The Campbell Veterans Memorial Foundation
is closing the gap on its $650,000 donation goal after Saturday’s
fundraiser organized to raise money for the construction of a veterans
memorial in downtown Campbell.

The car show, barbecue and music fundraising event took place Saturday at The Home Church in
Campbell. Rows of classic cars lined the parking lot and drew lots of
attention throughout the fundraiser, including a refurbished 1956 Ford
Mainliner that once served as Campbell police car. Each car that entered
the show made a $30 donation toward the veterans memorial.

Bay Area Equity Group, a real estate business in the Pruneyard Shopping Center, sponsored Saturday’s fundraiser and helped coordinate the event with CVMF board members.

Along with the car show and barbecue, the fundraiser also raised
money for the memorial by raffling prizes, selling customizable bricks
that eventually will pave the memorial’s plaza and walkways and, of
course, accepting donations.

The Campbell Veterans Memorial site is designated beside City Hall in
downtown Campbell. The memorial will include a plaza area, a fountain
surrounded by U.S. Military service flags, a time line wall of major
U.S. conflicts and a larger wall that will encompass an existing olive
tree called “The Tree of Peace.”

The area surrounding the Tree of Peace is designed to create a
contemplative area to reflect on the lives of individuals who have
sacrificed their lives in the conflicts over the years.

The memorial will also have an elaborate water system built in to the
historical conflict wall, said Bill Gould, the memorial’s architect.
“At points in the time line where people have lost life,” Gould said,
“water will come down from the trough and stain the face of the wall. It
will visually track when people have given their life in service.”

The events Saturday weren’t strictly for fundraising. Organizers
created an atmosphere for the whole family. For children, there were
bounce houses, a balloon clown and a face painter. The Rippin Band also
performed during the fundraiser playing classic rocks songs throughout
the afternoon.

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