Profile
Year Established: 1966
2024 Membership: current membership numbers as at November 2024, 131 Active members, 3 Life members 26 Associate Members, and one Honourary member.
Regular meetings: (2 formal meetings a year) Spring AGM and Fall meeting, other get togethers as deemed necessary.
Communications: Email fan-outs via MailChimp
Dues: Effective 2025-01-01 $70 for Active members. Life and Associate members are requested to donate $35 annually to the Division.
Executive:
| Position | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| President | Bob Wood | j8bwood@gmail.com |
| Vice President | Lynn Campbell | knights3344@hotmail.com |
| Secretary | Terry Cameron | worldwise98@hotmail.com |
| Treasurer | Mona Eichmann | dasauto.beetle@gmail.com |
| Past President & Communications | Wayne Isbester | wdisbester@gmail.com |
| Welfare Officer | Barb Carter | bcarter@rogers.com |
| Division Advocate | Janet Steel | janetsteel61@gmail.com |
| Entertainment Coordinator | Bruce Gould | gouldbl@rogers.com |
| Remembrance Day Coordinator | Janice Pepe | pepej@eastlink.ca |
ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS SERVICES
Division Advocacy; Updates on veterans’ issues and benefits, such as estate planning, insurance, etc.
SPECIAL EVENTS
- Coffee Gatherings
- Monthly – London area – first Tuesday of every month commencing December 3rd, 2024 at the Farm Boy Food Court, 1415 Beaverbrook Avenue, London, Ontario at 9:30:am.
- Monthly – Kitchener/Waterloo area – 1st Tuesday of every month at the Conestoga Food Court, Waterloo, Ontario # 10:am
- Guest speakers on member interest issues – Usually slated after our meetings
- Donations to the local Food Bank
- Annual Christmas dinner, golfing, Tours
ABOUT LONDON DIVISION
London Division is a low key Division which fits well with the wishes of our membership, given the wide geographic area we live in. We have an active recruitment campaign which includes an excellent relationship with “O” Division Headquarters who kindly have provided us a venue for our meetings at the Divisional Messes in London. More recently we have opted for afternoon meetings at the Royal Canadian Legion Byron Branch to better serve our member’s avoidance of driving at night at ease of parking outside the downtown core.
TRADITION AND HERITAGE EVENTS
The bulk of our efforts go towards social activities and to that end we have a number of initiatives; weekly golf program from May to October; annual golf tournament; several impromptu luncheons and tours and our Annual Christmas dinner which is the highlight of the year. We honour the widows/widowers of past Active members by inviting them to be Associate members at no cost to them and host them to an annual Luncheon each year paid for by the Division.
ACTIVITIES
Sick and shut-in visits
Visitations to veterans and members, and get-well offerings.
Law enforcement/community
Remembrance Day and police/peace officer memorial services.
Association programs/services
The Division Executive and the Division Advocate in particular provides Advocacy to our members and provides updates on veterans’ issues and benefits, such as estate planning, insurance updates, etc.