ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION FOUNDATION
BC/YUKON COMMAND
BRANCHES & LADIES AUXILIARY

Neither the Provincial nor the Federal government funds the Royal Canadian Legion BC/Yukon Command or the Foundation. We rely on donations from the public; our members; membership dues and gaming activities such as raffles, meat draws, bingo etc.

Who are we and what do we do?

The Royal Canadian Legion BC/Yukon Command and the Foundation are dedicated to assisting veterans and their families. We are also equally dedicated to assisting those in need within our communities, whether it is our seniors or our youth. The Legion has 156 branches and 114 Ladies Auxiliaries with over 86,000 members in British Columbia and the Yukon Territories.

• Since 1956 provide affordable housing numbering in the thousands for seniors throughout B.C. with a construction cost of over $68,000,000 and a current value many times that amount.
• Provide "assisted Living" accommodation for those needing extra care. Presently this type of accommodation numbers in the hundreds of units with at least a four new complexes under construction.
• The Legion combined with our Foundation donates approximately one million dollars annually with British Columbia and the Yukon in support of electric beds and lifts; wheelchairs, and specialty mattresses, specialized medical equipment; therapeutic gardens; buses and even furnishings and television sets to our hospitals and extended care facilities.
• Half a million dollars raised by 5000 Ladies Auxiliary members for charities and deserving Branch projects.
• Over $350,000 on youth programs, sponsoring a variety of sports teams.
• Over $250,000 in bursaries and scholarships awarded.
• $16,500 Annually to send young BC Athletes and Coaches to the Legion Sponsored National Athletic Camp and to fund local events.
• $60,000 annually to the department of Family Practice at UBC. Over 200 family Doctors have graduated since inception in 1978; Most of them are in practice in BC, including a large number in rural areas.
• Sponsor Transition programs at UBC and UVIC for our veterans and their families suffering with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
• Sponsor the "Spinoza Bear" program throughout BC for children suffering with various illness or stress related disorder.
• Over one million dollars from poppy funds to ex-service personnel and their dependents in need - and for other authorized purposes.

THE LEGION AT WORK IN YOUR COMMUNITY