The Royal Canadian Legion
  56 Beach Road
  Hudson, Quebec
  J0P 1H0

  tel. (450) 458-4882

Year

List of contributions

2018

Donations to the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation and the Hawkesbury General Hospital Foundation

At the St. Patrick’s Dinner & Dance two donations were from the Legion Poppy Fund. Receiving checks for $2,000.00 were Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation represented by Carole Ravenda & The Hawkesbury General Foundation represented by Pierre-Luc Byham and Donald Hay.

2017

March 10, 2017

Donations to the Lakeshore Legion Housing Association, the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation and the Hawkesbury General Hospital Foundation

During the annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Dance that took place on Friday, March 10, the Hudson Legion branch #115 made donations to three local organizations.

Pierre-Luc Byham from the Hawkesbury General Hospital Foundation accepting a check for $2000 from Legionnaire Mo LaFoley (centre) and Hudson Legion President Eric Connor. In the background is Master of Ceremonies for the evening Patrick O’Grady. Neil Asselin (right) from the Manoir Cavagnal accepting a check for $3,000 to the Lakeshore Legion Housing Association (Manoir Cavagnal) from Legionnaire Mo LaFoley (left). Jeanine Basile from the Lakeshore Hospital Foundation accepting a check for $2,000 from Legionnaire Mo LaFoley (centre) and Hudson Legion President Eric Connor.

Many thanks to Mr. Bob Blackburn for providing the photos.

January 27, 2017

Donations to the Ste-Anne’s Veterans’ Hospital, NOVA Daycare and to the Palliative Care Centre

During the annual Robert Burns Dinner and Dance that took place on Friday, January 27, the Hudson Legion branch #115 made donations to three local organizations.

Eric Connor is shown donating a check for $2,000 to Nova Daycare John Dalgarno donating a check for $2,000 to the Ste-Anne’s Veterans Hospital Eric Connor donating a check for $2,000 to the Palliative Care Residence

2016

• here is a list of community organizations which received support from the Hudson Legion in 2016:
  
  
  
• On June 4th. at the Black Watch Armoury in Montreal our Legion President Peter Mansell presented a check from the Poppy fund to outgoing Cadet C.O. Captain Andrew Baddeley for $1,500.00. Also on this same occasion Mansell presented the Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence.
  

  Hudson Legion branch #115 president Peter Mansell presents the Cadet Medal of Excellence to Sgt. (now W.O) Daniel Curry Hudson Legion branch #115 president Peter Mansell presents a donation of $1500 from the Poppy Fund to Cadet C.O. Captain Andrew Baddeley

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Donations to the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation, Hawkesbury General Hospital Foundation and to the Manoir Cavagnal
  During the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Dance that took place on Friday, March 11, the 1st vice-president of the Hudson Legion branch #115 made donations from the Poppy Fund to three local organizations.
  
  

  Eric Connor is shown donating a check for $2,000 to Ms. Janine Basile of the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation of Pointe Claire Eric Connor donating a check for $2,000 from the Poppy Fund to Ms. Erin Tabakman of the Hawkesbury General Hospital Foundation Eric Connor donating a check for $4,000 to Mr. Hans Grunewald, President of the Lakeshore Legion Housing Association Manoir Cavagnal of Hudson, Qc. This residence is sponsored by five different Royal Canadian Legion Branches of the Quebec District #6

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Donations to Vaudreuil-Soulanges Palliative Care Residence and Ste. Anne’s Veterans’ Hospital
  During the annual Robert Burns Dinner and Dance, vice-president of the Hudson Legion branch #115 Eric Connor presented donation checks from the 2015 Poppy Fund to two local community organizations.
  
  

  1st V.P. Eric Connor presenting a check for $3,000 to Julie-Ann Lambert, Executive Director of the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Palliative Care Residence. 1st V.P. Eric Connor presenting two checks of $2,500 each to Johanne Grenier of the Ste. Anne’s Veterans Hospital for its Volunteer Services Dept. and the Patients Committee.

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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2015

• here is a list of community organizations which received support from the Hudson Legion in 2015:
  
• A van-load of gifts and goodies was delivered to Ste-Anne's Hospital on Dec. 18th. A huge THANK YOU goes out to everyone who participated by dropping off items in the donation box. Thanks also go out to the volunteers who helped with this annual event.  The resident veterans at Ste-Anne's are so very appreciative of the kindness and generosity displayed by all.
  
  

  Claudette Davidson, Johanne Grenier (Ste-Anne's) plus Belinda Gare and John Dalgarno Belinda, who helped collect and deliver all the donations Claudette Davidson, Johanne Grenier plus Stuart Vary (President, Resident's Committee, Ste-Anne's) and John Dalgarno

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• During the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner and Dance that took place on March 13, Peter Mansell and Eric Connor presented three donation checks totaling $6,000 to three deserving organizations: Le Centre de l’Action Benevole l’Actuel, the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation as well as the Hawkesbury General Hospital Foundation.
  
  
• on March 7, 2015 the 1st vice-president of our branch Eric Connor made a $4000 donation from the Poppy Fund to the Manoir Cavagnal. In this photo, he is presenting the check to the president of the Lakeshore Housing Hans Gruenwald.
  
  
  
• On January 24th, during the Robbie Burns Dinner and Dance, 1st V.P. and Poppy Fund Chairman Eric Connor presented a donation check of $2,000 to Ste-Anne’s Hospital Foundation.
  
  
  

2014

• here is a list of community organizations which received support from the Hudson Legion in 2014:
  
  
  
• A huge THANK YOU to everyone for their generous donations to the Ste-Anne’s Hospital Veterans Gift Drive. These photos were taken at Ste-Anne's Hospital just prior to the distribution of the gifts to the residents on December 29th.  In addition to Linda Eames and John Dalgarno, who represented the Hudson Legion branch #115,present from Ste-Anne's are Claudette Davidson (picture lower left), Johanne Grenier and Luce Piché all of the Volunteer Services plus Katherine Lamb of the Arts and Crafts Department (picture lower right).
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• On October 19, Eric Connor presented the following donations:
  - Veronique Girard of La Passerelle Women’s Shelter received a check for $1,500.00
  - Head NOVA Nurse Judy Tellier and NOVA President Peter Lang received a check for
    $1,000.00
  - Le Pont Bridging Food Bank Founder and President Carol Laws received a check for
    $1,000.00
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• On July 25th, 1st V.P. and Poppy Fund Chairman Eric Connor and Poppy Fund Treasurer Donna Attwood presented a donation check of $1,500.00 to Susan Bednarski representing  the Vaudreuil-Soulanges Palliative Care Residence in Hudson.
  
  
  
• During the St. Patrick Day Supper which took place on Friday, March 7, 2014, donations were made to the Hawkesbury General Hospital as well as NOVA Hudson.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• During the Robbie Burns Dinner on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, the following donations were made:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

2013

• here is a list of community organizations which received support from the Hudson Legion in 2013:
  
  
• this is how much money was raised by the Hudson Legion during the 2013 Poppy Fund drive:
  
  
• on August 28, 2013 Eric Connor made a $2000 donation from the Hudson Legion Poppy Fund to the Hawkesbury General Hospital.
  
• on June 1, 2013 representatives from the Hudson Legion made a $500 donation to the Black Watch Cadet Corps 2497 during their annual inspection ceremony
  
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  in May, the branch donated $2000 to the Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation
  
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  during the annual Robbie Burns Supper, the Hudson Legion made a donation to the Manoir Cavagnal as well as Le Centre d’Action Benevole L’Actuel.

2012

On June 21, 2012 Peter Mansell and Eric Connor represented the Hudson Legion branch at the Westwood High School graduation ceremony and they handed out bursaries to five deserving students.

During the Diamond Jubilee Celebration event which took place at the Hudson Community Center on Saturday, June 2, the following community organizations received financial support from the Hudson Legion branch:

• Centre d'Action Bénévole L'Actuel in Vaudreuil-Dorion
• Hawkesbury & District General Hospital Foundation
• Lakeshore General Hospital Foundation

To see some photos from this event please click on the image below.

Earlier in the year, the following organizations received donations from the Hudson Legion branch: