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On today's Edition Of Put Your Money Where Your House Is, we're joined by the president of CountryFest.

Duane McMaster is always proud of the volunteer support that makes this festival possible, and he's even more proud of how Countryfest can give back.

"On an annual basis, talking about our volunteers, they do get a donation from us for the time they put into what ever organization, whichever they might be volunteering for. on an annual basis, we pay out more than $100,000 in to our community."

Volunteers are the driving force for the tourism economy forces of Countryfest and Ukrainian Fest.

"Some of these organizations, that's the only fundraising event they have to do for the entire year, because they can make enough money working that 3-4 days to cover all their needs for the year. All we have to do is break even, knowing that even if we break even, we still put that $100,000 plus back into the community each year."

Another great example of people putting their time, and money, where their house is!