VFW’s 'Run for the V' set for Sept. 20 as fundraiser for suicide-prevention efforts
September 17, 2026 | Benbrook, Tarrant County, Texas
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Jamie Bankford, representing the VFW of Benbrook, urged residents to attend the 6th annual Pinnacle Bank & VFW "Run for the V" on Sunday, Sept. 20, calling it a family-friendly fundraiser supporting suicide-prevention and the 988 crisis hotline.
"My name is Jamie Bankford, and I'm with the, VFW of Bembroke," Bankford said, inviting the community and listing event features: a 5K run/ruck/walk, a 1K kids run, a 1K special-needs run, food and a blood-mobile. Bankford said the event has grown from 46 participants in its first year to roughly 245 this year and that last year the run raised nearly $35,000; organizers are targeting about $40,000 in fundraising this year and will host an online auction via GiveButter. The speaker asked council members and residents to support the event and noted free concessions and family programming.
The announcement was made during the informal citizen-comment portion of the meeting; no council action was required.
"My name is Jamie Bankford, and I'm with the, VFW of Bembroke," Bankford said, inviting the community and listing event features: a 5K run/ruck/walk, a 1K kids run, a 1K special-needs run, food and a blood-mobile. Bankford said the event has grown from 46 participants in its first year to roughly 245 this year and that last year the run raised nearly $35,000; organizers are targeting about $40,000 in fundraising this year and will host an online auction via GiveButter. The speaker asked council members and residents to support the event and noted free concessions and family programming.
The announcement was made during the informal citizen-comment portion of the meeting; no council action was required.
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