HMHFBF Awards $50K to Children’s Health Fund

High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival Awards $50K to Children’s Health Fund

Kathy Taylor, Chairman of Children’s Health Fund, Ron Terry, President of the Board, HMHF Festival Association , Polly Miller, Sponsorship Manager, HMHF , Jacke Barnes, Board Member HMHF, Committee Member Children’s Health Fund Courtesy Photo

The High Mountain Hay Fever Festival Association, sponsors of the annual High Mountain Hay Fever Bluegrass Festival (HMHF), is distributing $50,000 in support of children’s health. The festival has donated $850,000 to Custer County charitable organizations over its twenty year life. Thanks to our attendees, our sponsors, and our volunteers for making it happen!
The Festival Association’s donation is being made to the High Mountain Hay Fever Children’s Health Fund for distribution, a designated and advised fund initiated by the Festival Association Board in partnership with the Wet Mountain Valley Community Foundation (WMVCF) in 2015. The focus of the fund is children’s health in Custer County under a broad umbrella that includes physical, emotional, social and educational needs. The funds are distributed through a grant process administered by the HMHF Children’s Health Fund Com Grant applications (available at www.wmvcf.org) can be submitted at any time with the next submission deadline being February 15, 2024.
The HMHF Bluegrass Festival is a well-established event that benefits the entire community. The 2023 festival featured Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys, The Baker Family, Uncle Shuffelo and His Haint Hollow Hootenanny and DAYTON, along with other nationally recognized bluegrass performers, and festival host band Dry Branch Fire Squad. More information on the High Mountain Hay Fever Festival is available at www.highmountainhayfever.org , or its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/highmountainhayfever/.
The High Mountain Hay Fever Festival Association is a non-profit organization run by volunteers who work year-round to make the festival a success. The festival remains an intimate event, avoiding the sprawl and congestion of large festivals, while offering nationally recognized bluegrass talent, remaining true to its motto: “Small Scale, Big Time”.
Thanks to the community for supporting HMHF! We’ll see you next year, July 11-14, 2024, at Bluff Park.