Royal Canadian Legion Branch 29

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Branch 29, 70 William St., Paris, ON N3L 1L6 519-442-3788

parislegion29@rogers.com

The Legion is a community service organization as well as an active social club. Our branch has a licensed lounge as well as dart, pool and cribbage leagues. We regularly have barbeques, yearly summer and winter golf tournaments, car rallies and poker runs. We also support local organizations such as the food bank.

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December Smokehouse

President’s message

Hi everyone,

The cancer benefit was a success! Over $3,300 was made. Donations are still being accepted by Jim Young, the person who organizes the event. Thanks to all who came out to enjoy the day-long music fest.

300 Club Draw. Saturday, December 3. All tickets are sold. Good luck to all.

New Years Eve Dance. Tickets available at the branch.

New Year’s Day High Noon Golf. Behind Syl Apps arena. Must be a member to play. Tee off starts at 12. Fee is $5.

Men’s Darts. We are going to try and start men’s darts in the new year. It would be on a Wednesday evening. Watch Facebook and the January newsletter.

Volunteers needed. We are always looking for volunteers for Friday dinners and other events throughout the year. Please help out when you can.

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. All the best in 2024.

Regards,

Donald MacLeod

President

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FRIDAY DINNERS AT THE BRANCH
5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Everyone welcome!
Reservations email royhaggart@rogers.com

December 1^st: Cabbage roll dinner. Handmade with love, pasta salad and a bun — $15.00

December 8^th: Spaghetti & Homemade style meat balls. Garlic toast with Caesar Salad — $15.00

December 15^th: Chicken wings and Fries. Wings only $13.00 with fries — $16.00

Volunteers always welcome, to help at the Branch.
Email royhaggart@rogers.com if you have some time.

The Friday Diner

November Smokehouse

President’s Message

Hello everyone,

I am hoping all are well. We have had a few events in October. We had a Euchre Tournament that had a full complement of players. Thanks to Irene and Heidi for organizing and running the event. We had an 8-ball pool tournament. It was also well attended. Thanks to Barry for organizing and running the event. We had the BureauCats playing music, attendance was less than we had hoped. Thanks to Tracy for organizing and running event. We had a Halloween dance on Oct 28th. It was very well attended. A great time was had by all. Food, prizes and music.

Friday dinners. We are again requesting help, with our Friday dinners. If you can help out, we would be very grateful. If you know someone who is looking to do some volunteer work please pass it along that we are looking. They do not need to be a member.

Ladies Darts. Starting on Thursday, November 2^nd 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.. All skill levels are welcome. Membership is not required.

Men’s Darts. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be enough interest in men’s darts. So, we will not be having it. We will try again in January to see what response we have at that time.

Remembrance Day school events. First off, I would like to reach out to any Veteran that would like to help out. We are hoping to get some Veterans to attend school-run services. We have two schools that have requested Veterans to take part in their Remembrance Service. One event is being held on November 9^th and the other is the 10th. If you are available, we would greatly appreciate your Please leave your contact information on our Branch phone 519-442-3788 or email drivebusses@gmail.com. On Tuesday, November 7^th at 7:00 p.m. we also have the Lions Club wanting a Veteran from the Branch attend and answer questions from their members. This is a good way to help our community learn and understand what the branch does in the community and your experience from your time in the service. Contact numbers are above.

Remembrance Day, Saturday, November 11. The Remembrance Day Service will be similar to last year. All service clubs and churches will lay their wreaths at 10am. If would like to lay your wreath at this time that would be ok. Please show up by then and let us know you have arrived. There will also be a Parade this year. It will form up behind the town offices at 10:30 a.m. and march off about 10:40 a.m. Service will begin promptly at 10:59 a.m. We will be adding another speaker as last year we had complaints about not being able to hear the Service. All the personal Veterans and dignitary wreaths will be laid during the service. Please arrive early and let us know you are there to lay a wreath. There will be a Parade back to Town Offices. After the service we would welcome you back to the Branch. I look forward to meeting everyone there. A light lunch will be provided.

Cancer Benefit, November 18, 12.30 to 9:00 p.m. We have the Cancer Benefit coming up on Saturday, November 18th. It starts at 12.30 p.m. and runs past 9:00 p.m. Thirteen musical artists have volunteered to take part this year. All the money raised from this event, stays in Brant County, to pay for cancer patients to get to and return home from their appointments. Come out and support this worth while event.

WW 2 1940s Dance. On the evening of November 25^th, the Paris Museum is holding a fundraiser. It is a theme dance. It is a WW2 1940’s dance. Dress up in period attire and have a great time. Tickets are available from the Museum.

300 Club Elimination Draw. Almost sold out. This draw will be held on December 2^nd at 1pm. All the money raised goes to Christmas Hampers.

Best Regards

Donald MacLeod
Branch 29 President

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Friday Night Dinner Volunteers

We are in need of volunteers to help at the Branch. Our Friday Dinners the Branch have open positions:

§ Kitchen Assistant

§ Take Orders

If you are available to help, please contact Roy Haggart email royhaggart@rogers.com. We can also add you to our volunteer contact list for future opportunities to help.

Thank you,

Roy

October Smokehouse

President’s message

Hi Everyone,

I am hoping you are all well.

The Golf Tournament was a great success again this year. Heidi, Irene and their team did a great job as always. They raised over $6000.

We held a bazaar on September 23. We had a really good day. We will be planning three events next year. Thanks to Michelle Phipps for all her hard work on organizing this event.

We had a pool tournament on September 16th. The next one is a singles tournament on October 21st. It starts at 12pm. Sign-up sheet is up. The MacKenzie Brothers tournament will be held on November 25th. Zone pool will be held at our branch December 9th.

We have had our steeple roof replaced. It was expensive but it was necessary. The shingles were falling off and so became a risk of water damage.

We have installed a new light in the parking lot. It is bright but definitely was needed.

We have a position open on our executive. The position is Honours and Awards. If you would be interested in doing this job, please let us know.

Friday Dinners, October 13. Friday dinners are starting up on October 13th. Food will be served 5-7. We will be doing fish and chips on that date.

Trivia, October 20. Trivia has started. The date in October is the 20th. It runs 7-9pm. Come out and challenge your mind.

Euchre, October 21. A euchre tournament will be head on October 21st. Sign-up sheet will be up shortly. Play starts at 1pm.

Bureau Cats Band, October 21. We have the Bureau Cats band playing on October 21st. 6-9pm. There is a $5 cover.

Hallowe’en Dance, October 28. We have a Hallowe’en Dance scheduled for October 28th. Trevor Cobb band will be playing 8-11pm. Prizes for the best costume. See the poster.

I would like to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving.

Regards
Donald MacLeod
President

From the 29er Diner and the Kitchen

The kitchen and the Diner have been busy over the past month. We have had Celebrations of Life luncheons and a Vendor’s Market. There was a Cancer Benefit upstairs on September 23. We are also pricing a Turkey Dinner for a group of 80 people. We are up to the challenge. Now that the BBQ’s are over our Friday night dinners are starting again.

Our 1^st dinner is Octobers 13 with Roy Haggart cooking Fish and Chips. We can sure use some help. We need new volunteers to step up and help. We need cooks, and servers. This is a great way for your kids to get the Volunteer hours they need for school. They can help making sandwiches, pickle trays, taking orders and delivering food. I really hope we see some new faces. We have so many members that we don’t see. They need to come to the Branch and take part in our events. It’s a lot of fun.

Also, if you have an event coming up try our venue. We have done weddings, buck and doe parties, anniversary and birthday parties, benefits. And so much more.

Hope you give us a try.

Take Care Everyone,
Helen Banks
Secretary/Luncheon Coordinator
Hcbailey1@hotmail.com
519-761-3353

Volunteer at Branch 29 Legion

Do you have some spare time to help at Branch 29?

We are looking for volunteers to assist with our BBQ’s, our Friday Night Dinners and our volunteer Bar Service (Smart Serve required).

Please contact Roy Haggart at royhaggart@rogers.com, phone 519-442-6198

September Smokehouse

September newsletter

President’s message

Hello everyone,

Well for most summer is over. I hope you all are doing well and had a great summer. The branch is dealing with a roof issue as a few of the shingles have blown off the roof. We are working on getting it fixed.

GENERAL MEETING. General meeting is coming up on Wednesday, September 20. Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.. Please attend and support the branch by advising us on our future going forward. It is important that we listen to how you would like us to proceed in the upcoming year.

The summer BBQ’s have come to an end. We had a decent year. Without volunteers help we couldn’t have done it. I would like to thank all the took time out of their busy lives to support us and the community.

I would also like to thank all the musicians who played every Saturday and of course all those that attended and supported the branch.

James Anthony played his second of two shows and as always was great. Saving Agnus played to about 40 people which was awesome and Chris Strei as usual was very entertaining. These events were held in the evening. Watch for upcoming events. Come support your branch.

We hosted a poppy seminar on August 19th. It was well attended. Almost every branch in our zone attended. Thanks to Earl for organizing this event.

We have some upcoming events scheduled for September:

SATURDAY LIVE MUSIC. Chris Strei this Saturday, September 2^nd, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, September 16^th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. is Jim Young playing on the patio.

ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT (Sold out). Saturday, September 9^th is our annual golf tournament. I would like to thank Heidi, Irene and their team for doing all the work setting this up.

NFL FOOTBALL ON SUNDAYS AT THE LEGION. Beginning on Sunday, September10^th, NFL football is starting on Sundays. We will be in the basement the first week due to a celebration of life for one of our members. Come out and watch the game on our big screen. We are also doing our weekly football pool $5 a week and an Elimination pool for $10. Show your knowledge of football.

FALL POOL LEAGUE (Sold out). Starting on Thursday, September 14^th the fall pool league is starting. Thanks to those that signed up.

8-BALL POOL TOURNAMENT. On Saturday, September 16^th we are hosting an open 8-ball tournament. Registration starts at 11.30 a.m. Thanks, Jay, for running it.

FALL BAZAAR. On Saturday, September 23^rd there will be a fall bazaar. There will be lots of local people selling their wares. We will have food for sale at this event. Terry Phipps will be entertaining the crowd. Thanks to Michelle for organizing this event.

CANCER BENEFIT. On Saturday, September 23^rd upstairs their will be a Cancer Benefit. 12-4. Jon Beaudette will be cutting his hair.

PARANORMAL NIGHT (Sold out). On Saturday, September 30^th we are hosting a night of paranormal. It took less than four hours to sell out. We are looking at doing another night, next year as the response was so overwhelming. Thanks to James, Cheryl and their team for hosting this event.

If you have an idea for an event that you would like to organize, please let us know.

UPCOMING EVENTS. Some down line events scheduled are a Halloween dance in October. Our annual Cancer benefit in November. 300 Club draw in December. A New Years Dance.

Lastly, we are looking for someone to learn to take over membership. This is a very important job. We are doing this to look down line and find people to be trained so we have a backup plan.

Enjoy September. We look forward to seeing you all, at the branch.

Regards

Donnie MacLeod

Branch 29 President

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From the 29er Diner and the Kitchen

I hope everyone had a great summer. I know Branch 29 had remarkable success with our BBQ’s this summer.

Many thanks and appreciation go to Roy Haggart who was in the kitchen by 9:00 a.m. every Saturday morning to prep for the BBQ’s. Now, that is commitment. Needless to say, Roy can now have some quiet time and rest.

The BBQ’s would have gone on longer but, the lack of volunteers closed the BBQ’s. People were exhausted.

We thank everyone who volunteered to make the BBQ’s successful throughout the summer. Always the same people. Where are our members?

FRIDAY, NIGHT DINNERS. The Friday night dinners will commence on Friday, October 6. At a later date, I am going to send out a schedule. If you would like to join in and make a dinner, please email me at hcbailey1@hotmail.com. Your participation will be greatly appreciated. I know some of you have great cooking skills and here you can show off the skills to our eager members.

We are getting busy with our Luncheons again. That provides extra income to our Branch. Anyone with high school students needing hours I can use them at the Luncheons and the Friday night dinners. Just let me know contact information. Hope to see you all in October.

Helen Banks

Secretary/Luncheon Coordinator

Phone 519 761 3353
Email: Hcbailey1@hotmail.com