5K to purchase National Cemetery land

October 4, 2017 at 5:00 a.m.

Photo submitted Lorna Sterrett, secretary of the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corp. in Fayetteville,, and Jonathan Boswell, treasurer of the Bella Vista Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, show the sponsorship check MOAA presented to the cemetery group.
Photo submitted Lorna Sterrett, secretary of the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corp. in Fayetteville,, and Jonathan Boswell, treasurer of the Bella Vista Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America, show the sponsorship check MOAA presented to the cemetery group.

The Bella Vista Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America recently presented a check for $1,000 to the Regional National Cemetery Improvement Corp. as a sponsor for the annual 5K Race. The 5K Race will start at 8 a.m. Nov. 4 at the Fayetteville National Cemetery, 700 S. Government Ave. in Fayetteville.

Money raised from this race will help purchase land adjacent to the Fayetteville National Cemetery to keep the cemetery open for Veteran burials. The federal government does not buy land to expand an existing national cemetery.

Visit the website RNCIC.com for more information on being a sponsor or to register as a runner.

General News on 10/04/2017