Dear Editor:
Sept. 21 to 27 is recognized across Canada as Legion Week.
On behalf of the Royal Canadian Legion, Elora Branch 229, we wish to thank all our community residents, both private and commercial, for their continued and outstanding support again this year and invite all to visit our branch clubroom at 110 Metcalfe St. in Elora.
The 2024 Poppy Campaign realized donations to our fund of $29,811.
During 2025 branch’s Poppy Fund has donated and supported several financial needs locally, provincially and nationally.
We have provided assistance funding to local veterans and their families as well as donations from the Poppy Fund that supported activities such as the service dog program; Homeless Vets; District C Hospital Fund; Provincial Charitable Foundation; Provincial Poppy Fund; British Commonwealth Ex-Services League; Youth Education and the local Cadet Corps to name some. Our contribution during this period has amounted to more than $25,000.
The 2025 Poppy Campaign begins on Friday, Oct. 31 and continues through Remembrance Day, Nov. 11. Ceremonies to honour our veterans will be held at the Salem Cenotaph at 9:30am and at the Elora Cenotaph at 11am.
A Remembrance Day dinner will be held at Branch 229 on Nov. 11 beginning at 5pm. Tickets will be available from the bar steward (519-846-9611) and the dinner is open to veterans, Legion members and the general public.
Please support Legion Week activities, our Poppy Campaign and our veterans and their families. Lest we forget!
Jim Paterson,
Poppy chair, Elora Legion Br. 229