ATTENTION MEMBERS!!! If there is anything you wish to add or change on our website, PLEASE contact me, We really could use some input, by e-mail at comberlegion@bellnet.ca.  We would be quite happy to make any changes or additions someone might have that would spruce up our site.	MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER Good day Comrades!  Check www.legion241.com or receive by e-mail - contact comberlegion@bellnet.ca Hopefully we can continue to get our Newsletters out more often.  Please let us know what you think about it, and if there are other things that should be in the Newsletters.  Thank you! click here to download file
MEMBERSHIP NEWSLETTER  Check  www.legion241.com or receive by e-mail - contact comberlegion@bellnet.ca 2010 MEMBERSHIP CARDS ARE IN!!  PLEASE DROP IN AND PAY YOUR DUES.  TO ALL MEMBERS - DON'T FORGET!! FOR MEMBERS ONLY!!!! We have started a Toonie Draw.  If you are a PAID UP member, in other words you have your membership card for 2010, then you can sign in, pay $2 and win the pot. So come on, pay up, sign in and WIN!!!!  If you have not paid your 2010 Dues your name will be withdrawn from the draw and replaced once you have paid your Dues.  Our last draw was over $900.00, so if you didn’t sign in you lost your chance at that pot, but can win at the next one. DID YOU KNOW!! ANY EVENT - LARGE OR SMALL - YOUR BRANCH CAN HANDLE IT!! Having a birthday party? Try the Branch! Fully licensed with kitchen and patio facilities! Air conditioning plus a pool table for your enjoyment! Paid-up Branch members receive special consideration when using the Branch! No charge for Saturday nights! (except for security deposit which will be returned following the event) So don't forget - Branch #241 is here for you! Contact 519-687-2201 to reserve!	SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER UPDATE The summer has been very busy at the Branch and I would like to thank all those who helped make this summer a memorable one. The Booth at the Fair was another success this year and along with the Perch Fish Fry and the Ladies Auxiliary Steak BBQ and the  Golf Tournament, the Branch was very busy. With such great support from the community we are sure to remain successful in all of our endeavours.  All these fundraising events,  make what we do possible. Upcoming events for this month and next are:  September 7th - Legion General Meeting September 10th - Perch Dinner Legion week September 19th to 25th September 24th - Stuffed Peppers October 2nd - Thanksgiving Ham and Turkey Draw October 5th - Legion General Meeting October 7th - Ladies Auxiliary Meeting October 8th - Perch Dinner Advertising Opportunity at the Comber Legion We are currently looking for more of our local businesses to advertise in the Comber Legion. The advertising boards are approximately 9 X 13 inches.  The advertiser would be responsible to pay for the new board (approximately $40) and we would mount the sign in the Legion for an annual charge of $100 plus tax, due in January. Since it is so late in the year, we are offering to extend our yearly charge from now until the end of 2011 for the same $100 plus tax.  We just need a business card or other artwork to get started. For more information call Lyle Morris at 519-791-7178
The CFPSA bought a franchise from Tim Hortons for Kandahar and the profits at that franchise go back into the Central Fund of the Canadian Forces. This is a non public fund that is used across the Forces to build rec centres, gyms, hockey rinks and other facilities that are not provided by the government and can  be used by all military members and their dependants.   Tim Hortons provides each deployed service person with a large can of coffee twice a year and I have been told that through the good graces of the Tim Hortons owner, whose father was a veteran, Tims has donated all the coffee consumed in Kandahar at the messes etc. This is a nice gesture on their behalf.   It is the individual franchise that sets the rates and as the CFPSA owns the franchise they are the ones who set the sales policy for the franchise, not Tim Hortons per se. We donate a cup of coffee and a doughnut every two weeks to each Canadian troop deployed to Kandahar. We do this by providing certificates that are Legion stamped by volunteers from a branch here in Kanata. These certificates can also be used on their return to Canada even though they are issued in American Dollars which is the currency used at the Camp.   So, to put it in a nutshell, when a person donates to the Troop Morale Fund and the certificates are used in Kandahar, they not only help the troop who is deployed but the dependents at home and other troops and dependents as well.   R.J. (Bob) Butt Director Communications The Royal Canadian Legion 86 Aird Place Ottawa, ON	,