HARRISTON – Harriston resident Greg Blagdon has been on a mission to benefit anyone in need of a wheelchair. For more than five years now, Blagdon has been collecting pop tabs in support of a Royal Canadian Legion project.
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St. Mary students recognize veterans, 100th anniversary of the poppy
ELORA – Students at St. Mary Catholic School in Elora filled the school with poppies on Nov. 11 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the poppy and the soldiers who fought for our freedom.
Elora poppy campaign to feature mailouts, tappable donation box
ELORA – The poppy campaign at Legion Branch 229 here began on Oct. 29 and will feature a few changes from pre-pandemic times.
Legions planning Remembrance Day services across Wellington County
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Royal Canadian Legion branches in Wellington County will once again be holding modified Remembrance Day services adapted to current pandemic precautions.
Collecting tabs for a good cause
ELORA – Six-year-old Jake Dippel is collecting metal can tabs with the goal of finding enough to earn an electric wheelchair for a Fergus resident in need.
Legion holding contactless bottle drive
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The Elora Legion is holding a contactless bottle drive from May 22 to May 24 from 10-4, they are accepting all LBCO and beer store containers.
Elora Legion held a Remembrance Day service on Nov. 11
Showing respect – After the Remembrance Day service at the Elora cenotaph ended on Nov. 11,…
McGinn Big Assist raises $50,000 for 10 local charities
FERGUS - It’s hard to say what is the most remarkable thing about the McGinn Brothers Big Assist event last weekend - that it raised $50,000, or that it happened at all.
Elora Legion bottle drive supports Get In Touch For Hutch
Bottle drive donation – The Elora Legion, Branch 229, hosted a bottle-drive fundraiser in…
Elora Legion hosted bottle drive for Get In Touch For Hutch, next one May 30
Bottle drive – The Elora Legion hosted a bottle drive fundraiser in support of Get In Touch…
Settler’s Creek to perform at Elora Legion fundraiser
Country band – Based out of Guelph, the country band Settler’s Creek will be coming to the…
Canada’s Beatles tribute band Liverpool 4 to perform in Fergus this June
Beatles tribute – The Liverpool 4, Canada’s Beatles Tribute, will be on stage at the Fergus…
Curling club’s tabs for wheelchairs supports Elora Legion
Tabs for wheelchairs – Curling Club participants are asked to save the tabs from tin cans…
Hospice holiday tree fundraiser
Remembrance - Volunteers were at the Elora Legion on Dec. 7 running the Tree of Remembrance fundraiser for Hospice Wellington.
Team comes together to raise over $3,700
ELORA - It was a time to come together as old friends and the community raised more than $3,700 in support of those struggling with mental health concerns.