Canadian Walk For Veterans

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On behalf of all walkers and participants of the Canadian Walk For Veterans, National Co-Organizer Chance Burles presents a cheque for $2049.86 to Paul Wagman of Wayfinders Wellness. Wayfinders mission is "To provide a safe space for Military and First Responders suffering from PTSD and their families to come to experience all areas of wellness through nature-based programs and open-minded community centred support." For more information check out their website at https://www....wayfinderswellness.ca/ Eighty percent of net proceeds from the annual Canadian Walk For Veterans is donated to different organizations each year who work hard to provide veterans and first responders with support, rehabilitation services and the tools they need to cope. Most importantly they provide hope and bring a sense of purpose back into their lives. The remaining twenty percent is retained to cover on-going administrative costs of running the society and the annual walk with an all-volunteer leadership team across the country. Planning for the 2021 Canadian Walk For Veterans has already begun with the weekend of September 25/26 as the scheduled date. Please mark your calendars and plan on joining us in making this year bigger and better while helping those who help us. #veteran #veteranadvocate #canwalk4vets #vetshelpingvets #serviceandsacrifice #shoulder2shoulder #walkandtalk #followthesapper #ubique #notweaktospeak #bellletstalk

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On behalf of all walkers and participants of the 2020 Canadian Walk For Veterans, National Co-Organizer Chance Burles presents a cheque for $5,400 to John Dugas of Courageous Companions while K9 Mia (Dutch Shepherd), k9 Bailey (Golden Retriever), K9 Walter (Standard Poodle), and K9 Vida (Labrador/ Golden Retriever mix) watch on. Courageous Companion’s mission is "to provide top quality service dogs to help Military Veterans and First Responders live full and meaningful lives...." For more information visit their website at www.courageouscompanions.ca Eighty percent of net proceeds from the annual Canadian Walk For Veterans is donated to different organizations each year who work hard to provide veterans and first responders with support, rehabilitation services and the tools they need to cope. Most importantly they provide hope and bring a sense of purpose back into their lives. The remaining twenty percent is retained to cover on-going administrative costs of running the society and the annual walk with an all-volunteer leadership team across the country. The 2020 Virtual CWFV had participants from over 120 cities across Canada and as far away as Michigan, Florida, Melbourne Australia and Holland. Planning for the 2021 Canadian Walk For Veterans has already begun with the weekend of September 25/26 as the scheduled date. Please mark your calendars and plan on joining us in making this year bigger and better while helping those who help us. #veteran #veteranadvocate #canwalk4vets #vetshelpingvets #serviceandsacrifice #shoulder2shoulder #walkandtalk #followthesapper #ubique #notweaktospeak

While donning masks and maintaining our social distance, a group of us gathered today at the Cenotaph in White Rock BC to take A Pittance of Time to remember those who sacrificed for our peace and freedom.

From all of us at the Canadian Walk For Veterans, we hope you have a safe and awesome holiday, wherever you are, what ever your celebrating! #veteran #veteranadvocate #vetshelpingvets #serviceandsacrifice #canwalk4vets #walkandtalk #shoulder2shoulder #reachout #holidays #followthesapper

Reveille (Navy) played by Larrie Forbes of the Vancouver Naval Veterans Band after 2 minutes of silence to honor our Veterans and fallen heroes on Remembrance Day, Lest we Forget

There may not be ceremonies like in the past this year, but the traditions stay the same. I wish all my brothers and sister in arms peace and solemnity today. Lest we forget #veteran #veteranadvocate #followthesapper #ubique #lestweforget #remembranceday #canwalk4vets #serviceandsacrifice #vetshelpingvets

Larrie Forbes of the Vancouver Naval Veterans Band plays The Last Post to honor our Veterans and fallen heroes on Remembrance Day, at the 11th hour on the 11th day, Lest we Forget

Hope y'all are having a great RED Friday! #veteran #veteranadvocate #followthesapper #ubique #REDFridays #canwalk4vets

Reposted from @courageouscompanions RED Shirt Friday...Support our Troops...from one of our supporters: I just red the post about the walk for veterans please ensure Wolfe my grandson Carter gilks who is visually impaired at sixteen years of age walks for his grandma (Marjorie muise) who served thirty years and cannot do the walk and any who cannot walk. This is my 96 yr old gramother the boy on the left is her great great grandson Carter gilks on the other side is his siste...r hailei gilks my grandfather was Donald muise ww2 veteran he passed away a few years ago I am a veteran as well thirty yrs service and we stand for those that cannot be walks every year for those of us that cannot. I told my grandson about Wolfe he offered to push him in his wheelchair @canadianwalkforveterans #military #veterans #firstresponders #servicedog #charity See more

Thanks to Marisa De Zotti who did her walk at Awenda provincial park, Georgian Bay, Ontario. Together we stand!

Thanks to Paula Rongits who went for her 5k walk in Teeterville Ontario.

Thank you to Guy Gaudin who did his walk in Gatineau with his walking partner.

Our Champion from the get go in 2018! Here is a message from from WW2 Army Veteran Wolf Solkin of the Algonquin Regiment: "Would that I could, afoot, join with all of you in your Canadian Walk For Veterans this year. However, as in the past, please permit me to parse a pittance of phrases to sing aloud my praises for the support and success of your once-wobbly walk, to the strong strides it now takes, coast to coast, across Canada. EXCELSIOR!" ... Let's show Wolf Wm Solkin some love!!! More on his advocacy can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/Help-Us-Send-Love-to-Lt-Wolf-Wm-Solkin-Canadian-WW2-Veteran-and-Advocate-101675468295307 #DutchLiberator #canadianveteran #VeteranAdvocacy #shoulder2shoulder #canwalk4vets #WW2veteran #serviceandsacrifice

Congratulations to Stephanie McEvoy, one of our winners of a set of Flair Airlines tickets. This year she was visiting Calgary for the first time and decided to run 5 km with a loaded backpack for the walk. She did not know there were some veterans getting together to walk in Calgary that day. She ran from her Airbnb to Calgary city hall and that day there was a peace officer memorial service. She had an excellent and very special Canadian Walk for Veterans day.

Thanks to Sharon Brown and the Brown family who walked on the forest trails in St Albert. Walking for her Dad, Bert Riswold, a navy and air force veteran and for her Courageous Companions friends. Shoulder to shoulder! Big hugs from the Browns and K9 Malachi.

Thanks to Liz Grevatt Gendreau, our fantastic Team Lead in Philipsburg Quebec who did her walk with Ben (grandson) and Shelby (who apparently decided no face photos)

Thanks to Colette Lachance and members of legion branch 82 who walked in Clarenceville Québec What a beautiful day it was! GOD Bless!

Congratulations Michelle. Bon Voyage!

Thank you to E.A. (Ted) Hawthorne, Honorary Colonel, The British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught’s Own) for the following message and pictures of his Canadian Walk For Veterans around Lafarge Lake in Coquitlam BC. The 3rd Annual Canadian Walk for Veterans was held virtually across Canada (on September 26 and 27) with registrants determining their own choice as to how to observe the walk in their own communities, all due to the restrictions of the COVID-19 Protocols. The Honorary Colonel of the Regiment, Ted Hawthorne, continued his tradition with a walk around beautiful Lafarge Lake located in Town Centre Park in central Coquitlam on a mild and cloudy Sunday morning. The net proceeds of this year’s walk will go to help Veterans and First Responders with PTSD to live full and meaningful lives. Up the Dukes!

Canadian Walk For Veterans prize draws will be taking place on Facebook live at 1200 MDT. Join us online as our Co National Organizer Chance Burles does his best hand modeling!! #veteran #veteranadvocate #followthesapper #canwalk4vets #serviceandsacrifice #walkandtalk #vetshelpingvets #shoulder2shoulder #virtualwalk #prizes

Thank you Trevor Halford, the BC Liberal candidate, for coming out and supporting the White Rock Canadian Walk For Veterans

Watch Global TV Calgary coverage of the Canadian Walk For Veterans.

Watch CTV Toronto coverage of the Canadian Walk For Veterans.

Walking in Melbourne, Australia! Thank you veteran Kimberley Garth and daughter Emily! #Canwalk4vets #shoulder2shoulder #OzCanuck #veteranadvocate #serviceandsacrifice #CanadianArmy

Our Dutch Rep @dirkschaap walking up to a WW2 German Bunker in Katwijk aan zee in the Netherlands! Plans are to hold a walk there in 2021! Let's send him our appreciation #canwalk4vets #shoulder2shoulder #dutchliberation #serviceandsacrifice #veteranadvocate #friendship