Embrace Western New York

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Final chance to join us in the garden.
Don’t miss brunch, blooms, and beautiful company. 🌿

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Tickets are selling fast for the 28th Annual Buffalo Brunch! Join us Sunday, May 31 at the Foundry Suites in Buffalo to celebrate our incredible 2026 Community Service Award Honorees! Get your tickets and sponsorships today! https://givebutter.com/28th-buffalo-brunch

With our annual Buffalo Brunch coming up on May 31st, we are proud to announce the honorees we will be showcasing this year are:

Denise Sweet
Diana Patton
Rainbow Collective of WNY
Buffalo Bulldogs M.C.

And this year’s Community Service Citation goes to:

Hon. Angela Marinucci

Please join us in celebrating these individuals and organizations in all the work they have done to make our rainbow community flourish in WNY. 💐🌈 Tickets on sale till May 22nd.

Can I ask you a question? Are you going to be at the special q***r trivia next Thursday at Big Ditch?

Taproom Trivia and Big Ditch Brewery and having a q***r themed trivia night and all ticket proceeds go to funding an embraceWNY scholarship.

Tickets are per person and teams can be up to 6 people, anything over will be a penalty.

Doors open at 6pm, Trivia starts at 7pm. Link in bio 🏳️‍🌈📝

We have decided to relocate and reschedule our Annual Brunch and have parterned with the Foundry to provide you with the best, high tea experience we can on May 31st of 2026.

A quick note from our President, Gary Wilson, on our decision:

We’re excited to gather with you in this new space for a meaningful and celebratory brunch. EmbraceWNY remains committed to values of fairness, respect, and community well-being. Thank you for your understanding and continued support—we look forward to seeing you there!

Tickets and Sponsorships are now live in our bio! 🔗

We are proud to announce, the date and theme of our 2026 Buffalo Brunch has been chosen. This year we will be gathering on Sunday, May 3rd in our tea garden best. Our community is taking the chance to explore what a tea party would have been if the space welcomed diversity. Come ready to be surrounded by English gardens, high tea, and wonderful conversation on how the q***r community can continue to spread their roots in our WNY region. Ticket details and more information to come!

Embrace Western New York is currently accepting applications to join our Board of Directors! Apply online today!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedJyP-vS9w2M8lfimMn_9Bs5bvQ2nNKTwJ354cXdXQozB11Q/viewform

Due to technial difficulties, Embrace WNY is currently experiencing web domain issues. Currently, our website and emails are down. If you need to reach us, apply for funding or apply to join our Board of Directors, please send us a message here on Instagram or any of our social media accounts. We are working to rectify this situation and will be back up and running shortly. Thank you all for your patience!