In the early days of the fundraising effort for the Golden Belt Memorial Park Veterans Memorial, a anonymous donor stepped forward and pledged a matching gift of $5,000 when $5,000 had been raised. Barton County Commission Chairman Kenny Schremmer said Monday that he had spoken with this donor over the weekend and he decided to offer his match now. In addition, he offered another $5,000 as a challenge to other contributors.On the Commission agenda included the approval of a $1,995 bid from Suchy Construction for a concrete slab as part of the memorial’s first phase.
A welcome gift
Donation for Veterans Memorial a nice surprise