Newsletter 4 December 2011 Securing the Future THE RCA...
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The RCA Heritage Campaign Campagne du Fonds du patrimoine de Regimental Headquarters l’Artillerie royale canadienne The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Quartier general régimentaire du Regiment Canadian Forces Base Shilo royal de l’Artillerie canadienne P.O. Box 5000 Stn Main 34p~.’ Base des Forces canadiennes Shilo Shilo, MB ROK 2A0 _.“_~ 4~_ P.O. box 5000, Stn Main Shilo, MB ROK 2A0 THE RCA HERITAGE CAMPAIGN Newsletter 4 December 2011 Celebrating our Heritage; Securing the Future Many Gunners will recall the Heritage Campaign, begun a number of years ago. Thanks to the leadership and dedication of our present Colonel Commandant LGen Michael Jeffery (Retd) and Col Doug Briscoe (Retd) and their team of volunteers, this successful campaign raised almost $1,500,000 for the RCA Museum and was the beginning of an endowment fund to provide for future needs of the Regimental Family. Our past Colonel Commandant BGen Ernie Beno (Retd) and, before him, MGen John Arch Maclnnis (Retd) have played leading roles in moving us ahead with our conception of the Regimental family and in providing for it through the RCA Heritage Program and Campaign. The purpose of the Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) Heritage Program IS to celebrate our heritage, enable those who serve today, and secure the future for those to come. We are re-launching the RCA Heritage Campaign formally on St Barbara’s Day, 4 December 2011. Our aim is to raise the monies necessary to support the activities of the RCA Heritage Program. We are very grateful to LGen Jan Arp (Retd) who has taken on the role of National Chair with Col Joe Culligan (Retd), as the National Director. We are also grateful to all the others who have volunteered their services in various ways as we prepared to re-launch and, indeed, to those others who will join us as we move forward with the Campaign. Not all of our leadership team is in place and we are actively seeking members of the Regimental Family who are willing to contribute: ideas (what should we be doing); time (if you have a background in communications or marketing or would just like to help, we would love to talk) and, of course, those who can make donations, which are necessary to fund the projects in the plan. To date, in our pre-launch quiet campaign we have raised a total of $211,810 from members of the RCA Family and friends. Yesterday, Totlay and Tomorrow: 5fler, aitfourd’hui et temairn Cekbrat tug our Yferit age; Securing the future Cilebrer noire patrimo me; garantir Cavenir
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The RCA Heritage Campaign Campagne du Fonds du patrimoine deRegimental Headquarters l’Artillerie royale canadienneThe Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery Quartier general régimentaire du RegimentCanadian Forces Base Shilo royal de l’Artillerie canadienneP.O. Box 5000 Stn Main 34p~.’ Base des Forces canadiennes ShiloShilo, MB ROK 2A0 _.“_~ 4~_ P.O. box 5000, Stn Main
Shilo, MB ROK 2A0
THE RCA HERITAGE CAMPAIGN
Newsletter 4 December 2011
Celebrating our Heritage;Securing the Future
Many Gunners will recall the Heritage Campaign, begun a number of years ago. Thanks to theleadership and dedication of our present Colonel Commandant LGen Michael Jeffery (Retd) and ColDoug Briscoe (Retd) and their team of volunteers, this successful campaign raised almost $1,500,000 forthe RCA Museum and was the beginning of an endowment fund to provide for future needs of theRegimental Family.
Our past Colonel Commandant BGen Ernie Beno (Retd) and, before him, MGen John Arch Maclnnis(Retd) have played leading roles in moving us ahead with our conception of the Regimental family and inproviding for it through the RCA Heritage Program and Campaign.
The purpose of the Royal Canadian Artillery (RCA) Heritage Program IS tocelebrate our heritage, enable those who serve today, and secure the future for
those to come.
We are re-launching the RCA Heritage Campaign formally on St Barbara’s Day, 4 December 2011. Ouraim is to raise the monies necessary to support the activities of the RCA Heritage Program.
We are very grateful to LGen Jan Arp (Retd) who has taken on the role of National Chair with Col JoeCulligan (Retd), as the National Director. We are also grateful to all the others who have volunteeredtheir services in various ways as we prepared to re-launch and, indeed, to those others who will join usas we move forward with the Campaign.
Not all of our leadership team is in place and we are actively seeking members of the Regimental Familywho are willing to contribute: ideas (what should we be doing); time (if you have a background incommunications or marketing or would just like to help, we would love to talk) and, of course, thosewho can make donations, which are necessary to fund the projects in the plan.
To date, in our pre-launch quiet campaign we have raised a total of $211,810 from members of the RCAFamily and friends.
Yesterday, Totlay andTomorrow: 5fler, aitfourd’hui et temairnCekbrattug our Yferitage; Securing the future Cilebrer noirepatrimome; garantir Cavenir
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Over the next seven years, to 1Apr11 2018, we will need to raise approximately $1.75 million to fund theexciting projects listed below and to provide some additional endowment funds to help to guaranteefunding for worthwhile projects benefitting the Royal Regiment and its members, serving and retired,reserve and regular.
Heritage includes conscious effort to nurture the broad Regimental Family institution, to celebrate ourHeritage and to Connect with our fellow Canadians. That is what we are working on today. The story ofthe Regiment is part of Heritage but it is only one piece. We must also look to the serving soldier andfamilies of the present and to the future. Thus: Celebrating our Heritage; Securing the Future.
Our projects and other undertakings are broad. You can see a description of them on the regimentalweb site. They include:
• Expansion of our Bursary program to help us make post secondary education more
affordable for families and youth
• Statue of Major John McCrae, artillery officer and author, on the centenary of his poem
in Flanders’ Fields - 2015
• Volume Ill The Gunners of Canada recording the Regimental history from 1967 to thepresent
• With a Few Guns, recording the history of the RCA in Afghanistan
• 100 Gunners - junior soldiers, 4 or 5 from each unit - to Vimy Ridge to take part inceremonies marking the centenary of the great Canadian battle in 2017.
• Development of the RCA Museum and Reserve Museums & Outreach Programs
We need your support to make these projects a reality.
your Donation ‘WiCCiviake a D4ference
Donations may be may be made by cheque, or credit card, or online through the RCA websitehttp //www.artillery net/beta. Donations can be
• A one-time donation,• a multi-year pledge,• A pre-authorized monthly gift,• An In Memoriam donation or a dedication to a friend or loved one,• A legacy/planned gift by donating stocks or by including the RCA Heritage Campaign in
your will and estate planning.Certain contributions can be pledged over time.
Cheques may be made payable to ‘The RCA Fund.”
Yestertay, TodAy ant ‘Tomorrow: 3(ter, aujourcfhui et &mai,uCetebrattug our Yferitage; Securing the future Céuibrer notrepatrimoine; garantir Ca’venir
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For more information, contact The RCA Regimental Headquarters:
By MailATTN: Regimental MajorThe Royal Regiment of Canadian ArtilleryP0 Box 5000 Stn MainShilo, MB ROK 2A0By Phone: 204 765-3000 extension 3595By e-mail: [email protected]
You will receive an income tax receipt for your donation.
Donations to the RCA Heritage Campaign form part of the RCA Regimental Fund (CharitableRegistration No. 11925 2997 RR 0001).
7Rank youfor your generosity
We would like to thank the following donors who have so generously supported the Campaignin 2011 during our quiet fund-raising phase
Total Amount Received from 1 Jan 11 to 30 Nov11- $212,510
New Contributors
In Honour of the 42nd Medium Artillery Regiment, RCAIn Memory of 10th Bty, 2nd Fd Regt, 1st Can Inf Div; 54th LAA Bty, 2nd LAA Regt, 1st Can InfDiv; and 69th LAA Bty, 4th LAA Regt, 3rd Can lnf DivIn Memory of Coliake Beer, MBE, EM, CDIn Memory of LCoI (Ret’d) David Bianco, 0MM, CDIn Memory of Marie Branum (nee Roziere)In Memory of Honorary Colonel Brian CostelloIn Memory of The Rev Dr A Marshall Laverty, CMN, BA, M Div, LLD, DD - “The Padre”In Memory of Major R LucyIn Memory of 348725 Sgt Thomas William Mackenzie, MM & Bar, 1st Bde Canadian Field ArtilleryIn Memory of Corporal James McAlpine, son of Major Gord McAlpineIn Memory of CWO (Mr Gunner) Donnie Paul, MMM, CDIn Memory of Lowell (Sandy) Sandwith, RCA Apprentice 1956In Memory of Horace Selman, 1st British Army & RCCS, father of LCoI John SelmanIn Memory of W02 Bruce B Walker, CD, RCA11th Field Regimental Unit Fund
Yesterafay. Todizy antTomorrow: 311.er. aujourd’hut et dkmafruCekbrating our 3(eritage; Securing the Juture Céfthrer notrepatrimoine, garantir Pavenir
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Two Anonymous donorsLGen (Ret’d) Jan ArpBGen (Ret’d) C BarabeLGen Stuart BeareCWO J BoivinCol Mike & Barbara CalnanBGen K CottenCol J CrosmanLCoI (Ret’d) GT FridCol D HenleyMGen A HowardLGen (Ret’d) A.B. LeslieMGen (Ret’d) S McDonaldLCoI (Ret’d) Michael D. McKayCol B McPhersonNammo Canada IncBGen (Ret’d) D RossMGen (Ret’d) BE StephensonMaj J StewartHCol Logan StewartBGen JGE TremblayContributions DesignatedCWO (Ret’d) D WalkerCol (Ret’d) WD WellsmanCol Pi WilliamsCapt (Ret’d) Keith Wright
Past Donors who have made new contributions:
49th Regimental Senate Trust FundArtillery Support Group (Guelph)BGen (Retd) Ernest B BenoCol (Ret’d) Joseph CulliganLGen Romeo Dallaire, (ret), SenatorLGen (Retd) MKiefferyBrian T McGrathMDM Insurance Services IncBrit Smith FoundationBGen (Ret’d) WW TurnerReginald Wannamaker
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