PRIDESTERS ... On Stage!

Some of our friends are performing on stage this month!

Kirt Bateman is directing and Phaidra (Benincosa) Atkinson is starring in

The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Midvale Performing Arts Center, located at 695 W Center St (7720 S). Midvale, UT. The show will run Thursdays - Saturdays from Feb 4th to Feb 20th.

Visit http://www.pinnacleactingcompany.org/ for more information or to order tickets!

For the location, click here: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?city=Midvale&state=UT&address=695+W+Center+St&zipcode=84047-7123&country=US&latitude=40.610659&longitude=-111.910139&geocode=ADDRESS

BTW .... Tickets are 2-for-1 on opening night (This Thursday).

PRIDE Happy New Year Lunch

Golden Corral
8860 South Redwood Road
West Jordan, UT

02 January 2010
11:30am - 1:30pm

Reservation is under: "Pride Team"

Map

We hope all that are in town that day will be able to make it! Sorry for the short notice.

RSVP on Facebook!

Message from Chris Timothy

Got this message recently from Chris Timothy. Thought I'd pass it along to everyone (since it was to everyone)!

"Hey!

I just went online and googled myself and found out that you had entered information that was so wonderful about me. Thank you so much. My heart is still with PRIDE! I am so sorry that I missed the Reunion this past summer. You are all the very best forever, and don’t you forget it!

Chris"

PRIDE Lunch - September 2009

02 September 2009
11:30am

Rumbi Island Grill
148 East 12300 South
Draper, UT

Map (Click on Draper after the page loads)
Menu

We'll wait til 11:45am to go through the ordering line. If you arrive after 11:45am, order as soon as you arrive and come find us in the seating area.

This is close enough to the point of the mountain that both Salt Lake and Utah Counties are invited.

We hope to see you there! (RSVP on facebook - or comment on this post if you don't use facebook)

PRIDE Reunion Ordering Information

Hello all,

I know not everyone is from the 94-96 years....but some of you may be interested in ordering anyway:

First, if anyone is still interested in ordering the PRIDE Reunion 94-96 book that Anna DeMille put together for us, the cost is being held at $41.70. Please contact Anna at idohm@mac.com. Please note that she is in the middle of moving from North Carolina back to Utah right at this moment (P.S. she has 2 books that were pre-ordered, but not paid for, so has 2 books ready for ownership!)

Second, Spencer Hale has put the following together:

The Final Curtain (the final 10 year reunion held in 1996 for ALL of the PRIDE years, with videos from ALL of the years) on DVD

The 1994-1996 Team Videos on DVD

And is finishing creation of a 1994-1996 Reunion Video DVD

Each individual DVD is $15 alone. If you want to purchase the Final Curtain and 94-96 video DVD's together, the cost is $25.00 for both.

Spencer has been crazy busy all summer with the Wedding Season in UT (the life of a Wedding videographer!)...so sorry it has taken time to get the orders mailed out to everyone who ordered and didn't pick theirs up at the 94-96 reunion.

If you would still like to order a DVD/set of DVD's....were unable to order one at the reunion, and/or are from a different year, but would like a copy of the DVD from the Final Curtain, please contact Spencer at:

spencer@halefire.com

He is planning on putting up an order page connected to his Website soon, but again, has been crazy busy. So, for right now contact him to order and shipping info./costs.

Also, please note to the couple people who were interested in a PRIDE song CD, all the original recordings of our beautiful voices have been uploaded onto the PRIDE website that Jeff Lister has put together in Mp3 format, so anyone can burn their own CD for FREE :)

Here is the website for the "Download" page:

http://www.utahspride.com/downloads.php

Thanks everyone!

PRIDE Lunch - July 2009

Calling all Pridesters! Preston Thorne is in town and would like to hook up with friends from PRIDE - so we are setting up a PRIDE Lunch while he is here!

On Monday, July 20th, we will be gathering at the Goodwood Barbecue restaurant in Draper. We will meet at 11:45, and hope to get a good-sized crowd.




Menu:
Go to http://www.goodwoodbbq.com/ then click Menu, then Lunch Menu

Map to restaurant:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Goodwood+Barbecue+133+East+12300+South+Draper,+Utah&sll=40.284764,-111.676712&sspn=0.209258,0.43293&ie=UTF8&cd=1&ll=40.666056,-111.952057&spn=0.416145,0.86586&z=11&iwloc=A

PRIDE Reunion 94-96 Photo

Now if this doesn't capture the way it used to be... I don't know what does. ;)

Props to Mindi Larson (Baker) for this photo... she posted a bunch more on our Facebook group; so get over there and check them out. Thanks, Mindi!

PRIDE Reunion 94-96

Well Jeff summed everything up beautifully! Thank you everyone for your help! It was awesome to see so many people, and to be able to reconnect! Thank you especially to the Committee members: Ginger G., Mindi B., Carly R., Missy G., Brad L., Spencer H., and Anna D. (hope I didn't forget anyone!). Thank you especially to Jarin B. as well for coming, bringing the music, and calling Jeff :) And thank you Donna and Jaci for hosting us at their house! I know I said this there, but seriously, thank you for your support everyone--and you're welcome! It was great to plan---but I couldn't do it without everyone's help and cooperation!

Anyway--will get pics up soon! And thanks Mindi B. and Donna for being willing to send group pics (as I don't think my camera was in with the pile of camera's in order to get those pics!!!)

Thoughts on the 94-96 Reunion

I should let Mary start this post, but I'm going to because I got here first... ;)
(Feel free to still leave your comments, Mary.)

I wasn't able to attend the park portion of the reunion, but I crashed the night party at Donna's house; and I'm so glad they welcomed me there. Despite it not being one of the year's I was on PRIDE, it turns out I had plenty of ties to people who attended (Jon Best, Spencer Hale, Kat Newell, BJ and Cheri Denison, Jack Threet, the Newbold clan, etc.)

I originally wasn't going to go, but Jarin Blackham (who provided the music) persisted in encouraging me to come, and I'm so glad he did.

Mary and the planning committee (forgive me for not knowing who all was involved) did a bang-up job putting together a very enjoyable reunion. It was really fun to sit back and watch as everyone from the final two years of PRIDE watched their video yearbooks from back-in-the-day. It reaffirms to me why Mary and I share the same passion of trying to do what we can to keep the PRIDEsters in touch.

For those of you that missed the reunion, you missed some good times. Jarin provided background music during dinner (the food was most excellent.) One of the PRIDE songs came on and Sonja (sorry, I don't remember her last name) got up and started busting out the moves! It was awesome to see someone remembered the dances! :)

The reunion committee also provided PRIDEster trivia and photo recognition games which were fun.

Afterward, we went inside to take group pictures (as soon as one is uploaded, we'll get it posted here... my apologies, I forgot my camera!!!) The group was having so much fun gabbing together (just like old times) that it was near impossible to sync up to snap the shot. Holding to tradition, we pulled a "1-2-3! Take PRIDE!"

Then we watched a video Spencer Hale put together from the events of the day and "now" pictures of the PRIDEsters; followed by the two video yearbooks from the final two years.

I had to leave after the first video yearbook, so I'm not sure what happened after that. I'll rely on you PRIDEsters that attended to fill in the gaps (make sure to tell about the park event too!)

Thanks to all that came, especially those that this event was important enough to come from out-of-state to attend. It means so much to everyone to see you!

I had so much fun, I'm looking forward to planning a 1991-1994 reunion in the future!

So everyone that attended the fabulous festivities, we want to hear from you! Please share with those that weren't able to come your thoughts and feelings about your experience; and thanks again to everyone both on the committee and those that attended, that made this reunion such a special success.

What was it the video said? "Once a PRIDEster... always a PRIDEster."

PRIDE Reunion Update

Hello all attending the 1994-1996 PRIDE Reunion:

The information about the reunion has just been updated on the PRIDE Group event page.

Also, for those who have RSVP'd for the dinner: $ for the dinner is due by this Thursday, June 18th. All those who have RSVP'd received an e-mail with payment information. If you have any questions, please e-mail pridereunion9495@gmail.com

Thank you!