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CTV News
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Caesars Windsor donates $10K to Pride Fest
A funding boost of $10,000 was made in support of Pride Fest by Caesars Windsor Cares. Caesars Windsor Cares celebrated Pride month with a special donation of $10,000 in support of Pride Fest. The official announcement was made by Susanne Tomkins, manager of public relations and communications with Caesars Windsor, at Lanspeary Park Wednesday afternoon. This money will directly support social programming designed to address the problem of social isolation. Those initiatives provide meaningful social engagement and participation to increase connections and overcome isolation. This is especially important to foster a welcoming and safe space for people who are age 50 and older of the two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex and asexual adults. PRIDE WINDSOR David Lenz, left, of Windsor-Essex Pride Fest, Susanne Tomkins, manager of Communications at Caesars Windsor, and Wendy Nicholson, president Windsor Pride Fest, on June 11, 2025. (Gary Archibald/CTV News Windsor) Wendy Nicholson is the president of Windsor Pride Fest. Nicholson and her team are appreciative of all support, monetary or otherwise, to help fund programs that in turn assist those in need in the 2SLBBTQIA+ community. 'It means so much to us, just the support of Caesars Windsor,' said Nicholson. 'Also, it's going to help with our programs continue running. Without donations like this, our programs won't be able to run. And every donation we get that goes to, that comes in is very welcomed.'
CTV News
02-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Flag raising at GECDSB celebrates Pride month
Pride flag raising ceremony at the headquarters of the GECDSB in Windsor on June 2. (Gary Archibald/CTV News Windsor) The Pride flag was raised Monday morning at the office of the Greater Essex County District School Board's (GECDSB) headquarters in Windsor. The message is clear – the school board is on the side of inclusion for residents in the community who identify as LGBTQIA2S+. Monday's ceremony and flag raising recognizes June as Pride month on the calendar. The Pride flag will fly throughout the month in recognition and support - and to draw attention to other marginalized groups in our society. For young people in schools who do identify as LGBTQIA2S+, the flag represents acknowledgement of the struggle for equality and acceptance. Wendy Nicholson is president of Windsor Essex Pride Fest and has been at the forefront of the Pride movement in the community for over 30 years. Nicholson champions efforts to make schools in the community a safe place for all, without exception. 'It's very significant just to show that the school board has everybody's back,' said Nicholson. 'They [GECDSB] are here to support not just the LGBTQIA2S+ community, but for all the marginalized kids that are in the school board. It's something very important that needs to be recognized throughout the county – Windsor-Essex.'
