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; ! ) F Section Two The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, November 8,1989 5 On Sunday morning, there was a large turnout of Legion and Ladies Auxiliary members for the annual Remembrance church parade, this year to St. Paul's United Church. The parade was led by the pipe band. On Saturday, Nov. l'lth, special Remembrance services services will be held at cenotaphs in Bowmanville, Newcastle Newcastle and Newtonville, just prior to 11 a.m. They Serve For Us. Sponsored by the folks at 3 DELTA FAUCET*INC. Base Line Rd. E. Bowmanville If you can't remember ... THINK Blyleven - Stoter Insurance Brokerage Inc. Just east of Maple Grove Rd. on Highway No. 2 623-5300 Honor the Dead... Help the Living. Buy a Poppy .. Wear It Proudly. PETLEY-HARE INSURANCE BROKERS 181 CHURCH ST. BOWMANVILLE 623-6100 THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE PUBLIC NOTICE TO ITS CITIZENS A Civic Service Of Remembrance Will Be Held At The BOWMANVILLE CENOTAPH on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH, 1989 at 10:30 a.m. All Veterans, Service Clubs, and Organizations and the General Public are invited to attend. We respectfully request that merchants co-operate in malting suitable suitable observance at their places of business during this special Remembrance Service. Services will also bo held at the following locations: NEWTONVILLE - Service at Cenotaph Saturday, November 11,1989-10:30 a.m. NEWCASTLE VILLAGE - Service at Cenotaph Saturday, November 11-10:30 a.m. The week of November 1 through Saturday, November 11,1989, Is dedicated as POPPY WEEK in Iho Town of Newcastle. KtiiSy MARIE HUBBARD MAY0R town ° f newcastle Dale ol Publication: Novembers, 1989 Legion Plays Important Role In Community The "Canadian Legion" was established in Winnipeg at a national conference of veterans groups in November November 1925. A fraternal, nonprofit nonprofit organization, the Rov- fll Canadian Legion (as it became became officially known in 1960) exists to serve the interests interests of Canada's war veterans veterans and their dependents and ex-service members and their families. The Legion also actively promotes patriotism, patriotism, national unify and remembrance remembrance of the contribution contribution Canada's war-dead made to the building of this nation. The Royal Canadian Legion Legion spends millions of dollars dollars on community activities across the country and its members contribute thousands thousands of hours of volunteer time implementing its social service programs. Each of the following or- E anizations benefit from the legion's support: - The Salvation Army - Red Shield Drive; - The Red Cross; - St. John Ambulance; - Over 500 Boy Scout, Girl Guide, Cub and Brownie Brownie organizations; and, ; - The United Way/Red Feather Campaign. In addition, the Legion: - Contributes to schools and homes for the handicapped; handicapped; - Through the Ladies' Auxiliary, provides over $475,000 in ' bursaries and scholarships for the continued continued education of 1,000 students students (Individual Legion Branches contribute an additional additional more than $2,000,000 to local scholarship scholarship programs); - Hosts blood donor clinics; clinics; - Institutes Big Brothers campaigns; r Operates drop-in centres, centres, day-care units and kindergartens; kindergartens; - Provides more than 3,000 low-rental housing units in over 60 communities; communities; - Sponsors a national literary literary competition and poster contest; - Contributes to fellowships fellowships in geriatric medicine , a Chair of Family Practice and a Chair of Community Geriatrics at the University of British Columbia; and, - Conducts a wide range of activities for senior citizens citizens at all levels within communities communities across Canada. Medical research and services services benefit greatly from Legion support. Among the current activities in this area are: The allocation of $110,000 each year by Dominion Dominion Command to train doctors and nurses in geriatric geriatric medicine; - The establishment by Pacific Command of a Chair of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia Columbia valued at $50,000 per year (Mount Pleasant Branch 117 has established a $500,000 trust fund to sponsor this chair indefinit- ley); and - The support by Alberta and NWT Command of a Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Alberta at a cost of $150,000 over a three year period. There are approximately 600,000 members of the Royal Canadian Legion, including including fraternal affiliates. There are_ over 97.000 Ladies' Ladies' Auxiliary members. There are 1744 Legion Branches in Canada; 34 in the United States; and three in West Germany. Remembrance Services Saturday, November 11th Bowmanville Cenotaph, Temperance St., Bowmanville at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 11th Memorial Service at Newcastle Village Cenotaph at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 11th Memorial Service at Newtonville Cenotaph at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, November 12th Remembrance Memorial Service at St. George's Anglican Church, Newcastle Village at 11 a.m. All Legion Members and other Veterans are invited to march and attend these services. 1 Br. 178 Royal Canadian Legion 1 Bowmanville, Ontario I Poppy Fund Financial Statement | Oct. 1, 1988 -- Sept. 30, 1989 1 Current Account No. 1001-848 (Bank of Montreal) 1 Chequing Account Bank Balance Sept. 30,1988 $ 940.76 1 Transfer Deposits from Savings Acct. 5072-272 23,800.00 1 Total Credits $24,740.76 1 Cheque Expenditures 1 Service Bureau Expenses including mileage $ 58.73 1 Transient Veterans Assistance (meals and accom.) 95.90 1 Sick and Visiting Expenses (shut-ins and hospital) 819.28 1 Campaign and Advertising Expenses 847.26 1 Costs of Wreaths, Poppies and Campaign Supplies 5,096.95 1 Christmas Donations, Flowers, Plants and Gifts 2,314,86 1 Bank Service Charges 73.45 1 Donations to Charitable Organizations 1 Sunnybrook Hospital "K" Wing Veterans 200.00 1 C.D.A. Film Fund Dominion'Command 500.00 1 Community Care (Meals on Wheels) 1,528.00 1 Bowmanville Memorial Hospital (Electric Bed) 2,609.00 1 Royal Canadian Legion Charitable Organization 4,000.00 1 Br. 178 Portable Wheel Chair Lift 5,800.00 1 Gurkha Welfare Appeal 200.00 1 Total Expenses $24,143.23 $23,143.23 1 Bank Balance on hand Sept. 30,1989 $ 597.53 1 Poppy Trust Funds -- Savings Account No. 5072-272 1 Bank Balance Oct. 1,1988 $14,719.34 1 Receipts 1 Deposits re Sales of Wreaths and Poppy Donations $18,374.04 I Bank Interest (Oct. 31 $422.60 and Apr. 30 $671.56) 1,094.16 1 Total Receipts $34,187.54 1 Expenditures 1 Transfers to Chequing Account No. 1001 -848 $23,800.00 1 Cash on Hand in bank Sept. 30/89 $10,387.54 $10,387.54 I Total of Bank Balances Sept. 30/89 $10,985.07 1 Arthur Brooks, Poppy Chairman 1 Stan L. Dunn, Auditor I Br. 178, Royal Canadian Legion