Volunteers
Everything that happens in our branch happens because someone volunteered their time and skills.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
BARTENDERS
KITCHEN SERVERS
COLOUR PARTY
AUDIO-VISUAL TECHNICAL SUPPORT
SOUND ENGINEERS
IT SERVICES
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
BRANCH NEWS EMAIL EDITOR
FRIDAY DANCE AND SPECIAL EVENTS DOOR CONTROL VOLUNTEERS
LADIES AUXILIARY (LA)
Call the branch or leave your name at the office or the bar if you want to help.
For the Legion, the value of our volunteers is priceless. The programs and services we provide for those who served, and their families, would not be possible without the support of our dedicated volunteers. From supporting homeless Veterans, to helping ill and injured Veterans get the care they need, to visiting Veterans in long term care facilities, and much more. We also help Canadians honour and remember those who served and sacrificed, through the Poppy Campaign, organizing commemorative ceremonies, and teaching youth about the importance of Remembrance. Our members make a real difference for those who gave so much for our freedoms.
The work our volunteers do in the kitchen, on the bar, maintaining our building, working in the office, and many other activities makes it possible for the branch to make a difference in our community.
Volunteer Bartenders
Our volunteer bartenders play an essential role in keeping our doors open. We have wonderful paid staff but they are hard to get, and we frankly cannot afford their services all day every day. It is only because of our volunteers that we can open the bar at 11 am six days a week. Our volunteers are well trained and certified by the BC Liquor Commission and the Lottery Commission.
Volunteer Kitchen Help
It is never possible to have enough help. In addition to the normal Friday night Dinners there are times when the branch is booked two or three times a week for luncheons. We are fortunate that we have an active Ladies Auxiliary organization to cater to many special events and memorial services. We have one regular volunteer chef and one occasional volunteer chef The chefs need lots of help and all too often it is the same small group of volunteers who step up to help. If you can take an order and deliver a plate with a smile we could use your help. Some of our volunteers have had BC Food Safe training but it is not necessary for much of the work. If you are interested please put your name forward.
COLOR PARTY
The branch Colour Party is an essential component of legion ceremonies and meetings. If you are able to march short distances and stand for up to 40 minutes or so we need your help. Our Colour Party members bring dignity to remembrance ceremonies, celebrations of life, legion meetings and on other occasions. If you are able to volunteer please contact our Sergeant-at-Arms or leave you name at the branch office or bar.
BRANCH COMMUNICATIONS
Communications Coordinator
Branch News Email Editor
Facebook Editors and Monitors
Branch 295 needs volunteers to work together to ensure that event details and other important information is published on Facebook and provided to the Newsletter Editor and Branch News Email Editor.
Audio Visual and Sound Engineering
Audio Visual support volunteers are required to maintain our sound and video systems and Sound Engineers are needed to play the ceremonial music for our meetings and memorial services. We are building a team to provide the best high standard of service to the branch that can reasonably be expected of volunteers with limited experience and resources. "Apply within" if you can help
Sound Engineer trainees will work with an experienced engineer until they feel comfortable to assume full responsibility.
We require a volunteer Entertainment Systems Support Engineer to troubleshoot problems with the satellite TVs, Big screen projector, in-house PA and house sound system. Branch Audio-Visual Services is not resourced to support our entertainment equipment.
FRIDAY DANCE AND SPECIAL EVENTS DOOR CONTROL VOLUNTEERS
We have ongoing requirements for volunteers to meet people at the door and collect cover charges for our Friday night dances and other special events.
IT SERVICES
We can use volunteer help with supporting our branch computers and network
LADIES AUXILIARY
In 2020 the Ladies Auxiliaries (LA) of Branch 4 and Branch 280 voted to amalgamate as the Ladies Auxiliary to Branch 295. Our LA works hard to support regular legion activities and actively raises funds for such things as student bursaries. New members are welcomed.
The Branch 295 Ladies Auxiliary is happy to announce we are now open for business after 2 long years. We held General meetings Jan. 25 and Feb. 22. Hopefully we'll have a full executive by our next meeting Mar. 22, 2022. Currently there are 21 life and 43 regular members. We assist the Branch with the maintenance and comfort of disabled, sick and needy ex-service personnel and their dependents, and co-operate with the Branch in the promotion and carrying out of all Purposes and Objects of the Royal Canadian Legion. We work with the Branch to do Celebrations of Life, weddings, fundraisers and other events. For bookings please call Branch 295 at 604 858 3600. Anyone wishing to join the L. A. can contact Ann Fraser at 604-226-6782. We look forward to working with the Branch.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary is a non-profit organization operated separate from The Royal Canadian Legion… but together they thrive.
The Ladies’ Auxiliary originated during the First World War when women were asked to help wounded Veterans returning home, and to provide supports for their families. When The Royal Canadian Legion was established in 1926, these women were a welcomed addition at Legion Branches as they continued the tradition of volunteering to support needy ex-service personnel, and to enrich the programs and activities of the Branch.
Members of the Ladies’ Auxiliary support the aims and objects of The Royal Canadian Legion and today, they are a vital and integral part of the work of the Legion. Major contributors to the day-to-day life of Legion Branches, Ladies’ Auxiliaries provide financial and volunteer support to Legion programs.
The Ladies’ Auxiliaries are coordinated at the Branch level. Any woman who is eligible for membership in the Legion may choose to become a member of the Ladies Auxiliary only, or a member of both organizations. For more information on the Ladies Auxiliary please contact the branch.
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