PRIDE Block Party
Join AVER, MVA, SPARTA, SVA, TAVA, and VA all month long as we celebrate Pride Month by giving back to our communities.
Join us all month long as we celebrate and give back!
Pride block parties are an integral part of LGBTQ pride celebrations across the country. Again this year, the pandemic has caused many pride parades, festivals, and block parties to be canceled for the safety of the community. Canceling these events does not mean that we can’t still celebrate our pride and make an impact in the community around us.
This Pride month, we welcome you to join a coalition of veteran organizations for a virtual Veteran Pride Block Party. This is a virtual event to celebrate pride and engage members in camaraderie, solidarity, and action in your local community and neighborhood by cleaning up your block and making a positive impact on those around you.
This coalition of organizations and volunteers is committed to leaving the world a better place than we found it.
How to Participate:
- Organize a trash cleanup
- Host a canned food drive
- Mentor LGBTQ+ youth
- Organize a collection for menstrual products
- Donate a Pride Flag
- Weed communal flower beds
- Mow your neighbor’s lawn
- Trim overgrown bushes
- Self care
Did you host a volunteer event? Add your service hours to our total below!
| Date | Organization Name or Chapter | Activity | Hours | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abby Kinch | [email protected] | 6/1/21 | Student Veterans of America National Headquarters | Middle School Campus Cleanup | 1 |
| Kayli Tomasheski | [email protected] | 6/4/21 | Florida State University | Cemetery Headstone & Garden Grooming | 2 |
| Kevin Monell | [email protected] | 6/4/21 | SVA National HQ | Front Yard & Sidewalk Clean Up | 1 |
| Kevin Monell | [email protected] | 6/4/21 | SVA HQ | Front Yard Clean Up | 1 |
| James Haines | [email protected] | 6/5/21 | SVA National Headquarters | Helped my friends understand my trans friend and then we all played with her and made her feel welcome in our group. | 3 |
| Jacen Haines | [email protected] | 6/6/21 | SVA National Headquarters | Yard Clean up | .5 |
| Lindsay Church | [email protected] | 6/8/21 | Minority Veterans of America | Neighborhood Cleanup and Garden Building | 3 |
| Lindsay Church | [email protected] | 6/8/21 | Minority Veterans of America | Neighborhood Cleanup and Garden Build | 3 |
| Felica Ruiz | [email protected] | 6/16/21 | State University SVA | Mow neighbor’s lawn | 1 |
| Andy Blevins | [email protected] | 6/13/21 | Minority Veterans of America | Trash Clean-Up | 4 |
| Lindsay Church | [email protected] | 6/26/21 | Minority Veterans of America - Richmond | Richmond Slave Trail Cleanup | 25 |
| Keshawn Ballard | [email protected] | 6/19/21 | Minority Veterans of America - Atlanta | Canned Good and School Supply Drive | 8 |