Need Volunteers! Parade Safety Parade Pacers Parade Motivators Committee Members Flag Carriers Contact NWA Pride Volunteer Appreciation Potluck will be held for all volunteers. Date and Location to be determined.

Welcome to Northwest Arkansas Pride NWA Pride was organized to help facilitate Pride events in Northwest Arkansas. It is the goal of NWA Pride to have a Pride Parade on a yearly basis, so as to promote Pride, self-esteem, and community in the Northwest Arkansas region.     NWA Pride Yahoo Group This year's parade will be on June 27, 2009. Start Lineup at 8 AM, parade starts at 10 AM on N East Street. Rally to follow soon after parade in Walton Arts Center parking lot.  RAIN or SHINE! This parade is dedicated to Martha Lindsay, a hero in GLBT community, recently passed from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); otherwise known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease." Martha will be greatly missed. We will have a 60 X 30 Pride Flag, so we will need volunteers to carry it. We need at least 20 people to carry the flag. Please contact us below if you would like to help. We are pleased to announce the Reitans and Daniel Karslake as the Grand Marshal for the NWA Pride Parade 2009. Randi and Phil Reitan who were in the film, "For the Bible Tells Me So", and have stood up to James Dobson and Focus on the Family. Jake, their son, just confirmed, so he will be there as well. Daniel Karslake, the producer, director, and writer of "For the Bible Tells Me So, " will be there too. If you would like to have a float, which includes cars, motorcycles, and other motorized or anything towed, or would like to speak at the rally following the parade, please fill out appropriate forms on the left of this page. These forms can be filled out during staging of the parade, but would save time if it is already filled out prior to the parade. Note: It is free to participate in the parade, there is no requirement to be a sponsor, either as a business or organization. Those organizations or businesses that provide in-kind or services to NWA Pride will be listed as supporters. Subject to approval by NWA Pride. Stay tuned for more details. If you would like to help, contact NWA Pride. Meetings are open to the public.