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Thursday, N ovem ber 5, 2015 - Rem em brance Day - w w w .theifp.ca Page 3 The Royal Canadian Legion GEORGETOWN POPPY FUND Dear Citizen: November 1st to November 11th The time of year when the Royal Canadian Legion asks that you wear a poppy in remembrance of those who gave their lives and those who were grievously injured during the two World Wars, the Korean War and the Peacekeeping Operations. Your generosity in giving to the Poppy Campaign will enable the Legion to carry out the basic purpose and obligations of the Poppy Trust Fund which are: •To give assistance to Canadian ex-service personnel and Canadian Merchant Navy personnel and their dependents, who are in need of such assistance. •Ex-service personnel of Commonwealth and allied Countries who are resident in Canada. •Purchasing medical equipment and appliances for community health facilities. •Paying for medical research and training. •Paying for bursaries for needy students. •Ex-service personnel of Commonwealth or Allied countries and their dependents who are resident outside of Canada and are in need. November 11th, 2015, Remembrance Park, 11:00 am NOV. 8TH: GLEN WILLIAMS - Form up at Glen Williams School 12:00 Noon, Service at Glen Williams Cenotaph 12:30 pm. NOV. 8TH: GEORGETOWN - Form up at Legion 2:30 pm, Service Remembrance Park 3 pm SHARP. Please plan to attend this event and support the Poppy Campaign; your involvement is very much appreciated. Marion Carney, Poppy Chairman Income from 2014/2015 Campaign from all sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,110.62 Expenses: Campaign . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,313.67 Welfare & Donations . . . $40,606.06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $51,919.73 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,809.11 Peter Smith Sue Thomas Poppy Chairman President Br. 120 Lest weForget REMEMBRANCE DAY Remembrance Committee keeping the memory alive TOM SCHENK The local Dutch Canadian Re- membrance Committee has a sig- nificant mission: keep the memo- ry alive. That memory pertains to the liberation of Holland in 1945 after Nazi Germany occupied the coun- try for five years. It also applies to never forgetting the past, present and future soldiers who have and will fight our wars. As committee member Tom Schenk said: "In plain words: keeping the memory alive." In 1995, 50 years after Holland was liberated, the Dutch Canadian Remembrance Committee was created in the form of six mem- bers to hold on to that mission and thread it through local communi- ties. Schenk, who was 15 when Hol- land was liberated, said Canada and Holland have kept a sacred friendship. "We call it one in spirit," he ex- plained. "And that's because of Holland's liberation." Every five years, the commit- tee holds a special event to com- memorate the war's end. In 2000, the committee presented the resi- dents of Georgetown with 12 me- morial plates to commemorate the 55th anniversary. These plates now sit at the Civic Centre. The Centre also received the Memo- rial Rock in 2005 to commemorate 60 years. For the 70th anniversary taking place this weekend, the Remembrance Committee will be planting 700 tulip bulbs in Re- membrance Park in the shapes of the Dutch and Canadian flags. Schenk has been to Holland many times since he immigrated with his family to Canada in 1947 and when the committee was formed, he jumped on board with- out a moment's hesitation. "It means an awful lot to me," he said. "Living in an occupied country as a child, being liberated and of course, being able to come to this beautiful country, Canada. Canada means a lot to Dutch peo- ple, and that's all because of the liberation." By Kathryn Boyle kboyle@theifp.ca On Sunday, Nov. 8 at 7:30 p.m., the whole community is invited to at- tend Sing Out a Song For Peace, a one-hour free concert to promote world peace. For 22 years now, we have been raising our voices in support of peace and to honour veterans from all wars and peacekeeping mis- sions. Branch 120 of the Canadian Legion will participate, along with the Georgetown Choral Society and the Georgetown Children's Chorus. Since 2015 is the 70th anniver- sary of VE day, we will tell the story of the liberation of Holland, as told through the eyes of a young child, written by Riet Schenk of George- town. The other guest speaker will be Georgetown Christian Re- formed Church Pastor Tom Van- Millegen, who tells the story of his family seeking refuge and opportu- nity in Canada after the war. We will celebrate the ongoing thanks that our Canadians of Dutch origin still express many genera- tions later. The concert will be held at the Georgetown Christian Reformed Church, 11611 Trafalgar Rd. Prior to the concert (please come at 7 p.m.), the choir will host a singalong of old favourites from the Second World War era. Special seating for veter- ans and their spouses has been ar- ranged. Please call Lois Fraser at 905-877-4411 ext. 253 to reserve a seat or to arrange a ride. Story of the Liberation of Holland told at Sing Out a Song For Peace, Nov. 8