Pride Celebrity Lockup Raises $64,000 Plus
The second annual Pride Bermuda Celebrity Lockup has raised $64,000 and counting, as pledges are still coming in. All funds raised will be used to fund Pride’s drug prevention program.
The event was held Friday March 12, with a cross section of prominent Bermudians generously donating their time for the event, allowing themselves to be placed ‘behind bars’ for the fundraiser.
“Prisoners” included Comedian Bruce Barritt, former professional footballer Shaun Goater, Bermuda Democratic Alliance Chairman Craig Cannonier, Businessman E. Michael Jones, St. Georges Mayor Kenny Bascome, Insurance executive Robin Spencer Arscott, Ex-Commodore of the RBYC Ralph Richardson, former UBP candidate Jeff Sousa, Wine Executive Valerie Crisson, Attorney General Kim Wilson and more.
The video below shows some of the “prisoners” being escorted in:
The unique event serves to raise funds and awareness for drug prevention in Bermuda. In order to be ‘released’ from lockup, sufficient bail must be raised, which is of course then donated to Pride Bermuda.
Pride Bermuda began in 1986 after four parents [Wendy Lambert, Judith Burgess, Vaughn Harvey and Diana Corday] attended an American Pride Conference and brought the concept back to Bermuda. They decided to start their a local organization designed at educating parents about the role they play in preventing their child from getting involved in drug abuse.
For more on Pride see their website, and for a report and photo gallery of the event see here.
