Do Good Fest is Canceled for This Year

We’re sorry to announce that this year’s Do Good Fest has been canceled because of the challenges and uncertainties about COVID-19.

Our top priority is promoting good health, which right now includes appropriate social distancing.

So it doesn’t make sense to pack thousands of people close together on our back lawn, even if it’s for a good cause as the Do Good Fest is.

We certainly hope that life may be returning to something closer to normal by July 18th. But there is so much uncertainty that we can’t know for sure. And the focus now needs to be on public health and safety.

National Life remains committed to Branches of Hope cancer patient fund at Central Vermont Medical Center, the cause that benefited from Do Good Fest. The company has committed to making a donation in coming weeks to Branches of Hope, which helps cancer patients with basic expenses while they’re undergoing treatment.

We encourage everyone who has enjoyed our annual celebration of community to consider supporting a cause close to home.

Cancer patients benefit from the support we give to Branches of Hope, and you can contribute, too. National Life is also looking for other ways to support the health care workers who are on the front lines of protecting us from Coronavirus.

“Our Central Vermont Medical Center is deeply grateful to the National Life Group and all the sponsors that have supported this event over the years,” said Anna Noonan, President of CVMC. “I know this decision was difficult and I support it 100 percent. The safety of our community during this pandemic must come first. We look forward to celebrating with another amazing Do Good Fest when this is all over.”

More than $185,000 has been raised for Branches of Hope over the six years of the festival, including $50,000 last year when more than 10,000 people crowded onto National Life’s lawn.

National Life’s Do Good Fest is presented in partnership with The Point radio network, Seven Days, Harpoon Brewery and Montpelier Alive.