35 Years of Winterfest
Winterfest is a Parkland-Spanaway community event that inspires hope by connecting low-income families with gifts and resources during the holiday season. In previous years, Winterfest has served hundreds of local families by offering a place to share refreshments, children’s fair with games, face painting, a visit with Santa, crafts, and so much more! Parents also have the opportunity to select holiday gifts for their children, connect with local resources, and access coats. This year, as in previous years, Winterfest 2025 is by invitation-only.
Thanks to our Winterfest partners, donors, and sponsors!
To the 400+ volunteers, sponsors, community members, and all who contributed time and resources to Winterfest in recent years, THANK YOU! You are an integral part of Winterfest and the reason this program has grown over the past 35 years.
Saturday, December 13, 2025
**Rainier View Christian Church**
12305 Spanaway Loop Rd S
Tacoma 98444
Become a Winterfest sponsor today! All donations will help local community members this holiday season. More information about sponsorship tiers here.
Winterfest would not happen without sponsors from all sectors of our community. The list below highlights our largest cash and gift-in-kind sponsors.
Winterfest 2024 is brought to you by:
- Franklin Pierce Youth First
- Franklin Pierce Schools
- LeMay Family Collections
- Pacific Lutheran University
- Rainier View Christian Church
2024 Sponsors:
- Day Island Yacht Club
- Franklin Pierce Education Association
- LeMay Family Collection
- Local 726 Pierce County Professional Firefighters
- Miles Resources
- Molina
- New Life Church
- Northern Environmental
- Operation Warm
- Parkland Light and water
- Right at School
- Rotary Club of Parkland-Spanaway
- Twin Star Credit Union
Contact winterfest@plu.edu for help or for more information.
DONATE
DONATE TO WINTERFEST: Consider making a tax-deductible donation to the Winterfest Program. For online donations, click here. Checks can be made out to “PLU Winterfest” and sent to PLU Office of Advancement, 12180 Park Ave. South Tacoma, WA 98447. Contact winterfest@plu.edu for help or for more information.
PURCHASE GIFTS ON AMAZON: These gifts have been identified by the families and parents for the children who will be benefiting most from Winterfest.
We are not accepting in-kind donations via community Donation Drop-Off Sites this year.
You can help out your community by donating your time to prepare for Winterfest! As in previous years, the best way to support Winterfest is by donating gifts (either physical or financial), using the information in the “Donate to Winterfest” tab. Interested in volunteering? Click here to sign-up! Thank you for contributing to Winterfest! For any questions, you can contact winterfest@plu.edu.