Community Joins Together for Vallarta Pride 2014 Vallarta Pride
May 17, 2014

PUERTO VALLARTA, Jalisco - The Puerto Vallarta community is joining together in support of Vallarta Pride 2014, a celebration of diversity and equality taking place from May 22nd to 26th, 2014.

Local business associations and tourism agencies are joining in to lend their support to the LGBT community in creating an event that is seen not only as a positive celebration of LGBT rights but as a tourism draw for Puerto Vallarta.

The Puerto Vallarta Fire Department will be on site with their equipment to monitor public health and safety during the Pride parade and at the Party at Lazaro Cardenas Park on May 24th, and they will also have a fire truck participating in the parade. To thank the Fire Department for their support, the LGBT community has raised a donation of $3,000 pesos for their Pre-Hospital Bike Care Unit to allow for the purchase of equipment.

The Emiliano Zapata Neighborhood Association is furnishing Vallarta Pride with all of the equipment for the Party in Lazaro Cardenas Park at no charge. As a gesture of appreciation, Gay Guide Vallarta has purchased a power washer to clean the park before and after the festivities to leave it in perfect condition for the community to enjoy.

And finally, the Municipal Tourism Office is supporting Vallarta Pride by assisting in the procuration of necessary permits and traffic enforcement for the event and the Puerto Vallarta Convention and Visitors Bureau is helping to promote the event via their media outlets in Canada and the USA.

If you would like to get involved in supporting tourism, diversity and equality in Puerto Vallarta, the Vallarta Pride Steering Committee is still seeking volunteers.

Contact them for details and a full listing of Pride events at VallartaPride.com.

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