FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 26, 2006 EQUALITY MARYLAND Contact: Dan Furmansky, Executive Director Phone: 301-587-7500 Cell: 301-461-4900 Email: dan@equalitymaryland.org The 2006 Chesapeake Pride Festival is coming! The Festival will be held on Saturday, August 26th from 1 until 7 PM (rain or shine) at the Historic London Town and Gardens located at 839 Londontown Road, in Edgewater, Maryland. Plan to attend, volunteer or both! For information about purchasing tickets, visit http://www.chesapeakepridefestival.org/index.html. If you are able to volunteer for part of the day, please sign up with Equality Maryland here.

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Equality Maryland is Maryland's largest LGBT civil rights organization, focused on making life better for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens of Maryland. Equality Maryland works to secure and protect the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Marylanders by promoting legislative initiatives on the state, county and municipal levels and educating the public about the issues faced by our diverse community.

Equality Maryland can be found online at www.equalitymaryland.org