The Legion Foundation is hosting it's inaugural fundraising event in honour of the 65th anniversaries of the liberation of The Netherlands and Victory in Europe, ending the Second World War. This auspicious commemorative event will be held Friday, April 23, 2010 at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, 1088 Burrard Street.
Proceeds from the Gala will be dedicated to Honour House and the Legion's Veterans Transition Program. Honour House provides free temporary residential accommodation for families of Canadian Force Members requiring medical treatment in Vancouver. The Legion's Veterans Transition Program is a confidential university peer-based counselling and trauma repair course. It too is offered free of charge to retired Canadian Force members and those returning from overseas duties. The course assists participants experiencing trauma related stress and supports healthy and successful transition from military to civilian life.
The Gala evening will be filled with interesting surprizes. Silent and Live Auctions with Bill Vanderzalm and dance music performed by the Band of the 15th Field Regiment, RCA. It will be a Gala unlike any other!
Individual Tickets $200 or Table of Eight $1,500.
Corporations may be interested in becoming a Gala Sponsor and/or donating to the Guest Favour Bags.
Gala Information: Sharel Fraser 604.899.1585 or sharelfraser@shaw.ca
"Joy of Freedom" Sculpture - Nestled in the courtyard of the Vancouver Law Courts Building is the 1995 bronze abstract, "Joy of Freedom 1945" sculpted by Geert Maas. The Dutch Canadians Remember 1945 Society donated the impressive sculpture to the Province of British Columbia, "...in honour of all Canadians who contributed to the liberation of The Netherlands..."
"The international V sign is recognized by people worldwide. The human figure escaping from the clasped hands is symbolic of freedom and victory," commented Maas during the dedication.
Internationally acclaimed artist, Geert Maas works in two and three dimensions in a variety of media. His disciplines include sculpture, painting, reliefs and medallic art. Mass was born in The Netherlands where he attended the Academies of Art in The Hague. In 1979, Maas moved to Kelowna with his family. There he and his wife, Elly, created the Gert Mass Sculpture Gardens and gallery which features one of the largest collections of bronze sculptures in Canada.
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