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L Glenmont GBTQ Community Celebrates at Capital PRIDE Festival and Rally

L Glenmont GBTQ Community Celebrates at Capital PRIDE Festival and Rally

Glenmont Job Corps students attended the 12th annual Capital Pride Celebration on Saturday June 11, 2016 with recreation staff, Ms. Stevens. The event started with a parade through the streets of Albany ending in Washington park. The celebrations continued with tons of great vendors including food and drinks, fun-filled family zone, and amazing entertainment. The 2016 Capital PRIDE Festival & Rally was a great family-friendly celebration of the LGBTQ community and their allies. The students who attended enjoyed the enter-tainment and bonded with each other and members in the community.The day after coming together and celebrating pride in our com-munity, on June 12, 2016 the devastating event occurred in Orlando, Florida. Glenmont Job Corps staff and students would like to express our deepest sorrow for the victims and their loved ones affected by the unimagi-nable tragedy. Our hearts go out to those impacted by this terrible tragedy.