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The Uniquely Us Festival, organized by the Buffalo Grove Park District, will feature two 45-minute sets by the band Catfight, a dodgeball arena, food trucks, a beer and wine tent-and multiple community acts, including a performance by Molly and two dozen of her fellow thespians who will perform Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” To date, 90 groups, organizations, and politicians have signed on to be parade participants. especially because they know there’s a festival they can attend after the parade-so attendees get to make a whole day of it,” says Carolyn. Will Buffalo Grove attract comparable numbers? “I won’t be shocked if 10,000 people show up.
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Last year, Aurora’s inaugural pride parade drew an estimated 5,000 attendees. Despite the costs, the opportunity for Molly and other Buffalo Grove locals to openly express their identity without having to leave the community is priceless. became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in September 2018, sponsorship contributions led to an overall amount raised of more than $50,000 to cover security and other associated costs, according to Carolyn. Within a month of launching a GoFundMe campaign, Molly raised $10,000, and to date, she has raised more than $20,000 via the donation platform. Galvanized by the outpouring of support she witnessed while marching in Aurora’s first pride parade in June 2018, Molly recorded a video publicly coming out and asking for monetary assistance to organize a parade in Buffalo Grove. We don’t want anyone turned away from the parade because it’s inappropriate,” explains Molly, who in addition to raising LGBTQ awareness, performs with Big Deal Productions, Buffalo Grove Park District’s award-winning theater program. “We want people to be able to bring their kids. Molly and her mom are asking participants to keep themselves and their floats “fully-clothed and advertising a positive message.” Just be sure to keep it all family-friendly, suggests Molly Pinta, the 13-year-old student at Twin Groves Middle School who organized the parade along with her mom Carolyn, a Spanish teacher at the school.
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