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RCL Ontario Command
Ontario command has 400 branches throughout Ontario
A total membership of over 130,000
Poppy Fund
In 2010 grants to the Poppy Fund to Ex Service personnel and dependants amount to $986,575.48
Veteran Programs for 2010
Additional Funds spent on Veterans programs totalled over $275,000
Provincial Service Bureau
Ontario command provides to all Veterans and Ex Service personnel assistance with pension applications and benefit concerns on an ongoing basis
Ladies Auxiliary
LA Members raised over $870,595 for donations to charities and other deserving projects in 2010
Helping Communities
RCL Ontario Branches and Ladies Auxiliaries Charitable Foundation donated $571,028 to Ontario Communities in 2010
Bursary Programme
2009-2010 academic year saw a total of 911 applications awarded to needy students for post secondary education for a total of $428,000
Additional Bursaries from the Poppy Funds amounted to
$604,428.25
Other donations from Poppy funds in the amount of $4,225,735.20
Affordable Housing
RCL Ontario command are sponsors and facilitators for low rental housing for senior citizens
Hospital Donations
Donations of special equipment and furnishings to hospitals not covered by hospital budgets, from television sets to new vehicles totally over $766,000
Special Care
Branch and LA Members routinely visit Veterans in hospitals and continue to supply comforts and entertainment to enhance their quality of life
Sponsor Youth programs
Sponsorship to Cubs, Scouts, Guides, Cadets and other Youth programmes
Money spent for Youth programmes was over $1.1 million, this doesn't include money from the Poppy Funds
Local Charities
Donations to local charities amount to over $2.3 million, this does not include money from Poppy Funds.
Troop Moral Fund
Donations to the Troop Moral Fund( Tim Horton's coffee and donut certificates to our Troops in Afghanistan) in the amount of $350,000
Homeless Veterans Project
Operations: Leave the Streets Behind for 2010 saw contributions of $130,000 for the Homeless Veterans Project
Volunteer Hours
Ontario Command volunteers clocked in annually over 458,000 hours
Branches have over 7000 volunteer staff and employed over 1,200 full and part time staff
Free Space
Branches offered their facilities free of charge to community groups for over 26,000 occasions in 2010
Taxes
Over .5 million paid in property taxes in 2010
For more information
Contact
Http://www.on.legion.ca
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