Leduc and Beaumont mark Remembrance with school ceremonies and Legion poppy drive
Campaign headquarters at the Alberta Legacy Development Society office on 47 Street stays open through November 10.
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Leduc Legion Branch 108 kicked off its poppy campaign on Saturday, October 24, covering the City of Leduc, Beaumont and eastern Leduc County. Poppy donations go to the Poppy Trust Fund, and funds donated locally are used locally, for veterans and their families, for communities and for remembrance promotion.
Schools have been part of the effort. Branch 108 members visited East Elementary, Christ the King, Father Leduc, Ohpaho Secondary and Ecole Corinthia Park School, and schools held ceremonies with buglers, bagpipers and speeches from military veterans. Ohpaho Secondary held a band performance, and Father Leduc School put on a slideshow on the connection between students, teachers and Canadian military veterans. Cpt Paul Spurrell (Ret'd), a Branch 108 member, was among those visiting schools.
In Beaumont, students from Ecole Dansereau Meadows School and Academie St-Andre combined for the local ceremony. Jacqueline Biollo, a military wife, spoke there. Colin Cambell, a Beaumont resident, was newly elected Branch 108 vice-president.
Derek Prohar, City of Leduc CAO and a retired Colonel of the Canadian Armed Forces, told an audience: "Service is a mindset." Kevin Crone is the branch's sergeant-at-arms.
The main Remembrance Day service is held November 11 inside the Leduc Recreation Centre, followed by an informal gathering with veterans at the LRC. Campaign headquarters at the Alberta Legacy Development Society office on 47 Street is open until November 10.
