WW2 Veteran celebrates his 100th birthday
Family reminisces on time and memories with Michael Jarmoluk, Celebrating his 100th birthday on Oct. 24th with family and friends
The Last Post Fund with volunteer branches in each province provide locally specific knowledge and communications to ensure that all Veterans are aware of the benefits that may be available to them. The combined Alberta and the Northwest Territory branch is active yearlong conducting service and support.
The Last Post Fund’s mission is to ensure that no Veteran is denied a dignified funeral and burial, as well as a military gravestone, due to insufficient funds at the time of death.
Its primary mandate is to deliver the Veterans Affairs Canada Funeral and Burial Program which provides funeral, burial and grave marking benefits for eligible Canadian and Allied Veterans.
Created 115 years ago, the Last Post Fund has since arranged funerals and, where necessary, burials and grave markers for more than 158,000 Veterans from Canada, Britain, Scotland, Ireland, Australia, Belgium, France, Poland, South Africa and other allied countries.
In addition to delivering the Funeral and Burial Program on behalf of Veterans Affairs Canada, the Last Post Fund supports other initiatives aimed at commemorating Canadian Veterans. These include the Last Post Fund’s own military cemetery, the National Field of Honour in Pointe Claire, Quebec where more than 22,420 burials have been performed since it was opened in 1930.
The Fund is present in over 2,900 cemeteries across the country. The Last Post Fund recognizes the importance of honouring those who served. Every year in June, commemorative ceremonies are held on the St. Lawrence River in Montreal, at the Notre-Damedes-Neiges and Mount-Royal cemeteries, and at the National Field of Honour in Pointe-Claire, Quebec.
Our volunteers attend Remembrance activities and commemorations throughout the year. while providing a number of presentations to military and community service organizations such as the Royal Canadian Legion, Rotary Clubs, participation in No Stone Left Alone ceremonies, BOLD EAGLE graduation ceremonies, just to name a few.
Your donation goes toward fulfilling our mandate and is tax deductible. https://www.lastpostfund.ca/ 1 (800) 465-7113
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