The Royal Canadian is one of Canada's largest non-governmental organization dedicated to the commemoration of and continuing assistance to all veterans and currently serving Canadian Forces personnel. The Legion receives NO government funding. Here is an outline of the activities which the Royal Canadian Legion, BC/Yukon Command, supports through it's 156 branches; 108 Ladies Auxiliaries and almost 80,000 members.

VETERANS: Remembrance Day * Veterans Week * Canadian and International Commemorative Events * Pilgrimages * Professional Service Officers to assist veterans in applications for pensions and disabilities * Medical * Health * Housing * Financial assistance * Family Support * Social activities * Grave Sites * Counseling * Advocacy * Liaison with Veterans Affairs Canada * The Department of National Defense & other organizations. Long Term Care (George Derby, Brock Fahrni, Lodge at Broadmead Facilities).

CANADIAN FORCES PERSONNEL: Military to civilian Career transition counseling * Post Traumatic Stress * Disorder Counseling * Pensions & Disabilities * Military Family Resource Centers * Spinoza Bear Program * Advocacy at all levels of Government * Support for Canadian Forces at the community level.

SENIORS: Low cost housing * Assisted Living * Meals On Wheels * Transportation * Health Programs * Social Activities * Seniors Clubs * Arts & Crafts * Information Lectures * BC Seniors Games * Recreation * Special Events * Support of Geriatric Research (UBC/VGH).

YOUTH: Cadet Programs * Boy Scouts * Girl Guides * Encounters with Canada * Sponsor Youth Sports Programs * Legions National Track & Field * Scholarships & Bursaries * Annual Remembrance Poster & literary competition & Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

EDUCATION, TRAINING & RESEARCH: Funding of The Royal Canadian Legion/UBC Chair of Family Practice (since 1978) * UBC/VGH Centre for Geriatric Research * PTSD Research & Clinical Programs * Nurse practitioners Program * Geriatric Nursing Bursary.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: Each year the Royal Canadian Legion raises more than $2.5 Million dollars through various, mostly local, fund raising activities at branch level. This money is recycled back by branches into their respective communities in the form of financial and other support of a wide range of community services and activities. Such funds are in addition to monies raised for the Poppy Fund in November, which are reserved exclusively for assisting ex-service personnel and their dependents and other authorized special-use expenditures.

In addition to the fund-raising activities of individual branches, BC/Yukon Command has established The Legion Foundation, which accepts contributions and bequests to support the objectives and needs of major institutions and province-wide programs.

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Contributions to the Legion Foundation are tax-deductible