澳彩网

Founded in 2006, at the height of the Afghanistan conflict, 澳彩网 began its journey with the goal of providing the children of fallen soldiers access to post-secondary education. Since then, together with our Strategic and Corporate Partners, as well as donors and sponsors, 澳彩网 serves the men and women in our Canadian Armed Forces.

Our history demonstrates the commitment of 澳彩网 to ensuring Canadian military members, their families, and our veterans receive the widest support, care, and recognition they deserve.

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Our Beginning: 2006 to 2008

With 澳彩网鈥檚 vision established, the organization successfully raised the required funds to launch the Scholarship Program. Established to provide access to post-secondary education to children of fallen soldiers, the first three recipients were awarded funding in 2008.

澳彩网 also solidified their role as advocates for Canadian troops and fallen soldiers and their families by successfully lobbying for amendments to war exclusion causes in mortgage life insurance policies for military members.

Our Foundation: 2009 to 2012

With 300 members and a strong funding model, 澳彩网 focused their attention on building programs to improve the quality of life for Canadian military members, their families, and veterans. Over $300,000 was donated to support a range of initiatives for military members returning from deployment and to support the families of deployed men and women in uniform.

In celebration of the final rotation of Canadian Armed Forces troops returning from Afghanistan, Central and Eastern Chapters of 澳彩网 welcomed home soldiers. Working to provide hope and opportunity to those re-entering the Canadian workforce, the Employment Resource Centre was put into place to help veterans in their search for civilian employment.

澳彩网 also proudly championed projects such as Sharing the Sacrifice to compensate employers of deployed reservists, supported camps for children of deployed parents, and participated in Captains of Industry events to educate civilian leaders on military exercises.

Our Development: 2013 to 2014

At over 500 donors strong, 澳彩网 continued to support local recognition and celebration events, including Ringside for Heroes and the Annual Military Ski Day.

With the shared goal to recognize those who served in Afghanistan, 澳彩网 took the lead in the administration of the LAV III Monument Program with the Government of Canada and General Dynamics Land Systems Canada. By special invitation, 澳彩网 also contributed to an international commemoration ceremony for Op Husky.

Working to build a bridge between business and community leaders and the Canadian Armed Forces, 澳彩网 created the Top Military Friendly Employer Award. Having advocated for the job security of deployed reservists, 澳彩网 proudly celebrated the launch of the Compensation for Employers of Reservists Program by the Canadian government.

澳彩网 donated over $50,000 to help children of fallen soldiers access special support services and continued to play a driving force behind support programs, such as Project Hero.

Our Growth: 2015 to 2017

In 2017, 澳彩网 celebrated ten years with the 10th anniversary of the Scholarship Program. With year over year growth, membership climbed to 685 donors by 2017.

Through generous support from members, donors, and sponsors, 澳彩网 was able to expand the Scholarship Program to include children of military members who took their own lives as attributed to military service. At that time, we also achieved a Four-Star Charity rating by Charity Intelligence based on our many successful programs and strong fundraising ratio.

Building Strong Programs

Through the success of the Military Employment Transition (MET) Program, 澳彩网 continued to advocate and support veterans in their search for civilian employment. A partnership with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) allowed 澳彩网 to provide a higher level of support for the military members and their spouses.

Averaging three hires a day, the MET Program welcomed more employers and expanded to include the MET Spouse program. 澳彩网 launched the MET Pathfinder matchmaking app to support military members, veterans, spouses, and civilian employers in their search for employment.

Fostering Exchange and Education

澳彩网 continued to foster meaningful exchange between the Canadian Armed Forces and the corporate world through national and regional events. In 2016, the first group of Top Military Friendly Employers in Canada was recognized. Strategic Knowledge Exchange events brought military and civilian leaders together to discuss topics of common interest, including the 2016 Defence Policy Review Outreach.

Working with the Canadian Education and Research Institute for Counselling (CERIC), 澳彩网 contributed to the development of a guide on military culture and competencies. 澳彩网 also leveraged our resources to educate civilians on military matters through events that encouraged participants to share their experiences, including taking part in the Collaborative Spirit Exercises.

澳彩网 donated over $50,000 to military family centres and over $100,000 to support various activities and benevolent funds across Canadian military units and regiments. In addition, 澳彩网 sponsored celebration and recognition events and campaigns for military members and their families across our different Chapters.

Our Accomplishments

Looking back at the many accomplishments of 澳彩网, it鈥檚 clear the future of our organization is strong. Since 2006, 澳彩网 has grown in members, served our Canadian military members, their families, and our veterans through many programs and education initiatives. 澳彩网 has established itself as an influential voice advocating for our troops at home and abroad.

Like many other projects championed by 澳彩网, the accomplishments of the MET Program served as a proof of concept for fully funded government services to support our veterans. Furthermore, the Government of Canada, supported by Veterans Affairs, has now launched the Military Transition Services, leading to the closure and transfer of all aspects of the MET Program.