Every year the San Diego Veterans Parde Committee raise funds to puton the San Diego County Veterans day Parade. For the 2009 Veterans Day Page the committee has started Sponsoships of selcted events and items. If you or your organization is intested in sposnoring any of the items below please send an email to Joe Brunner.

The cost of putting on the Veterans Day Parade in San Diego is about $18,000.00. A quick look at the parade donor list reveals that not only does the veterans community plan and execute the parade, but they pretty much pay for it also.  All members of the San Diego Veterans Parage Committtee are volunteers, none are paid for their services. A financial statement for the 2008 veterans day parade will be posted at the completion of the parade.

The San Diego veterans community has developed a vision for a larger and better parade in the future.  This, of course, will require more money.  We would like to bring in a high profile grand marshal each yea with a number of activities planned around the grand marshal, and recoup some of the expense of the grand marshals travel, lodging, food, and transportation.  It is also planned to obtain more equipment, banners, sashes and other gear to make the parade look more professional.

Below is the sponsor list that has been developed by the Veterans Day Parade Committee.  Explanations for some of the items are discussed following the sponsor list.

SPONSOR LIST

Parade Co-Sponsor

$10,000.00

Parade Program

$5000.00

Bleachers

$5000.00

Band Competition

$3000.00

Parade Storage Space

$3000.00

Breakfast

$2000.00

Parade Posters

$1500.00

Division 1

$1500.00

Division 2

$1500.00

Division 3

$1500.00

Division 4

$1500.00

Division 5

$1500.00

Grand Marshal

$1000.00

Honorary Grand Marshal(S)

$1000.00

JROTC Competition

$1000.00

Volunteer Hats

$1000.00

Parade Flyers

$1000.00

Parade Certificates

$1000.00

Echo Stations (2)

$500.00

 

Breakfast -

There is a pre-parade breakfast each year in which the donors, sponsors, grand marshall, and VIPs are honored for helping make the parade possible.  The breakfast is an expense of about $2000.00


Echo stations

The parade announcer is on the main reviewing stand.  There are two additional announcers at echo stations further down the parade route.  Equipment to operate the echo stations has to be rented at an expense of about $500.00 each.

JROTC and band competitions

The veterans community tries to involve the youth as much as possible in the Veterans Day Parade.  Competitions are held for the JROTC units from the various high schools.  The competition is graded by Marine Corps drill instructors and trophies are given out for armed drill teams, unarmed drill teams, color guards, and for participation.  The trophies are a parade expense of about $1000.00.  The same is true for the high school bands that participate.  They are graded by the Southern California Band and Orchestra Association.  Trophies and judges are a parade expense of about $3000.00.

Parade hats

all of the volunteers that help organize and run the parade receive a parade hat and a certificate.  This is a parade expense of about $1000.00.

Printing.      

The printing costs incurred by the parade for printing the parade program, posters, flyers, and certificates is a parade expense of about $7000.00.

Parade storage space.

The parade committee needs a storage space to store material that is needed for the parade each year.  Current requirements is for a space of about 10’ x 10’ x 10’ that has a least an 8’ tall door way.  It is estimated that this would be a monthly expense to the parade of $250.00 or more a month.

Bleachers.

It has been a number of years since bleachers were provided at the parade.  The committee considers it an essential   item for elderly and disabled spectators.  Bleachers are very expensive and the budget has not allowed for them in the last 8 years.

Parade co-sponsor.         

Money raised from parade co-sponsors will be used to fill in the gaps for other sponsor ships that were not taken.

The sponsorships for grand marshal would help pay for the expense of bringing in a high profile individual as grand marshal.

The sponsorships for honorary grand marshal, and divisions I through V are to raise money to pay for other expenses such as equipment rental, San Diego City Police, emergency services, insurance and other expenses. 

Office Space

      
The parade committee is looking for a donated office space to run the parade from and to have a permanent address and telephone number.

Sponsors will be recognized in the parade program, on the veterans day parade web site, and at the event they sponsor with signs or banners.