Monthly Archives: June 2021

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Update from National Headquarters 

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June 2021
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In this edition – June 2021
A Dominion Contvention Update.
Showcase your Branch at the 48th Dominion Convention
For the first time ever, the 2021 Dominion Convention will be conducted virtually and broadcast to all that wish to participate as a delegate or an observer.
Traditionally, Branches have been invited to parade their banner at the Convention. However, as this is not possible this year, Branches can instead submit a photo to display on the Convention website.
All Legion Branches across Canada are requested to submit a photo of the outside of their Branch for display on the virtual Convention event page. Please send the photo as an attachment to convention2021@legion.ca by August 2. Include your Branch name, Branch number and location in the email. We anticipate that this will be a popular feature for all in attendance.
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Encourage lapsed members to renew
Automated telemarketing renewal campaign
Legion National Headquarters is testing an automated telemarketing campaign targeting 30,000 lapsed members, reminding them to renew their Legion membership. Members will receive a pre-recorded message that lets them transfer immediately to one of our member services staff to renew over the phone. Members not home will receive a message on their phone reminding them to renew. If successful, this cost-effective approach has the opportunity to be an additional renewal tool to complement our existing strategies.
Renew and prepay for a bird feeder promo
Lapsed members who renew for 2021 and prepay for an additional 2 or more years receive a free Poppy bird feeder. This offer was mailed to 50,000 lapsed members and emailed to over 20,000 lapsed members in June.
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Tuberculosis Veterans’ Section of The Royal Canadian Legion welcomes new members
The Tuberculosis Veterans’ Section (TVS) always welcomes new members to join! Any Legion member can become a dual member of both their Legion Branch and TVS. Join a TVS Branch today and help champion respiratory health, research and education.
Learn more  ‣
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Coding for Veterans
Coding for Veterans, a program that retrains military veterans for careers in Canada’s IT sector, will be partnering with the Legion as its Career Caravan tours the country this fall. C4V has asked that parking lots of Legion Branches along its route be made available in order to set up an outdoor tent and program promotion.
Staring this September, C4V will be visiting all towns with MFRCs and CFBs, as well as major cities, across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia. Contact Coding for Veterans to get your Branch involved.
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Apply for Memorial repair funding
The National Wall of Remembrance Association (NWORA) is extending their deadline for Legion Branches to submits funding requests for Veteran memorial repair and restoration to September 1, 2021.
Please send any applications to Bruce Ewing at ewing123456789@sympatico.ca.
Learn more  ‣
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Legion endorses the CDA and The CDA Institute’s statement
As a member association of the Conference of Defence Associations (CDA), The Royal Canadian Legion fully endorses the CDA and The CDA Institute’s recent statement on sexual misconduct and culture change in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Read full statement  ‣
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Legion Nationals to be hosted in Calgary in 2024/2025
Last month, Legion Dominion President Thomas D. Irvine was pleased to announce that the 2024 and 2025 National Youth Track and Field Championships will be held at the Foothills Athletic Park in Calgary, Alberta.
Learn more  ‣
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Your donations to the Poppy Fund help support Veterans and Remembrance
This past April, the Dominion Executive Council approved over $645,000 in Poppy Funds through the Legion’s Veteran Support Partnership Program to help four organizations improve the lives of Veterans and their families or promote Remembrance.
Read more  ‣
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Recent Manual Updates
The Legion’s General By-Laws and Poppy Manual have been updated. Please see the recent amendments to the following manuals and update your copies.
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Branch Membership Administration
Resources and tips to support your Membership Chair
+ Verify and welcome new members at your Branch
85% of new members joining online are selecting a local Branch to join! Branches are encouraged to reach out to new member applicants within 30 days of their application to let them know the process for their application or, if approved, welcome them to the Branch.
The Membership Committee’s recommended 30-day application review period is a suggested timeline to ensure our organization is maintaining strong customer service practices for new members wishing to join and support the Legion. If a Branch is unable to meet the suggested 30-day time period for a General Meeting or Executive Committee review of the application, it may still follow its own process to approve/decline a member and the procedure for that continues to follow the communicated policy.
Be sure to check your Legion.ca email account for notifications of new members or check the New Online Member Report on your Branch profile on the Member Services Website.
+ 2022 Renewal Stickers coming in August
2022 Member renewal stickers will be delivered to Branches during the last week of August for all members that are renewed for 2021 by July 31, 2021. Please ensure your renewals are up to date to ensure your members receive their 2022 stickers.
We are here to help!
Our team is here to help, Monday through Friday, 8:30–4:00 pm EST by email and by phone.
Get access to Marketing and PR resources
Marketing Resources
It’s time for members to renew
Find a wide variety of recruitment and renewal resources on the Member Services Website, as well as free materials through the Legion Supply Department.
View resources  ‣
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PR Tip of the Month
Line up local Veterans
While November may seem like a long time away, it’s helpful to start preparing a list of local Veterans who have a story to share and who would be willing to speak with media. When the Remembrance Period arrives and media calls start coming in, you’ll be well prepared.
Have questions or need advice? Contact your Command Public Relations Officer or Nujma Bond, Dominion Command Communications at nbond@legion.ca
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MemberPerks®: Deals and savings for Legion members
MemberPerks® is more than a member benefit package. It’s also a tool Branches can use to promote membership. Plus, you can partner with local businesses in your community to offer exclusive discounts for your members.
Learn more  ‣
Your Legion calendar: 2021
Promote important dates and organize activities at your Branch with this list of upcoming days that raise awareness of an issue, commemorate a group or event, or celebrate an important topic.
DOWNLOAD THE CALENDAR  ‣
Partner promotions
The following is brought to you by our partners, highlighting special offers and other information.
Moneris preferred rates
Moneris. To take advantage of the Royal Canadian Legion Member Savings Program, visit moneris.com/associations.
Special offer from Legion Magazine
If you have any questions, please contact Member Services and we will be pleased to assist. 1-855-330-3344 or membership@legion.ca

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2021 #ARMYRUN June Newsletter! | Bulletin de juin #COURSEARMÉE 2021

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Event Information

Announcing the 2021 Shirts!

Check out the 2021 Canada Army Run: Virtual merchandise.

Register before July 11, 2021, in order to receive your virtual race kit before the start of the 2021 Canada Army Run: Virtual, presented by BMO

Annonce des chandails 2021!

Découvrez les articles exclusifs de la Course de l’Armée du Canada 2021 en ligne.

Inscrivez-vous avant le 11 juillet 2021 afin de recevoir votre trousse de course virtuelle avant le lancement de la Course de l’Armée du Canada virtuelle de 2021,présenté par BMO.

Fort Frontenac Distance Challenge 

The Fort Frontenac Distance Challenge launches Saturday May 15. Run, walk or roll as you accumulate the 193K distance from the home of A Battery (part of Canada’s first full time defence force) in Kingston, ON to the present day start line of Canada Army Run at the Canadian War Museum here in Ottawa. If you’re sharing your progress, don’t forget to tag @CanadaArmyRun and use the hashtag #ArmyRun

Monthly training races

The June monthly training race is only 3 days away!

Important Information:

  • Completion period opens: Friday June 18, 06:00am
  • Completion period closes: Wednesday June 23, 11:59pm

Distance options:

Participants receive:

  • Opportunity to upload results time
  • Exclusive rewards
  • Exclusive digital finisher medal for each event completed
  • Digital finisher certificate for each event completed

Défi de distance du Fort Frontenac

Le défi de distance du Fort Frontenac sera lancé le samedi 15 mai. Courez, marchez ou roulez en accumulant 193 km entre le domicile de la batterie A (qui fait partie de la première force de défense à plein temps du Canada) à Kingston, ON jusqu’à la ligne de départ actuelle de la Course de l’Armée du Canada au Musée canadien de la guerre ici à Ottawa

Courses d’Entraînement Mensuelles
La course d’entraînement mensuelle de juin est dans seulement 3 jours!

Renseignements importants :

  • Début de la période d’entraînement : Le vendredi 18 juin à 6 h
  • Fin de la période d’entraînement : le mercredi 23 juin à 11 h 5

Distances possibles :

Les participants recevront :

  • Un accès à leurs résultats
  • Des récompenses exclusives
  • Une médaille du finisseur numérique exclusive pour chaque activité terminée
  • Un certificat du finisseur numérique pour chaque activité termi
Call for Remembrance Row submissions!!!

The deadline for submissions is midnight EST, August 31, 2021! Remembrance Row will be open for participant viewing from September 8-20, 2021.
For steps on how to submit, visit our website: Remembrance Row – Army Run
Appel de soumissions pour l’Allée du souvenir!!!
La date limite de réception des propositions est le 31 août 2021 à minuit (HNE)! Les participants pourront admirer l’Allée du souvenir du 8 au 20 septembre 2021
Pour savoir comment transmettre vos propositions, consultez le site : Allée du Souvenir – Course de l’armée (armyrun.ca)

No Ordinary History

A Normandy Warrior –  1922-2021
On November 8, 2020, Indigenous Veterans Day, the Canadian Armed Forces and the Canadian War Museum honoured the service of Indigenous Veteran Mr. Philip Favel. A Juno Beach Veteran and a lifelong advocate, Philip was a beacon of hope for many. To learn more visit: armyrun.ca/news-items/a-normandy-warrior

Une Histoire Extraordinaire

Un combattant de la Normandie – (1922-2021)
Le 8 novembre 2020, jour du Souvenir des Autochtones, les Forces armées canadiennes et le Musée canadien de la guerre ont souligné le service du vétéran autochtone, M. Philip Favel.
Vétéran de Juno Beach et un avocat, Philip était une lueur d’espoir pour beaucoup. Pour en savoir plus visitez :armyrun.ca/fr-nouvelles-un-combattant
No Ordinary Cause

The Girvan family struggled with accepting financial help for their special needs child. Support Our Troops helped them feel supported as they navigated the financial realities of raising a child with exceptionalities. Read the full story: Military couple normalizes receiving support from community – Support Our Troops

Check out this year’s Fundraising Toolkit here.
Une Cause Extraordinaire
La famille Girvan avait du mal à accepter une aide financière pour leur enfant ayant des besoins spéciaux. Grâce à Appuyons nos troupes, elle s’est sentie soutenue pendant qu’elle faisait face aux réalités financières associées au fait d’élever un enfant présentant des besoins particuliers. Lisez l’article au complet : Accepter le soutien de la communauté : l’exemple d’un couple de militaires

Consultez la Trousse à outils pour la collecte de fonds de cette année ici.
No Ordinary Partners
The fifth annual Navy Bike Ride kicked off this past weekend with the virtual Harry DeWolf challenge. Are you registered to take part? If not, there is still time to sign up and help log your rides towards the goal of 30,000 cumulative rides. Running until 29 August, there are over $17,000 prizes to be won and fun new participant challenges to keep you moving the whole summer. Together we ride. Together we make waves.
Des partenaires extraordinaires
Le 5ième Défi vélo de la Marine à commencer la semaine dernière avec le défi virtuel Harry DeWolf. Est-ce vous enregistré?! Sinon pas de problème! Il y a encore pleins de temps à s’enregistré et nous aider à atteindre notre but de 30,000 trajets en vélo. Vous avez jusqu’au 29 août, avec plus que $17,000 de prix et des nouveaux défis de participation au courant de l’été. Ensembles nous pédalons. Ensembles nous faisons de vagues.
Official 2021 Merchandise Available Now!

The official Canada Army Run gear, by Surge Activewear is now available to order!
To check it out and make an order, click here.

Exclusive offer – 2021 Participants

Whenever you complete any Monthly Training Race, you will receive a 15% discount code for the Surge Acvitewear store. This will be emailed to you after submitting your virtual result.
L’équipement officiel 2021 est maintenant offert!

Vous pouvez commander l’équipement officiel de la Course de l’Armée du Canada par Surge Activewear dès maintenant! Pour voir l’équipement de course offert et passer une commande, cliquez ici.

Offre exclusive – 2021 participants

Si vous effectuez n’importe quel entraînement mensuel de course, vous recevrez un code promotionnel pour obtenir un rabais de 15 % de la boutique Surge Activewear. Lorsque vous aurez indiqué votre résultat d’entraînement en ligne, on vous transmettra un courriel comprenant le code promotionnel
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Zoom Webinar: Sarah Glassford on Supporting Canadian Servicemen’s Resilience

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An event from the Laurier Centre for Military Strategic and Disarmament Studies that may be of interest to some members.
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DR. SARAH GLASSFORD

A Woman’s Touch: Supporting Canadian Servicemen’s Resilience in Europe, 1943–47

June 16th, 7:30 PM ET
The webinar is FREE on Zoom.

Registration is required. You do not need a Zoom account to watch.

CLICK HERE to Register
In this talk, Sarah Glassford will explore the emotional dimensions of the Canadian presence in Europe during the later years of the Second World War. As Canadian servicemen amassed in Britain, then advanced through Italy, Normandy, and the Low Countries, 641 women of the Canadian Red Cross Corps Overseas Detachment followed close behind. Their job was to care for Canadian servicemen, shoring up the troops’ psychological resilience with a proverbial “woman’s touch.” Corps members’ letters, diaries, and oral histories provide a fascinating glimpse of how friendship, kinship, and romance helped both servicemen and Red Cross women cope with the physical and emotional traumas of wartime.

 

DR. SARAH GLASSFORD is a social historian of Canada who researches the intertwined histories of women, children, wartime, health, and humanitarian aid. She is the author of Mobilizing Mercy: A History of the Canadian Red Cross (MQUP, 2017) and co-editor with Amy Shaw of Making the Best of It: Women and Girls of Canada and Newfoundland during the Second World War (UBC, 2020). She works as the Archivist at the University of Windsor’s Leddy Library.
UPCOMING WEBINARS

30 June | LCMSDS
Lee Windsor
“The View from Point 67: Canada’s Killing Fields in the Second Half of the Battle of Normandy”
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14 July | LCMSDS
Alexander Fitzgerald-Black
“The Air Support Rollercoaster: Canadian Soldiers’ Morale in Normandy”
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28 July | LCMSDS
Dr. Caroline D’Amours
“‘J’irai revoir ma Normandie’: French-Canadian Infantry Units in Normandy”
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11 August | LCMSDS
Matthew Barrett
“Canadian Army Officer Discipline and Martial Justice, 1944–45”
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25 August | LCMSDS
Marie Eve Vaillencourt, JBC
“Remembering the Canadians in Normandy”
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8 September | LCMSDS
Geoff Hayes
“The Canadians in Normandy: Another Go-Around”
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Click here to listen to the latest episode of On War & Society: Broken Promises with Christopher Capozzola.

On War & Society features authors discussing their research, the challenges associated with doing history, and life ‘behind the book.’
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Invitation to June 25 Commemoration of the Start of the Korean War

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One of our members sent this along to me, and we wanted to share this with all our members.

Dear Friends,
You are cordially invited to join us at the Korean War Memorial at 11:00 am on Friday, June 25, 2021, for a commemoration of the 71st anniversary of the start of the Korean War. We are pleased that the Presidio Trust is allowing us to hold a public event at the Memorial once again, and we hope you will join us. Please see the attached invitation and site map for details.
This commemoration will honor all who served and sacrificed in that long-ago, faraway war, with a special remembrance of John R. Stevens, Lieutenant Colonel, USMC (Ret.), April 22, 1921 to May 25, 2021. John served our country faithfully in two wars, from Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the Chosin Reservoir in 1950. And as the Co-Founder of the Korean War Memorial Foundation, he was the driving force on behalf of the Memorial for over a decade. He will be remembered, and he will be missed.
Thank you. We look forward to seeing you at this special gathering on
June 25.
Respectfully,
Gerard Parker
Executive Director
Korean War Memorial Foundation
401 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 213E
San Francisco, CA 94102
Office: (415) 817-1858
Cell:    (415) 250-8518 

 

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Reminder: Please Register for our Commemoration Day Virtual Service 2021

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Join Royal Canadian Legion Branch 25 (representing the San Francisco Bay area), along with the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps – Arkansas Division, as they present a virtual Commemoration Day service at 10am (Pacific) on Thursday, 01 July.  If you wish to participate and watch the virtual service, please register at:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HiSbNsj9QKKVKUjZGnMg_g

While July 1st is Canada Day, for Newfoundlanders and Labradorians it is also Memorial Day or Commemoration Day – a day when we remember the tragic events of the Battle of Beaumont Hamel.

Original image available at https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Newfoundland_National_War_Memorial.jpg

The first of July 1916 was the opening day of the Battle of the Somme, when 806 members of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment climbed out of their trenches and went “over the top” at 8:45am as part of the battle of Beaumont-Hamel. In less than an hour, the regiment was devastated, most killed or wounded within the first 20 minutes of the battle. The next morning, only 68 soldiers answered the roll call. Commemoration Day was established in 1917, just one year later.

Join us at 10am (Pacific) to participate.  Please register at:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HiSbNsj9QKKVKUjZGnMg_g