Some notifications, notes and messages from the local branch of the Canadian Legion
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The Remembrance Day commemorative banners depicted above fly from 56 street lamps in downtown Pickering. The City of Uxbridge has hundreds as they fly them throughout their region.
The Banners
The banners depict the Canadian flag and the Union Jack along with a photo of the veteran being remembered with their rank and service is highlighted. The bottom of the banner shows the symbols for the City, the poppy representing the federal Legion and the logo of the local Legion Branch, 606.
The banners are purchased by legion members or their families through the local legion. The legion designers are given permission to use a photograph and publish the information about the fallen veteran.
Purchase of a Banner
Persons interested in purchasing a banner and who have had family member who served in the Canadian military and was lost in battle can get more details and more information by contacting:
Mike McFarlane
President, Legion Branch 606
secbr606@gmail.com
Ph (905) 839-2990
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Support the Poppy Campaign
Helen Wishnowski (who is an integral part of our Poppy Campaign every year as she coordinates so many of the behind the scene details for the campaign) has asked me to reach out and let our readers know that on this opening weekend of the campaign, the branch will not have Cadets available for Poppy tagging, and so the need for volunteers to tag this weekend especially in various local retail locations is quite important.
In 2023, the local legion raised over $50,000 in Poppy campaign donations. We all hope to surpass that amount in 2024.
Many residents in our community are out and about, and looking to show their support of the campaign from its very first days of operation — and there is still lots of availability on the branch sign up board for this upcoming weekend — one can easily pick a time and location that suits your availability and location preference.
(And per an earlier email request for delivery driver teams for counter boxes, if you have availability this afternoon/evening or tomorrow (Friday, October 25th), please feel free to check in with Helen at 289-314-1960 to see if all of the delivery routes have been filled. If she still has openings, I am sure she would be grateful for your assistance.)
And notification of a change to the Sundays that are alternate to our Open Mic …… the branch is no longer hosting Sunday Games Days on the alternate Sunday, though I understand the branch continues to be open for guests on those Sundays.
Please keep tuned for upcoming news about what is being planned in the near future for those upcoming Sundays —- as soon as I have all the details y’all will be the very first to know!
And as usual, as we entered the autumn season, our Open Mic has shifted back to its “non-summer” schedule, with the branch opening at 12 noon on Open Mic Sundays, and the Open Mic running from 1 – 6 pm., on the alternate Sunday dates.
(And for your reference, our next Open Mic is November 3rd …… 
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And now for your WEEKEND UPDATE of activities in our Clubroom for Friday October 25th, Saturday October 26th, and Sunday October 27th.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25th
Branch opens at 3 pm
This is a very spookily special Karaoke Friday @606, as the branch is hosting a Halloween Party, along with our usual Friday night karaoke!
Not only is our karaoke spectacular — hosted by the wonderful Derek Sharp, with his huge song catalogue, his amazing large audience facing monitor, and his warm and friendly manner 
from 7 – 11 pm, every Friday night but THIS FRIDAY, our karaoke promises to be SPOOKTACULAR, with all of the costumed attendees who are planning to show up for the evening. Our karaoke draws a full house on Fridays — and the Clubroom atmosphere is warm and welcoming –so drop in and and check it out!
Everyone is welcome, and there is no cover, so do invite some friends to join you, and if you are so inclined — do feel free to dress in your most “Halloween-y” finery!
Some more details about the Halloween party —- there will be a special dinner preceding the karaoke ….. planned time of dinner is around 6 pm-ish, and the menu is as follows:
Stringy Witches Hair and Eyeballs, Served with a Bun $15.00/person
*and as always – while supply lasts
There will costume prizes awarded (however, costumes are not a requirement to attend the evening).
In our Vimy Room, Friday night Shuffleboard has restarted, and I have the following information from Susan (one of the coordinators for the restart):
Each Friday evening at 7pm. ……
$3.00/person for tournament prizes at end of season.
But if people want to come on a casual basis, we welcome them.
And everyone is welcome, so if you’d like to come out on Friday please know that you can certainly invite some friends to pop in and check it out with you.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26th
Branch opens at 3 pm
Regular branch activities around 5 pm
Everyone welcome.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27th
Branch opens at 2 pm
Drop in and enjoy a beverage and a chat with friends, or perhaps a game of snooker or darts in the warm setting of the Branch 606 Clubroom and pool room.
Everyone welcome, so feel free to ask some friends to join you.
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