Saturday, March 17, 2012

Legion Leanings ~ Bursaries

The Legion has bursaries available for local High School students that are descendants of veterans. 

It was an exciting night at the Branch on February 24th. Following the buffet meal, meat draws and Chase the Ace run by the Ladies' Auxiliary and with a good crowd looking on, the Longview Fire Department passed the New York Flags on to their colleagues from Okotoks.
This was followed by a couple of presentations by area businesses; first up was a donation by Rose and Geoff Dallyn from the Powderhorn Saloon in Bragg Creek who handed over 10% of the gross revenue from their Remembrance Day opening. The cheque was presented by Comrade Tony Iati on their behalf; secondly Torben Sherwood and Rik Falch of Valley Games in Okotoks who have developed a board game called “D-Day Dice” made a donation that reflected one dollar on behalf of each investor in the endeavour and there were over 2400 of them; thirdly we were able to recognise publicly the donation made by Tilly Jackson in memory of her late father. The approximately $2400 allowed the branch to purchase new computer and copying equipment.
We thank all these people for their support of the Legion and the work undertaken on behalf of veterans and the community in general.
The Honours and Awards committee is in the process of finalising this year's list of honourees. Those whose names have been submitted are screened to match national standards following which citations are prepared and submitted to Dominion Command for approval. Our Honours and Awards Night and Installation of Officers is scheduled for May 26th.
The three high schools in the area now have all the forms and information needed by students to apply for the new $1000.00 bursaries being made available for the first time this year. Applications from graduating students at these three schools must be submitted through the school. To qualify, a student must be the descendant of a veteran. This refers not only to Canadian Veterans but those of Britain and the Commonwealth countries along with the forces of Canada's allies.
We remind students who live in our area but who attend a different public or separate high school that they too are eligible for similar awards. Application forms for these students can be obtained from the Branch. In order to be considered, all applications must be received by the April 30th deadline.
In addition to the usual sports programmes on March 10th there was the  Ladies' Pie Auction. On Friday March 16th at 7:00pm we will welcome a group of Irish Dancers. The following Day we will celebrate St. Patrick's Day with a Dinner/Dance. Dinner is at 5:00pm with the dance starting at 7:00pm. Music will be provided by Kim Cote who brings an impressive musical resume with him. Tickets are $20.00 and should be purchased in advance.
On March 30th at 7:05pm we will make the draws for the prizes in our local raffle. Two prizes of $500 and two flat-screen TV's will be given to the lucky ticket holders. There are still tickets available at the Branch. On the topic of gaming, don't forget the Legion Provincial Million Dollar Lottery. When you purchase your tickets please indicate that you support Branch #78 and we will benefit from that.
Finally, and following the recent and very successful “Jelly Bean Dance” for children, there will be a party for the youngsters on March 31st at 1:00pm. We ask that parents register their children for this event.

Serving Our Veterans, Seniors, Youth and the Community
Malcolm Hughes

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