PRIDE 2024 Dinner and Celebration

• Presented By ECU Main Campus Student Center
• Dates January 6, 2024
• Time 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM

The PRIDE Dinner and Celebration returns on Saturday, January 6. The evening begins at 5 pm with drinks and hors d’oeuvres with the dinner and program beginning at 7 pm. Tickets are $75 per person and $600 for a table of eight.Sandy Thurman will deliver the 2024 keynote address. Sandy is the Chief Strategy Officer for the United States Department of State’s Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator and Health Diplomacy.Paul Coleman Temple/Purina Chow will be honored with the 2024 Dr. Jesse R. Peel LGBTQ Advocacy Award. A native of eastern North Carolina, Paul Coleman Temple has dedicated his life to raising awareness and educating on the topic of HIV, of which he is a 38-year survivor. His creation, the Legendary Purina Chow has entertained the masses for the past 36 years.