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Volunteer Groups
Volunteer at Matthews Alive
From our Board of Directors to our trash collection crew, volunteers are a large part of the 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.
- Parade Marshals – help our coordinator organize the staging area, check in entries, and help move them along the route.
- 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.
Board members and partnership groups (those NPOs that benefit from festival proceeds) have been confirmed for 2025.
We also have filled our unpaid individual volunteer opportunities–but click here for that list, for future reference: Volunteer with Us at Matthews Alive
Our Non-Profit Organization Partners – Past & Present
- 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
- Shriners Dune Cats in our parade
Interested in Volunteering?
Are you an individual interested in volunteering your time throughout the year? Click:
Volunteer with Us at Matthews Alive for individual opportunities or contact the Matthews Alive Board of Directors at volunteermatthewsalive@gmail.com.
No Pets Policy
We love pets, but no pets of any kind are allowed at Matthews Alive Festival per city ordinance. PLEASE PLAN ACCORDINGLY.
SERVICE ANIMALS are always welcome.
