In 2020, amidst all of the COVID-19 craziness, the Veterans Association of North County* (VANC) held their Inaugural Golf Tournament. I (Kim) was a part of that committee. Before the golf tournament, our family had been discussing a move out of California. I committed to Lori, the Executive Director of VANC, to remain on the golf committee and come back each month for meetings. Since I committed to the golf tournament, Lori planned all of our meetings for the second Thursday of each month. That way, I could also help with the food distribution on the second Friday.
When we decided to live and travel in an RV, my commitment became a little more involved. Ok. Maybe a lot more involved. Either I would have to fly from wherever we were, OR the entire family would travel back to Oceanside, CA, each month for my volunteer commitments. Each month we all travel in our home back to Oceanside for the second week. Which has really limited our travels. There was only one month I had to fly back to California. Check out the blog post titled ____________ to find out why.
The golf tournament was incredibly successful on October 22, 2021. We raised over $40,000 for VANC. That was going to be my end commitment date, but things changed. When Lori mentioned the food distribution would end in December 2021, I committed to the last two food distributions. Tom and I ran the front gate since the first food distribution in April 2020; I wanted to see it out.
*VANC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created and operated by Veterans as a one-stop resource center for all active-duty military, Veterans, and their families. We centralize services from diverse agencies to assist with jobs, education, finances, health, and wellness.
www.VANC.me