Committee reports sponsorships, 5K and golf-outing planning; shirts, volunteers and marketing moving forward

Committee members provided updates on supporting events and fundraising activities tied to veterans programming, including a veterans golf outing, a 5K run and sponsorship commitments.

Sponsorships and fundraising: The committee reported roughly $33,500 in confirmed sponsorships at the time of the meeting and said two new sponsors were coming in; one business (FundZone, contact through local campaigners) was mentioned as providing $4,000 and staff noted that other sponsor checks were en route. Committee members said that some sponsors had adjusted levels from platinum to gold and staff were following up.

5K and shirts: Organizers reviewed shirt counts and sizes for a planned run (750 shirts total in a mixed size distribution) and noted the bags for participant packets are being donated by a sponsor. Committee staff reported shirt pricing at about $6 per shirt after discount; pickup dates for runner packet distribution were discussed (package pickup scheduled the day before the 5K at a local dealership with race-kit distribution on two preceding days).

Golf…