The 2025 Colby Cheese Days Race proceeds of $6,298.49 were presented on Friday, September 19th, 2025. Pictured: WFEM Treasurer, Matt Bentivegna and Amy Kampmeyer.

2024 proceeds raised $7,338.15 for the Colby-Abby Police Department for their K9 Program. The Colby Cheese Days Race - Run for Jamison Committee presented the proceeds from this year's race to the Colby-Abbotsford Police Department for the K9 Unit. Pictured (L to R) K9 Hemi, Officer Eric English, Amy Kampmeyer and Elizabeth Birr presented the check for $7,338.15. Thanks again to all our sponsors, volunteers and participants that help make this race event possible.

2023 proceeds raised $7276.37 for the Wisconsin State Firefighter Memorial.

The 2022 Colby Cheese Days Race: Run for Jamison proceeds of $5707.64 were presented to the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin (PFFW) on Saturday, October 1. Pictured left to right: Matt Simpson: PFFW Director, Michael Woodzicka: PFFW Vice President, Mahlon Mitchell: PFFW President with Miles, Henry, and Amy Kampmeyer. Thank you to all those who sponsored or participated in this event.

The Colby Cheese Days Race Committee presented the 2021 Colby Cheese Days Race: Run for Jamison proceeds of $5,942.25 to the Wisconsin State Firefighter Memorial during their Last Alarm Ceremony on 10/09/21. Pictured left to right: Mike Miller: Vice President of the Wisconsin Fire &EMS Memorial, Elizabeth Birr: Race Director and Amy Kampmeyer.

Thanks to all those who participated in the virtual 2020 race, we were able to donate $2,325 to the Central Fire & EMS District. We hope to be able to surpass that amount this year as we raise money for the Wisconsin State Firefighter Memorial. We will be offering virtual as well as in person race options this year. On behalf of the Colby Cheese Days Race committee I would like to thank you for your interest in this year’s Colby Cheese Days Race: Run for Jamison event. We hope to provide you with an event that you and your families will enjoy and that you will remember the special meaning this event holds for our community. I am a long time community member and when presented with this opportunity was excited to accept this challenge and take this opportunity to use my love of running to support a noble cause. Running has had a strong influence on my life since I joined the cross country team as a senior in high school. I then took a break from running during college to focus on basketball. Seven years ago my good friend Amanda encouraged me to participate in the Gary Bjorklund Half Marathon and since then I have become an avid runner. Running has created a special bond with my friends and we travel to many races together and refer to ourselves as “The Rummers.” I have been a participant in multiple Cheese Days Races and I am excited to act again as the Race Director this year to help spread the joy of running and give back to the community that I call home. Sincerely, Elizabeth Birr Race Director Race Committee Members: Amy Kampmeyer Heather O’Donnell Angela Skubel Stacy Schnabel

On 10/12/19 the race committee presented the Wisconsin State Firefighter Memorial (WSFM) Board of Directors in Wisconsin Rapids with a check for $5,063.38 in memory of Jamison Kampmeyer. Pictured left to right: Front Row: Tammy Solberg: Committee Member; Elizabeth Tesch-Birr: Race Director; Jim Luty: President; Mike Miller: Vice President; Back Row: Matt Simpson: Treasurer; Amy Kampmeyer.

The Colby Cheese Days Race Committee presented the Northcentral Technical College (NTC) Foundation with a check for $5,242.56 to go towards the Jamison Kampmeyer Memorial Scholarship on 09/28/18. Pictured left to right: Sheila M. Rossmiller, Director of Annual Giving and Scholarships; Amy Kampmeyer, Liz Tesch: Race Director; and Paul Clarke, Criminal Justice faculty member.

After the race, we donated $3,611.91 to the Colby-Abby K9.