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Remembrance Day - Thank you Jasper

12/11/2017

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Thank you Jasper!!


Thank you to all the volunteers, contributors, sponsors, Veterans, RCMP Members, Legion Members, all our community that attended Remembrance Services, and all those that wore a Poppy in Rememberance.

This year the community of Jasper raised $5707 .00
Big thanks to all those who purchased Wreaths on Behalf of Veterans, your organization and in Remembrance.
Remembrance Day would not have been such a great success without our corporate sponsors with food, donations, accommodation and their support.

Mountain Park Lodges, Jasper Park Lodge, CoCo's Cafe, Tim Hortons, The Jasper Brewhouse, Rocky Mountain Roasters, TGP Foods, SYSCO, Jasper Fire and Ice, Grandmas Ice Cream, Subway, Dana Industries.

This years Poppy Funds will assist our local Veterans Adventures Program, Homeless Veterans, Veterans Assistance programs, and in the Jasper Legions continued efforts to improve its accessibility.

Thank you for Participating in Remembering our Fallen and their sacrifice.

We shall Remember Them.

Lest we Forget.


Use of Poppy Trust Funds

​Through your donations to the Legion Poppy Fund, the Legion provides financial assistance and support to Veterans, including Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP, and their families who are in need. Poppy Funds may be used for:
  • Grants for food, heating costs, clothing, prescription medication, medical appliances and equipment, essential home repairs and emergency shelter or assistance for Veterans and their families in need
  • Housing accommodation and care facilities for Veterans
  • Funding for Veteran Transition Programs that are directly related to the training, education and support needs of Veterans and their families
  • Comforts for Veterans and their surviving spouses who are hospitalized and in need
  • Veterans visits, transportation, reading programs and day trips
  • Accessibility modifications to assist Veterans with disabilities
  • Educational bursaries for children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Veterans
  • Support of cadet units
  • Community drop-in centres, meals-on-wheels, and seniors services in communities where Veterans would benefit
  • Community medical appliances, medical training and medical research which will assist in the care of Veterans in the community
  • Support the work of Legion Command and Branch Service Officers across Canada in assisting and representing Veterans
  • Donations for relief of disasters declared by federal or provincial governments which impact Veteran in those communities
  • Promotion and administering of Remembrance activities to ensure Canadians never forget the sacrifices of Canada’s Veterans
 
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