We are actively building this year's show, recruiting helpers, and collecting donations. We invite everyone to get involved in this community event in the way they are most comfortable. We are looking for entertainment (dog trainer, ASL interpreters, etc.), vendors, volunteers, sponsors, and much more. If you aren't able to contribute in one of these ways, no worries at all, please show up the day of and join us in celebrating identity in community!
If you have questions or need any additional support, and can't find the answers here on the website or on our social media, reach out! Executive Director, Abby White (awhite@hopedevelopmentp.com), can help get you connected with the answer you seek or the person that can help you.
Plateau Pride 2025 is fast approaching!!
Click the image above or here to sign up as a volunteer!
Volunteer to help make this year's event the best Plateau Pride yet!
Goodwill Industries is hosting a donation drive in the front parking lot. Priority parking will go to those bringing donations for the drive.
Items Accepted:
Clothing, shoes, boots, accessories, handbags, jewelry, hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, shoes, luggage, books, records, CDs, videotapes, DVDs, games, toys, sports equipment, workout equipment, weight benches, dumbbells, yoga mats, bikes, wheeled toys, musical instruments, housewares, dishes, glassware, kitchen; utensils, flatware, lamps, small appliances, microwaves, collectibles, antiques, knickknacks, other giftware, hand tools, small power tools, garden tools, Domestics: linens, curtains, blankets, sheets, small area rugs, framed art, mirrors,etc. Electronics including but not limited to: CPUs, Flat-screen, monitors (no CRTs), hard drives, laptops, cell phones, VCRs, DVD players, tablets, TVs working flat screen (no CRTs), stereo &, sound systems, game systems &, accessories
Items NOT Accepted:
Furniture, chairs, stools, couches, mattresses, bed frames, desks or other office furniture, tables of any kind, dressers, bookcases, entertainment centers, large exercise equipment, treadmills, pianos, organs, printers, fax machines, household chemical products such as pesticides, paint, paint thinner, drain cleaner, oven cleaner, aerosols, and other environmentally unfriendly waste products. Automotive hazardous waste such as tires, lead-acid batteries, additives, gasoline, oils, antifreeze, etc. Large appliances such as refrigerators, freezers, stoves/ovens, washers/dryers, air conditioners, dehumidifiers, furnaces, trash compactors, water heaters, large console stereos, Freon-based appliances, etc. Personal care items such as shampoo, conditioner, nail polish remover, shaving cream, hairsprays, or shavers, fragrance items, carpet or carpet padding, light fixtures, light bulbs, bed pillows, futons, plumbing fixtures or building materials, traditional recyclables such as glass, newsprint, office paper, cardboard, plastics, magazines, junk mail, etc. weapons such as guns, bows and arrows, ammunition, etc. flares, fireworks, or flammable items, pet food and treats, cribs, car seats, strollers, walkers, high, chairs or other products that do not meet the current safety standards of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, including recalled items. US Flags, Food, beverages, or perishable items
Plateau Pride 2025 Sponsors:
Check out our Donations page for more information about sponsorship levels. Below you will find photos from previous years of Plateau Pride. Thank you to all of the performers, sponsors, volunteers, and community members that make Plateau Pride possible each year.
Check out our Donations page for more information about sponsorship levels. Below you will find photos from previous years of Plateau Pride. Thank you to all of the performers, sponsors, volunteers, and community members that make Plateau Pride possible each year.
Silver level:
United Methodist Church
Bronze level:
Pearl level:
Hope Development Practice thrives on small donations throughout the year. These generally fall in the "Pearl" level of donations as it is a variable category that encompasses cash donations under $250 and inkind donations. We are grateful to each and every one of our donors and sponsors. We couldn't do what we do and put on epic events like Plateau Pride without each of you!!
Proudest Pooch Fashion Show:
A FURTASTIC THANK YOU to Tails Pet Resort for Sponsoring the gift basket prizes of the Proudest Pooch Fashion Show AGAIN this year!! Our tails are absolutely wagging with excitement for another great event! Thank you!!
Why Plateau Pride?
Plateau Pride is our largest annual community engagement effort. It marks the celebration of our coming out in 2022 as a nonprofit specializing in accessible, inclusive, and representational mental health services for the LGBTQIA2S+ and the rest of the Gender, Sex, and Relationally Diverse(GSRD) people of Washington state. There is significant support in our state around the Sound for our community. In Washington, like most areas of the United States, the further out you get from metropolitan areas, the less safe and less inclusive the areas tend to be for marginalized populations like the Queer community. While located in the plateaued portion of Pierce County, our nonprofit works with individuals and families across the state and in the more rural areas thanks to the telehealth expansions after COVID.
We know that the more you can see the human in someone, the more likely you are to treat them with respect and safety. Plateau Pride brings this spirit and felt sense of safety, acceptance, and inclusion to a more rural area of the state that has historically not been a safe space for the GSRD people living there. As our office is based out of Puyallup, we have kept the event in Pierce County.
We know our work is important, just watch the videos from each year and you can see how this event is impacting communities. We are hearing that for the first time in their life, participants feel they can truly be themselves in their hometown. We fervently believe no person should have to live in fear of being themself and we are showing up each year at community events and hosting out own, Plateau Pride, in order to facilitate this community healing. Please join us in this effort in whichever way you are comfortable. Whether that is participating in the event, volunteering, donating, or even liking and/or sharing our social media presence. Our message is clear, you are valid as who you are right now. You have community that loves you and together we can heal the wounds of bigotry and rejection. Our day to day work is to help heal families and individuals in order to promote a safer community. At Plateau Pride, we target healing for the community directly.
If you are a fan of what we do and want to take part in bringing community healing, take your time looking around our site. There are many opportunities to partner with us and contribute to the healing in our mission, vision, and values. Follow us on social media and sign up for our newsletter. Visit the site often as our public calendar is on our homepage and we post announcements there as well. We create the safer future we need by working together.
Are you interested in becoming a vendor at this year's Plateau Pride? Check out the Vendor Sign Up page for more information. Pay for you booth here!
Plateau Pride 2025 Vendors:
Food Trucks:
We have plenty of room for more food trucks! Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfolgIrM7wMgw4tS36qeRLfCRZwv6W3BXU47cJXfd3q5vyG7w/viewform
Entertainment Line Up:
Catatonic State
DJ Bodhi
Join us as a Vendor, Food Truck, Volunteer!
This is a FREE family focused festival celebrating identity, inclusion, and community!!
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