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Matthews Alive Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit Corporation

Our primary purpose is to produce an annual festival, to continue a 50+ year tradition in our town. This event also raises funds for local non-profit groups and to benefit the greater Matthews community–win-win!

Matthews Alive both promotes and supports volunteerism in the Matthews community. Chances are if you see an individual working at the Matthews Alive Festival, they are a volunteer. From our game booths to beverage trailers to our trash collection crew, volunteers are the heart of the festival. The volunteers represent different area non-profit groups that have applied for the opportunity to support the festival. These non-profit groups provide volunteers to work their assignments for the duration of the festival.

Following the festival, after the festival expenses are paid, the net proceeds are distributed to these organizations. To date, Matthews Alive, Inc. has contributed over $2,000,000 back to our local community.

Do you have a non-profit group interested in staffing the Festival?

Please contact:

Stason Tyrrell, Non-Profit Coordinator

matthewsalivefamilyfun@gmail.com

Or, are you an individual interested in volunteering your time throughout the year?

Please contact:

Board of Directors

matthewsalivedirector@gmail.com

The Matthews Alive Board of Directors is proud to be facilitate such an impact on our local community each year.

 

We have over 2,000 volunteers who assist in several distinct areas of the Festival:

  • Family Fun & Games – the majority of our volunteers work here in operating the games and inflatables of the festival.
  • Information Booths – select groups of volunteers operate our information booths to help attendees navigate our Festival.
  • Ice Trailers – the ice supplied to the food vendors all have volunteer staffing.
  • The Community Center – the quilt show and other Community Center activities have volunteer staffing.
  • Trash Collection – is done by tireless volunteers.
  • Operations Teams – from placing signage to coordinating electrical services and entertainment, many of these services are volunteer staffed.
  • Sponsor Hospitality – volunteers help to feed and hydrate our sponsors and operations teams.
  • The Board of Directors – is made up of all volunteers. The executive director is a Town of Matthews employee and is partially compensated by the festival.
  • Parade Marshals – help our coordinator organize the staging area, check in entries, and help move them along the route.
  • Volunteer Check-In –  these folks help other volunteers sign in and find their work assignments more easily

We also have volunteers working in a variety of other roles, on an as-needed basis, throughout the year and during the Festival.

Non-Profit Organization Partners in 2023

  • Blessed Assurance Adult Day Care
  • BSA Troop 39
  • BSA Troop 46
  • BSA Troop 140
  • BSA Troop 164
  • BSA Troop 174
  • Butler HS Band Boosters
  • Butler HS Athletic Boosters
  • Butler HS Key Club
  • Butler Lacrosse
  • Charlotte Junior Rugby Association
  • Cross and Crown Lutheran Church
  • Habitat & Wildlife Keepers
  • Kiwanis Club
  • Masonic Lodge
  • Matthews United Methodist Youth
  • Matthews Woman’s Club Service League
  • Girl Scouts Meck 8 Service Unit – Hornets Nest Council
  • Socrates Academy Parent Faculty Involvement Association
  • Pack 214 Adults
  • Matthews Elementary PTO
  • Several area HS Bands that march in our parade
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