Monument Anniversary
GO FOR BROKE MONUMENT 24TH ANNIVERSARY VIRTUAL TRIBUTE
Saturday, June 3, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. PDT
Featuring “Honor A Veteran” digital tributes and a special virtual tribute program. Watch live on YouTube and Facebook!
About
Every year on the first Saturday in June since 1999, GFBNEC has held a community gathering in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, to commemorate the Go For Broke Monument, a striking dedication to honor the more than 16,000 Japanese American men and women who bravely served during WWII.
This year we celebrate this hallmark event with a special virtual tribute program that will highlight the Go For Broke spirit and legacy of the American WWII soldiers of Japanese ancestry.
Join us as we honor the remarkable story of the Nisei veterans’ courage, patriotism and sacrifice. It is a great American story that will be forever remembered within the Go For Broke Monument. We invite you to become a 2023 Go For Broke Monument Anniversary Sponsor and make a Veteran Floral Tribute and/or place an “Honor A Veteran” Digital Tribute (see below for details).
Ways to Support
Now more than ever, your support is needed.
Help us continue our vital educational programming and outreach. Become a supporter of the Go For Broke 24th Anniversary Virtual Tribute.
To mail in your contribution, download the sponsorship form. For questions, contact the Development at (310) 328 – 0907 or development@goforbroke.org.
Sponsorship Opportunities
*All sponsors at the Bronze level and above will receive recognition as a Monument 24th Anniversary Tribute Sponsor in the virtual program, in The Torch newsletter and on the GFBNEC website.
Presenting $10,000
All of the above, plus:
- 30-second welcome message in the live program
- Full page digital ad
- Prominent recognition in event Sponsor Honor Roll
- Acknowledgement in promotional materials & media releases
- eTorch profile
Legacy $5,000
All of the above, plus:
- Full page digital ad
- Prominent recognition in event Sponsor Honor Roll
- Acknowledgement in promotional materials & media releases
Patriot $2,500
All of the above, plus:
- 1/2 page digital ad
- Recognition in event Sponsor Honor Roll
Gold Circle* $1,000
Silver Circle* $500
Bronze* $250
Patron $100
Friend $50
(Patron & Friend sponsors will be acknowledged in The Torch Newsletter)
Veteran Floral Tributes
Last day to order – Friday, May 26
Decorative potted plants bearing the name of a veteran and the donor will be placed around the Go For Broke Monument on the morning of Monument Anniversary on June 3. Donors may pick-up their potted plants at the Monument on June 3 from 9:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. Each tribute is $25.
Honor A Veteran Digital Tributes
Deadline – Monday, May 29 at 5:oo P.M.
Digital tributes for a veteran will be shared through the “Honor A Veteran” Photo Gallery aired during Go For Broke Monument Anniversary virtual program.
$100: Honoree’s Photo + Story will be featured in all of the above, plus:
- Listing of Honoree’s photo + name in the “Honor A Veteran” Photo Gallery
- Honoree’s Name listed on GFBNEC Monument Anniversary event page
All photos along with the honoree’s name and military unit must be submitted to takeaction@goforbroke.org or by 5 P.M. on Monday, May 29.
Thank You to Our 2023 Monument Anniversary Sponsors
Legacy Circle
Yoshio Nakamura
Patriot
Gerry & P. Gail Nanbu
Lawrence & Susan Takahashi
Gold Circle
Nikki Kodama & Arnold Yniguez
Richard & Masako Murakami
Ken & Kiyoko Nakagawa
Yoshio Nakamura & Family
Michael & Margie Odanaka
Pat Rothrock
Nancy Sagawa & Family
Robert & Ellen Sasamoto
Ken & June Shimabukuro
Anne Shimojima
In memory of Don Miyada and Ralph Matsumoto
– David & Michiko Watanabe
Silver Circle
Cynthia Abrams
Supervisor Janice Hahn
Michael Ichino
Noriaki & Janet Ito
Glenn & Christine Marumoto
Yutaka & Yoshiko Matsumoto
Stella & Wally Miyamura
Richard & N.J. Nakamura
Stanley Niizawa
Joanne Sakai
In memory of Don Miyada & Ralph Matsumoto
– James & Barbara Sato
In memory of Henry Mueno Hayashi
– Tak & Sharon Shimazaki
David & Irene Tanji
Bronze Circle
Gary & Cynthia Arakawa
William Asato
Robert & Sally Idemoto
Dwight & Christine Inouye
In memory of Junichi James Inafuku
– Edward & Janet Kamiya
Karri Kane
Lori Ann Fujioka & David Knutson
Mitchell & Esther Kodama
Lawrence Kubo
Jan Masaoka
Calvin Masuda
In memory of Hiromu Kobayashi,
Sueyoshi Moran Nojiri and Matao Mac Noijiri
– Ken & Doris Nakakura
George & Helen Nakano
Robert & Gail Nishinaka
Lori Shiotani & Kenneth Nakayama
In memory of Jimmie Masaharu Matsumura,
MIS
– John & Irene Ota
David Sato
James & Lilian Tanaka
Harry & Leona Yahata
*As of June 4, 2023
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Sela Masaki, Grandchild of Tomoki Masaki, 100th Infantry Battalion/442nd Regimental Combat Team
HOSTED BY:
David Ono, ABC 7 News Anchor & GFBNEC Board of Director
Mitch Maki, GFBNEC President & CEO