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Supporting Homeless Veterans: Riders for Veterans
Submitted Article $1,500 dollars from some Carol Duffy, are daughters vets are two to three times
very generous CT patrons. of Korean War veteran Bren more likely to experience
hey are a fixture from gunner, Elburn J. Duffy. Unit homelessness than the
TMay to September in With twenty-three president, Mike Berthiaume, average Canuck.
Eastern Ontario. They can be members in the unit, Riders and members Kirk Brown
found outside local business for veterans keep very busy. and Jeanne Stang, are often All of the money raised
where foot traffic connects On the May long weekend, hard at work, canvassing by Riders for Veterans is
them to the general public. they took part in the fourth and raising money for, and put to use helping veterans.
They’re hard to miss in their annual garden planting at awareness of, their adopted “You can follow the money
colours and patches. They are Veterans’ House in Ottawa, cause. on our Facebook page,
Riders for Veterans, and they and on June 28 they will Riders4Veterans,” says
raise money to help support have taken part in the Homes Various sources estimate President Mike Berthiaume.
Veterans’ House Canada, for Heroes fundraiser at the that there are roughly 2,600 So, the next time you see the
an initiative that works to J.R. Brisson Complexe in homeless veterans in Canada, Riders and their gear outside
ensure that every veteran has Casselman. which is a disproportionate your favourite local shop,
compared dig deep, and give. It’s very
a place to call home. Straight out of Cornwall, amount when Essentially, much appreciated.
to
averages.
On Saturday, June 21, they Riders for Veterans is a
were at Canadian Tire in labour of love. Treasurer
Cornwall conducting a coin Wanda Duffy Berthiaume
and her sister, unit member
drive and raised just shy of
Happy 80 th
Birthday
Rene Enond
Husband,
Father,
Brother
From
your Family
with love
July 24th
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