Volunteer Groups
Volunteers are what make our festivals happen! And they are also recipients of donations given from the proceeds of each festival.
Here are some impressive stats on our amazing Volunteers:
10,000 hours - Annual volunteer hours worked to produce all three festivals that’s 416 (24-hr) days!
350 to 425 - Number of volunteers needed to produce ONE Festival.
50 to 60 - Number of organizations that volunteer per festival
$40,000 to$50,000 - per festival is donated to Volunteer Groups or Individual Volunteers who dedicate their hours to their favorite charity.
Scroll down to watch videos and learn about some of our volunteer groups and what they do to support our community.
Established in early 2017, Smithfield Hands & Hearts mission is to provide intellectually disabled adults with meaningful work, creative opportunities, and fellowship with people of all capabilities. This amazing group volunteers at our festivals and will also be a benefiting organization of a $10,000 grant at the 2025 Bacon & Bourbon Music Fest.
Something Special, a thrift shop located on Main Street in downtown Smithfield VA, is an outreach of Hands & Hearts, a non-profit for adults with intellectual and other disabilities. This small but mighty shop gives these folks the opportunity to work and interact with the community.
The Rotary Club of Smithfield, VA is committed to the community and stands behind their motto Service Above Self. The Rotary Club meets every Thursday evening at 6:30pm at Smithfield Station. The Rotary Happy Hour Club meets at 5:30pm on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of month at the Gatling Pointe Yacht Club.
The Ian Michael Burgett Memorial Fund provides annual donations to the Riverside Regional Medical Center for the Ian Burgett Healthcare Heroes Scholarship, a $2,000 college scholarship to a local graduating senior, and a donation to the American Cancer Society in honor of the many years Ian was a member of the Fighting Frijoles Relay For Life team at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy.