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Helping Homeless Veterans:
The Legion Riders Korea Unit
By Casey Leger Riders hosted the vets at
a celebratory barbeque
he last time the Legion on the site of their newly
TRiders graced these built home. “It was a direct
pages, they were raising way of contributing to the
money for Veterans’ House, veterans,” says Legion Rider
a home in Ottawa that will Events Coordinator Mike
soon house 40 formerly Berthiaume, who was at the
homeless Canadian Armed event. The Legion Riders
Forces veterans. Twenty- were joined by a fellow
five vets currently live in the motorcycle club, ARC—All
home, and thirteen more are Round Charity—who make
in the process of moving in. their home in Prescott.
On July 27, the Legion On September 11, the
The Legion Riders and ARC helping homeless vets. Photo Submitted
Legion Riders, who will spaghetti dinners (when
celebrate their second restrictions ease), and their
anniversary next month, own annual ride, and they
were invited to Prescott to will continue to donate the
participate in ARC’s annual proceeds to the residents of
ride. This event raised an Veterans’ House.
impressive $4 720, which
Veterans’ House was built
ARC donated to the Riders.
WE LOVE FOOTBALL Now that Veteran’s House is as part of the Multifaith
Housing Initiative and is
up and running, the Riders
considered to be a prototype
are innovating the way they
for alleviating veteran
support the residents of the
homelessness, according to
program. “This year, we’ll
Berthiaume. “For veterans in
be filling backpacks for
particular,” he says, “a fixed
the residents,” says Riders’
address is very important as
Secretary Treasurer Wanda
it provides vets with access
Duffy-Berthiaume.
to pensions and services
The $4 720 donation will from the government.”
be used to this end.
“Anyone who would like
The Riders’ efforts to help to sponsor us or to donate to
vets is not ending with the the cause is welcome to get
Joe St. Denis Field, 504 Fourth Street East completion of Veterans’ in touch,” says Berthiaume.
Cornwall, Ontario House or filling backpacks. The riders can be reached
www.cornwallwildcats.com The unit plans to continue at legionriderskoreaunit@
their coin drives, their gmail.com .
