National Life Group Do Good Fest® presents The Fray, Plain White T’s, Sammy Rae & The Friends, and Beats for Good Submissions Now Open!

Montpelier, VT - (April 16, 2025) – Join us for the National Life Group Do Good Fest® on Saturday, July 12, featuring multi-platinum band The Fray as headliner, with two-time Grammy-nominated Plain White T’s and festival favorite Sammy Rae & The Friends, all on our beautiful back lawn.

Now in its 11th year, Do Good Fest embodies our "Do good, Be good, Make good" values, raising over $2 million since 2014 (except during two pandemic years) by bringing national acts to Montpelier.

Advance tickets are required, starting at a minimum donation of $5, with all proceeds benefiting the Vermont Foodbank to help end childhood hunger, one of National Life’s core corporate causes.

We are excited to welcome The Plain White T’s back to Do Good Fest! In 2023, after major flooding forced us to move the event indoors, the band headlined an intimate livestreamed telethon in National Life Group’s transformed cafeteria. This reimagined event raised over $1.7 million for flood relief, becoming the lead gift for the VT Flood Response & Recovery Fund, which ultimately exceeded $14 million.

We're also excited to announce Beats for Good, a competition for high school musicians in Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Plattsburgh, NY. Submit your videos by May 18 for a chance to perform at the festival and win cash prizes. The grand prize winner will open Do Good Fest and receive $5,000 for their school’s music program and a $1,500 personal prize. Runners-up will also earn funds for their schools.

Public voting for submissions will take place from May 30 to June 6, with winners announced on Star 92.9’s Mike and Mary.

In addition to the music, enjoy food trucks, a beer garden, a VIP lounge, and a Nonprofit Village to learn about local causes, capped off with an exciting fireworks display.

National Life is once again partnering with Star 92.9 and WCAX Channel 3 to present Do Good Fest on the company’s back lawn in Montpelier. Don’t miss out—mark your calendars for an unforgettable day of music and community!

Learn more here about National Life Group’s corporate philanthropy with programs that include LifeChanger of the Year, Do Good Heroes, a commitment to ending childhood hunger and supporting children’s mental health, among others.

About National Life Group
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Contact: Daphne Larkin, corporate communications, National Life Group, 802.229.3607.

National Life Group® is a trade name of National Life Insurance Company, founded in Montpelier, Vt., in 1848, Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Addison, Texas, chartered in 1955, and their affiliates.  Each company of National Life Group is solely responsible for its own financial condition and contractual obligations.  Life Insurance Company of the Southwest is not an authorized insurer in New York and does not conduct insurance business in New York.