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vvnat Remembrance Day means to me Amy Mohr On November 11, 1918 after thousands of Canadian soldiers died, the First World War ended. A tradition started then and has continued to grow stronger since that time. Each year we celebrate Remembrance Day, but do we really know the meaning behind this day? Many of the youth today are unaware of the reasons we observe Remembrance Day. As a.g hool student who, hopefully, under- stands its purpose, I athy for my peers who are less aware of this special day. Perh tticle will serve to help them learn more. Try to imagine how the thosaids of young men and women felt who went to war. These soldier syent to fight for our freedom and the free- dom of other countries. ThesetWn and women were our age, some- times as young as 16 years old. Imagine leaving your family and friends to go to another country and watch your comrades eing killed. Right now students in their final year of high school are preparing to go on to university or college - imag- ine yourselves instead bejng drafted'19 fight in the war. I find it hard to conjure up images of dodgirg bullets fi ing a gun because today war is not an immediate danger. War is not athreat to oúr society because of the efforts of Canael slier On Remembrance Dag t a pay tribute to the men and women who foug py as a reminder of the t l re many of our soldiers di who died for their coun ò What does Reme t, a war veter- an with the Irish R C ae hts and feel- ings about war in a ma t "The scales may never be fully b nd nt danger... and I ask you to nev their lives so that you could be or woman that they would give uty now to see that they are nev This is the true meani we give thanks for our fr who fought for us. Remembrance Dayd think about the hlive independent As the Roy toe protect Can Canada the - peopi goo The poppy campaign is the Legion's moment of truth: unless it succeeds, ail the high-sounding ideals surrounding Legion work are nothing but empty words. The campaign must be measured by its effectiveness in promoting Remembrance and by the amount of money it raises to help needy ex-service personnel and their dependents. WHO OWNS THE FUNDS Poppy funds are public funds, held in trust by the Legion until spent as designed. They must be kept in separate trust accounts. And they must be spent, not accumulated for a rainy day. Normally, at least 90 percent of the funds collected each year should be spent before the next campaign. WHAT THE FUNDS DO The funds provide financial assistance to needy Canadian ex-service personnel, and merchant navy personnel possessing or eligible for campaign stars or deco- rations, and their dependents. Also eligible are ex-service personnel of other Commonwealth and Allied countries, now resident in Canada. Authorized uses also include: • the cost of operating a service bureau or its equivalent; • bursaries to children and grandchildren of ex-service personnel; • prizes for promotional contests directly connected with the campaign • campaign costs, including the purchase of poppies, wreaths, promotional aids, canvassing supplies, reasonable expenses of poppy chairmen and committee members, advertising expenses and telephone telegraph, postage and sta- tionery. OTHER USES FOR THE FUNDS A command, or, subject to the prior approval of the provincial command, a district, zone, branch or group of branches, may allot poppy funds for: • community medical appliances and medical research; • drop-in centres for the elderly, meals on wheels, transportation and related services for veterans, their dependents and the aged; • donations for relief of disasters declared by the federal or provincial govern- ments • under certain conditions, housing for ex-servicemen, the elderly and disabled; • within limits, assistance to ex-service personnel and dependents of Commonwealth countries residing outside Canada, e.g. donations to the Legion's BCEL Fund. WHAT THE FUNDS CAN'T DO The following and any items not covered in the General Bylaws are not permitted: • cost of branch administration; • purchase, erection, extension or renovation of branch premises; • rental of property or purchase of equipment or fumishings for branch use; • public-service projects such as recreational facilities; • furnishings and non-medical equipment for hospital ward/rooms; • subscriptions to newspapers or periodicals, even for hospitals; • purchase of wreaths for funerals; • transportation cost for funerals for relatives; • any form of entertainment; • bus tours for elderly veterans, or recreational pursuits; • scholarships; • maintenance of cemeteries; Sloans. *,~,* M.4 N. 'I. s Vfli 1 RV THEE COMMUNITY MINDED BUSINESSES J. 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