The Friends of Veterans Sings perform at the Pearley & Parliment Hill
The "Friends of Veterans Singers' held their debut performance for the beginning of Remembrance Week this November 3, 2011 in |Ottawa. The singer were will received at the Perley Rideau Veterans Hospital and Parliament Hill with great appreciation. The Minister of Veterans Affairs Brian Blaney, was in attendance and said "it's great to have young Canadian singers doing their bit for veterans" Also in attendance was Lrene Mathyssen the MP from London Fanshawe who was responsible for the "Friends of Veterans Singers" performing on the hill. Please read our donation letter click here.
Canadian “Silent walk” to mark Dutch liberation
In REMEMBRANCE of VE Day veterans. The Friend Of Veterans Canada is holding a “silent walk” around Victoria Park this May 4th 2011 starts at 2pm and is open to anyone.
We will be marking the sacrifice of Canadian soldiers made in the Netherlands 66 years ago one day before VEDay.
There will be a similar “Silent Walk” the Dutch city of Nykerk Holland to honour the 66th anniversary of that country’s liberation on May 5, 1945.
“The walk will start after two minutes of silence at the cenotaph at Victoria Park, London ON and continues around the park at 2pm this week on May 4,2011.
This event is helping to mark our Gov’t decision to set May aside as Dutch Heritage Month..
Friends of Veterans Canada, is a registered charity that records Veterans Stories as to save them in the Veterans Video Library so future generations of Canadians.
“We have a saying: Let those who come after not let their names be forgotten,” .
For more information, go to www.fovcanada.ca.
Contact Randy Young, president of Friends of Veterans Canada freindsofveterans.ca
519 679 8190.
Make a New History Friend
Submit your video story for a Canadian Veteran
and Save History
This site is dedicated to those who have given so much to us and our country and now its time to return the favor by honoring and supporting these veterans. HELP TELL THE UNTOLD STORY
Peter Mansbridge and Randy Young FOV president has a )ne on
One about the Friends of Veterans' mission. View entire
show here.
The National Video-a-Veteran Contest:
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The 2010-2011 Contest is now underway. If you are a
student or teacher and would like to submit your video of a
veteran, please click here
for more details.
Remember; You can help by making a donation to the Friends
of Veterans Canada mission by visiting your local TD branch and ask to make a donation to Branch #174 account number
5208224 or by clicking on the donate button above or if you
prefer you can send a cheque to:
Friends of Veterans Canada
956 Ormsby Street
London ON N5Z1K4
Any amount is not too small or to big.
Tax receipts are issued for donations over $100.00 that were made at the TD bank can request a tax receipt for donations over $100.00 by writing to the address above.
PLEASE NOTE: THE TD BANK CAN NOT ISSUE TAX RECEIPTS FOR OUR CHARITY. READ INSTRUCTIONS BELOW FOR OBTAINING YOUR TAX RECEIPT.
To obtain a TAX RECEIPT for your donation to FOV Canada Charity made at the TD BANK, please send a photocopy of your donation receipt to
Friends of Veterans Canada Charity
956 Ormsby Street, London ON N5Z1K4
Be sure to include your full name, address with postal code and a contact phone number. We will issue the Tax Receipt upon
receiving your information and verification of your donation. Thank you for your support!
SCHOOLS! Enter the National Video-A-Veteran Contest!
Help us capture the lives of our veterans by
participating in our video contest. Have your students video
tape a veteran, submit it to FOV and students and veterans
could win a Battle Field Trip to Europe through EF Education
Tours.
Have
you asked the question to yourself why we support our veterans
and troops? Have you ever asked the question why we are engaged
in war past and present? The answer is much more simple
than you think.
