ORDER authorizing expenditures, as listed, as necessary to advertise and bring into favorable notice, opportunities, possibilities, and resources of Harrison County, Mississippi, including all forms of advertising, including but not limited to broadcast advertising, logo recognition on publicity collateral, other media, and all broadcast, printed material and signage along with the link displayed to Harrison County Online: <https://harrisoncountyms.gov>, payable from Account No. 002-100-522 and as follows: a) $5,000.00 awarded to the 8th Annual Jeepin' the Coast 2025, a five-day, family-friendly event spanning 26 miles of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This event brings together thousands of Jeep enthusiasts from across the United States and features concerts, parades, fireworks displays, a Vendor Village, and more - all free to the public. The event is scheduled to take place from May 28 - June 1, 2025. Recipients are required to show proof of advertisement. b) $5,000.00 awarded to the American Legion Post 2002 in support of The Wall That Heals, a memorial event hosted by the City of D’Iberville, American Legion Post 2002 and the VFW Post 6731, from April 10 - April 13, 2025, and also open to the public for all ages. This event honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces during the Vietnam War and features a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The replica, measuring 375 feet in length and 7.5 feet at its tallest point, bears the names of 58,281 men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice. Recipients are required to show proof of advertisement. [DETAILED ORDERS FOLLOW AS ATTACHMENTS 1 - 2.]

Committee

Board of Supervisors

Introduced

February 24, 2025

On agenda

March 3, 2025

Passed

March 3, 2025