March 30, 2021
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The Smithville Fiddlers’ Jamboree & Crafts Festival Board of Volunteers wants to remind the community of the upcoming deadline for non-profit organizations to register their food booths for the July 2-3 festival. The board allows all not-for-profits to have the first chance to reserve a prime spot around the Smithville square. Following the April 8th deadline, all for-profit vendors will be allowed to register for the remaining available spaces.
“We always make the local non-profits our first priority. We also give special considerations to those food vendors who have previously supported the Jamboree. In addition, we want to spread the word that many churches and organizations partner with an established commercial food vendor. These partnerships allow the charitable organization to make a profit, without having to gather volunteers, or bear the burden of setting up a booth. I encourage anyone who may be interested in this type of partnership/fund-raising to reach out to me prior to the April 8th deadline. It’s a wonderful way to raise money for your organization.” said Jack Barton, Director of Food Services for the Jamboree.
In addition, the Jamboree is recruiting Volunteers (20 & up) and Junior Volunteers (14-19 yrs.) to donate a few hours of their time during the two-day event on July 2nd & 3rd, 2021. “We were very excited to have 27 Junior Jamboree Board Members in 2019, along with a handful of dedicated adult volunteers,” said Shan Stout, “With the addition of more activities for the 50th anniversaey, we need even more volunteers to step up to serve our community, and we are pleased to announce the appointment of our 2021 Junior Volunteer President, Sadie Driver, and thank her for accepting this important role.”
For more information, or to volunteer: call the Jamboree office at 615-597-8500, email smithvillejamboree@gmail.com or message their facebook page @SmithvilleJamboree.