Bras d' Or #381

Les Anciens combattants de l’Armee, de la Marine et des Forces aériennes au Canada, (ANAVETS) Bras d'Or#381

Année de la mention élogieuse

2025

Type de mention élogieuse

Organisme ou groupe local

Les Anciens combattants de l’Armee, de la Marine et des Forces aériennes au Canada (ANAVETS) Bras d'Or #381 est une petite organisation qui s’efforce de créer un sentiment d’appartenance et d’harmonie pour les vétérans de la communauté néo-écossaise peu peuplée de Bras d’Or, au Cap-Breton. Les membres d’ANAVETS sont des fournisseurs de soutien informel entre pairs dans un milieu rural et maintiennent les liens entre les vétérans après leur service. Les membres organisent régulièrement des visites aux vétérans hospitalisés, collectent des fonds pour diverses causes et s’efforcent de soutenir les vétérans et leur famille au sein de la collectivité. 

Transcript

Well, we only have a few Veterans in our unit, but all of our Veterans know that we will help them in any way. Most Vets don't ask for much help, but we will then be there for them no matter what they need. This unit here, we go down to the Veterans Memorial Hospital in Sydney Mines. We have a pre-Remembrance Day ceremony for the Veterans and the residents that can’t get out due to mobility issues.

We have Christmas with the Veterans, we go down and bring gifts to them. We also have a little Christmas party for the kids. We hold memorial dart shoots, all money raised is returned back to the local community. It's a pillar of the community.

The people there welcomed me with open arms. They made me feel like family since I got in there. No questions asked, come in, join us, be part of us. I just want to thank them for being who they are. These guys just help me out. They probably don't know how much they helped me out, but I feel a lot better that I can go out and have a place to go and a bit of society and not feel judged. I love the organization. The organization is just wonderful.

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