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ThEM RA CaainCapoYrdy oebr9 2001 -2 i Poppy Trust Fund The poppy campaigu is the Legion's moment of ttuth: unless it succeeds, aIl the bigb-sounding ideals surrounding Legion work are notbing but empty words. The campaigo nmust be measured by ils effective- ness in promoting Remnembrunce sud by the amount of money it raises te help needy ex-serv- tee personnel sud their dependents. WHO OWNS TUE 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, net accumulated fer a rainy day. Normally. at least 90 percent of the funds collectcd each year should be spent before the next campaigu. POPPY TRUST FUNOS WHAT THE FUNDS DO The fands previde financial assistance te needy Canadian ex-service personnel. and merchant navy personnel possessing or eligible fer cam- patgn stars or decorattons, and their dependents. Aise eligible are ex-service personnel of other Commonwealth and Allied countries. n0w rest- dent in Canada. Authoried axes aise include: *the cost of operating a service bureaa or its equivalent; *bursaries te childeen and grandchildren of ex- service personnel; - prizes for promnotienal contests directly con- nect cd with the campaige *campatgn costs, includtng the psrchase of po pies, wreaths. promottenal aids, cauvassing sup plies, reasonable expenses of poppy chainsen and committee members, advertising expenses and telephone (elegrapb, postage and sta- tiouery. OTHER USES FOR TUE FUNDS A command, or, sabjeci te the prier approval of the provinctal command, a dtstrict, zone, branch or groap of branches, may allot poppy funds fer: *commanity medical appliances sud medicai research; *drop-in centres fer the elderly, meals on wheels, transportatton and related services for veterans, their dependents and the aged; *donations for relief of disasters declared by the federal or provincial govemments u nder certain conditions, housing for ex-serv- ice men, the elderly and dis- abled; - wtbin limits. assistance te, ex-service person- nel and depetîdents of Commonwealth coantries residing oatside Canada. c.g. donations te the Legion's BCEL Fund. WUAT THE FUNDS CAN'T DO The following and uny ttems net covered in the General Bylaws are ot permitted: *cost of branch administration; *psrchase. erectton, extension or renovation of brancb premises; *rentai of property or parchase of equlpment or famishings for branch use; *public-service projeets sacb as recreational faciltes; *fsmishiugs and non-medical equipment for hos pital ward/rooms; *subscripttons te newspapers or periodicals. cvettfor bospitals; *purchase of wreaths for fsncrals; *transportatton cost for fanerais for relatives; *any form of cutertatument; *bus tours for elderly veterans, or recreattonal pursuits; *schelarships; minttenance of cemeteries; * bans. What Remembrance Day means to me Cindy M. friends at the young age of sixteen, to then, and to protect the people who give thanks for our freedoni as we Canadian Cbampiongot nteconran ac or wudb onithfuue-pol eebralterveepewo Eah ea w clerae emmbane conirades being killed. Instead of like yourselves. Tbey died so, that you fought for us. the, beaun himnd this day ko prepartng to go to, college or university could enjoy ail the good things in your This Remembrance Day. take lime to Tto main e how the thands of imagine being drafted to fight in the life ... so perhaps you didn't know stop and pay tribute to the many men Tyn t mengand hwme fhete th eyadso war. It's bard to imagine hiaving to these men mbo died in war. But tbey and women wbo fougbt and died for won ent twa Th e e lr wen the dodge bullets or fire a gun in order to, knew you. Tbey wanted you 10 live in us. Wear a poppy as a reminder of the etghtfor our free d ie nd trdon survtve. "Ali these people went to war peace.-bodr fwewhcge ite fh or coury.edmad h reo to protect Canada. They wvent to war to To me, this is the true meaning behind fields where many of our soldiers died. Imagin coauntry u ail n protect the people wbo were in Canada Remembrance Day. On this day we j7I]N#¶1E~ 0"N7ci REMMBER THE ROYAL CANADIAN X/ b Remnembrance Day Parade will start trom -the Royaýl CanadianLegion on Charles Stetat 2:00~ prn & travel to the cenotaph at Town Hall