Giving Tuesday is an international movement to inspire people to participate in a day of giving at the start of the holiday season, typically the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. The Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association (FBJA) is celebrating Giving Tuesday by continuing its tradition to support Butler County’s non-profit organizations. Twenty-four groups were selected to receive a financial gift ranging from $500 to $2,000 to help them provide services in Butler County. This is the sixth year that FBJA, owners and organizers of the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival and Bantam TrailFest, have given back to the community.

“Our organization believes very strongly about giving back to the community that supports us and our Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival each year,” said Todd Wagner, FBJA president. “Giving Tuesday is an appropriate day to announce the organizations who will benefit from the generosity of those who attend Bantam. Every year it’s so rewarding to hear about the amazing things these non-profits are doing for our friends and neighbors in Butler County, and we are pleased to help them continue their great work.”

FBJA has given $140,150 in gifts to a wide-variety of non-profit groups since 2016. In addition, $132,417 been given to organizations who help execute the Festival. The total amount of support given to Butler County organizations since 2016 is $272,567.

The Association’s board of directions selected these organizations from the 2022 applicants:

Associated Artists of Butler County/The Butler Art Center and Gallery
Auxiliary, American Legion Post 474
BC3 Education Foundation
Blackwood Theatre Organ Society dba Blackwood Arts
Breakthrough-Butler
Butler Breast Cancer And Women's Cancer Support Group
Butler County Assoc. of the Blind

Butler County Historical Society
Butler Downtown
Butler Township Volunteer Fire District 3
CB Rangers
Disabled American Veterans DAV
Glade Run Lutheran Services
Harmony Fire District
Herman Volunteer Fire Company
Musical Theatre Guild of Butler
Penn Twp Volunteer Fire Department
Petroleum Valley Youth Coalition
Prospect Area Preservation Society
Prospect Boro/Franklin Twp Volunteer Fire Department
Scholars Run Conservancy Inc.
Slippery Rock Community Library
YWCA Butler
Zelienople Lions Club

The Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association was formed in October 2015. It is comprised of more than 80 volunteers who work together to plan and execute the successful Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival which attracts nearly 3,000 registered Jeeps to Butler County each June to celebrate Butler’s notoriety as the birthplace of the Jeep. The 12th annual Festival will be held June 9-11, 2023. Those who wish to get involved in the event can email Info@Bantam.org or call 724-256-4050.