Vets 4 Vets hosts monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6pm. Contact us for meeting details.
Upcoming Events
Join us at our next community event.
Vets 4 Vets hosts monthly meetings on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 6pm. Contact us for meeting details.
Join us at our next community event.
Celebrate fall with Vets 4 Vets Santa Cruz!
We’ll start the day at 11 AM with a 3-mile Volksmarch through Arana Gulch. A Volksmarch, German for “people’s march",is a relaxed, noncompetitive walk focused on fun, friendship, fitness, and enjoying the outdoors together.
After the walk, join us at VFW Post 7263 from noon–2 PM for our Oktoberfest celebration featuring sausages, hot dogs, root beer, pumpkin carving, and a piñata for the kids and live music by Smoke & Mirrors.. The canteen will be open if you wish to purchase alcoholic drinks.
The Volksmarch is free and open to everyone.
Oktoberfest tickets are $20. Veterans and children 10 & under eat free.
Come for the walk, the Oktoberfest, or both!
Your $20 registration includes 3 games of bowling and shoe rental at Boardwalk Bowl. Bring your friends, family, and fellow veterans and enjoy a fun afternoon on the lanes while supporting a great cause.
Saturday, November 7, 2026
1:30 PM
Boardwalk Bowl
$20 per bowler — 3 games + shoes included
All proceeds support Vets 4 Vets Santa Cruz and our work helping local veterans.
Parking: Boardwalk Bowl offers complimentary parking at the corner of Cliff and First Street, or Boardwalk Bowl will validate your parking ticket from the Boardwalk parking lot across the street.
Let’s roll for local veterans! 🎳
Vets 4 Vets Santa Cruz is excited to partner with USBC and Boardwalk Bowl, who are putting on this special Bowling Fundraiser to benefit local veterans.
Join us at Boardwalk Bowl on Saturday, November 7 at 1:30 PM for an afternoon of bowling, fun, and community.
For just $20, you’ll get three games of bowling plus shoe rental and your participation helps support veterans right here in our community.
Come on your own, bring a friend, or gather a whole group. You don’t need to be a great bowler, you just need to be ready to have some fun!
Proceeds support the programs and services Vets 4 Vets Santa Cruz provides to local veterans, including emergency assistance, connection, community activities, and practical support when it’s needed most.
A big thank-you to USBC and Boardwalk Bowl for helping make this fundraiser possible.
Event Details:
Your participation helps us continue the conversation around veteran suicide and reminds veterans throughout our community that they are seen, valued, and supported.
Join Vets 4 Vets Santa Cruz for our annual Journey for Change Veterans Day Walk on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
This community awareness walk brings veterans, families, friends, and community members together to raise awareness about veteran suicide and to show our veterans that they are not alone.
We will meet at 8:30 AM at Natural Bridges State Beach, at the corner of Swanton Blvd. and West Cliff Drive, and walk together along the coast to Britannia Arms in Capitola, finishing at approximately 1:00 PM.
Everyone is welcome. You do not need to be a veteran to participate. Come walk all or part of the route and help us bring greater awareness, connection, and support to our veteran community.
