In 1997, a football-field long pride flag was made to carry down the parade route. It was produced by Rev. Bruce Barton of the Metropolitan Community Church of Salt Lake City, UT along with a dozen helpers (including Bruce Harmon, Jeff Freedman, Carrie Gayler, Lynn Sasaki, Terry Gillman and Garth Snyder) whom called it, a "tremendous symbol of pride and unity". Completed the day of the parade (June 8 at 4:15 am), it was composed of 35 bolts of lightweight fabric in six colors, and took more than 80 hours to sew this 300 foot long flag. Over 100 marchers would hold the sides; people often threw donations onto the flag and children would run around underneath. The first flag bearers were the Utah Gay and Lesbian Youth group and all others that did not belong to a community organization. They took it from the Utah State Capitol Building, down State Street, past the LDS Church Office Building and onto the Salt Lake City and County Building. In 2012, the original flag had seen better days and a new one from Colonial Flag was purchased for $5,000. It is 30x200 feet and made of nylon, with hand holds every 18". Also, UPC gifted Moab Pride their own 100' flag.