Events & Awareness
Each event raises awareness of the challenges facing U.S. veterans, first responders and their families.
Why events are a program, not a fundraiser
Events generate more than funding.
We design events to achieve four goals at once: fund projects, recruit volunteers, connect U.S. veterans and first responders with on-site services, and give the community a public reason to stand together.
When people attend events alongside U.S. veterans and first responders from their community, they can hear their challenges firsthand and see how our programs can help. For us, awareness is not a soft outcome — it is how the next volunteer, partner, or referral finds us.
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Our formats
Six event types we know how to run.
Bring one to your community
We'll hand you the whole playbook.
Host committees get a run-of-show template, sponsorship deck, permit and insurance checklist, vendor list, volunteer role descriptions, branded assets, a ticketing page on our platform, and a staff partner on a weekly call. You bring the venue, the local relationships, and the energy.
- Minimum lead time: 90 days for a 5K, 120 days for a gala.
- What we cover: event insurance, ticketing and payment processing, and donor receipting.
- What you cover: venue, permits, and local vendor costs — usually underwritten by a title sponsor we help you recruit.
- Net proceeds: designated to a project in your community unless you specify otherwise.