert Birch - Programming
Caffyn Jesse
VOLUNTEERS
Natu Mbanefo - Volunteer Coordinator