The fall season of the Kamsack branch of the Royal Canadian Legion was started last week with a beef-on-a-bun supper prior to its first regular meeting when the membership was told that the Legion can no longer be just card-carrying members
“Every member needs to step up and take his or her turn at the many day-to-day operations,” Jim Woodward, branch president, said.
Everyone was updated on the various fundraisers and asked the members to help sell the 50/50 tickets before Remembrance Day.
“As we near the end of our 90th anniversary, it is now time to prepare for Canada’s 150th anniversary,” Woodward said, adding that the branch has begun by placing a new Legion logo flowerbed on the front lawn of the Legion Hall where 75 special Canada 150 tulips were planted.
“Once all the spaces in the flowerbed are filled in with ground cover, this should be filled out with a spectacular array of colours for next year’s celebrations.”
The Legion will continue its sponsorship of the Kamsack air cadet squadron as the cadets prepare for their 60th anniversary and will continue its support of the Kamsack volunteer fire fighters as they work to raise funds for a needed service vehicle in the weekly Chase the Ace lottery game.
In October the Legion will begin its process for the election of officers and prepare for the annual Remembrance Week, he said. “As always, the Legion looks forward to continued community support and welcomes anyone who would like to be a member.
“Our weekly bingos remain our prime fundraiser, even though we are always looking for other opportunities to support our needs,” he said, adding that the members have begun the third phase of their Memorial Brick Project at Riverview Cemtery and all orders for commemorative bricks are welcome.
The Legion has gone through many changes and one of them is that one does not need to have had a military affiliation to become a member, he said. The Legion’s ideals remain with three main principles: remembrance, veterans and community.
