Thursday, October 6, 2016 is the next Legion General Meeting. Wear your uniform if you can and join us to meet the Zone C-4 Commander Sheila James and the Deputy Zone Commander Dean Weir at 2:00 p.m.
Next Ladies Auxiliary Meeting is Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 12:00 p.m. for Pot Luck and 1:30 p.m. for a General Meeting.
Our mission is to serve Veterans, which includes serving military and RCMP
members and their families; to promote Remembrance; and to serve our
communities and our country. (revised 2015)
Stay tuned for the time and date at the Legion for training for a defibrillator, an electrical device to shock the heart into action that will make its home at the Legion for Emergency Purposes. The Legion donated to the Heart and Stroke Foundation on behalf of the Bruce County Paramedic Service Team in order to bring this electronic device to the Legion.
Have you signed up for the upcoming
Poppy Donation Campaign?
The Legion does not sell poppies. The Legion asks for donations. The
Poppy Canvassing will take place at Hellyer’s Foodland and at the LCBO the two weekends before Remembrance Day. Some cadets from the Cadet Corps in Owen Sound will assist again this year with the Remembrance Day Services. More information will follow in the November Newsletter.
Dues Due… Remember to pay for your
2017 Membership Dues for the Legion to have a chance at a draw for a Free Membership to be drawn at the General Membership Meeting in December. Membership Dues are $50.00 before December 31, 2016 and $55.00 after that date.
Send a cheque for your dues payable to Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 202, and mail to:
Lion’s Head Legion, Branch 202,
PO Box 302, Lion’s Head, Ontario, N0H 1W0
“Communication Should be a Two Way Street.”
There is a sender of the message and a receiver of that message.
The Lion’s Head Legion Branch 202 continues to reach out to their members, both Branch and Ladies Auxiliary members via:
- Monthly Meetings the first Thursday of the month at 2:00 p.m. for the Branch and the second Tuesday of the month for the Ladies Auxiliary Pot Luck Lunch at 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. for the meeting.
- Monthly Newsletters and Event Calendars sent through the mail or via e-mail.
- A wonderful website, lionsheadlegionbranch202.ca maintained and updated on a voluntary basis by a community member.
- Bulletin boards at the Legion for updated, important or current information.
Yet, I am hearing there is a problem with communication at the Legion.
What is the problem?
- Are you attending meetings?
- Are you reading the monthly newsletters and keeping the Event Calendars close by for reminders? I send one per household. Do I need to send two?
- Are you accessing the website for information and updates if you have a computer?
- Are you phoning a member of the Legion or Executive if you have a question or a concern?
- Have you taken the time to read this complete newsletter? I usually try to write a one page only newsletter in hopes that it gets read during our busy life.
Remember that “Communication” starts with you!!
How can the Legion improve communication to the members?
Seniors Bus Tour in Grey County
On September 28, 2016, a 56 Passenger Coach from Kunkel Bus Lines will depart the Lion’s Head Friendship Club (next to the Lion’s Head Arena) parking lot at 9:30 a.m. and return by 7:00 p.m. The Seniors Bus Trip in Grey County is sponsored by the Lion’s Head Legion Branch 202 and paid for by the Ontario Government, Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat, Seniors’ Community Grant. In order to receive this grant , the members of the Lion’s Head Legion Branch 202 and Ladies Auxiliary, the Lion’s Head Friendship Club Seniors and the Old Schoolhouse Seniors of Stokes Bay are participating together in this bus tour.
Information about the bus tour is also available in the Legion July and September Newsletters which are available online at lionsheadlegionbranch202.ca.
The participants will enjoy a guided tour of the Wiarton Keppel International Airport and enjoy refreshments hosted by the COPA, (Canadian Owners and Pilots Association) Flight 68. Then the bus will depart to the Grey Roots Museum for a personal bagged lunch and a tour of the museum displays or the Moreston Village. At 2:15 p.m. the bus will drive to the Coffin Ridge Winery in Annan for a visit. Dinner of roast beef and turkey will be served at the Owen Sound Legion Branch 6 by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Owen Sound Legion at 5:00 p.m.
A reminder that the
Honours and Awards is Tuesday, September 27th, Social – 6:00 p.m. and Pot Luck Dinner – 7:00 p.m.
The
Veterans’ Dinner will take place at the Legion on Tuesday, October 4, 2016. Sue Halliday is convening the dinner and she has sent invitations to the legion and local Veterans. The Lion’s Head Legion, Branch 202 Poppy Trust Fund sponsors the dinner. Let Sue know if you are a veteran and have not received an invitation. Phone Sue Halliday at 519-795-7533.
Have you purchased your 50/50 Lottery Draw Ticket for October 6, 2016?
September 1, 2016 draw: Amount won by Moyra Ready was $65.00.
The 50/50 Lottery proceeds are used to give funds back to the community
for Youth Activities and local charities.
Check your October Calendar for events at the Legion. Everyone is welcome to join into the activities of darts on Mondays and Thursdays, cribbage on Thursdays and euchre and bridge on Fridays. On Saturdays, visit the Legion for the scheduled “Darts for Meat” (as noted on your October Calendar). The dates scheduled for this month are October 8th and October 22nd.
Respectfully submitted by Sharron Colter, Secretary of the Lion’s Head Legion, Branch 202. If you do not wish to receive the Legion monthly newsletter, the event calendar and Legion updates via e-mail, please contact me to remove your e-mail address. Let me know if you cannot open this e-mail. I can be contacted at dshcolter@cabletv.on.ca or by phone at 519-793-3473.
Written by Sharron Colter,
Secretary, Lion’s Head Legion, Branch 202
Branch 6 – Owen Sound
