tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71784052130515639482024-03-05T08:56:26.183-03:30Gander Schools Legacy ProjectGerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-89103531656346194752018-09-24T10:22:00.001-02:302018-09-26T21:58:18.541-02:30The Park says goodbye to its Honourary Patron Rev. Wesley Oake<hr />
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<span class="RIGHTtooltip"><img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" height="42" width="122" style="border-radius:10px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgE6w8i8OBegxoeVD_awB_mmo21ae-fAFuorOHiHD4BjX6Wdzm2nRae69ImIYm8CZdfMbcvi5lDTdhugoW9dSm1MzS1lJ8KMCGCQc0piv2UmQ7w4NajNMp-F-j-EinMZOeB4wkvC8X9FY/h120/InMemoryOf.JPG" /><span class="RIGHTtooltiptext">Rest In Peace<br />Rev. Wesley Oake<br />We thank you sir for serving!</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">Rev. Wesley Oake<br />
WW2 Veteran<br />
166<sup>th</sup> Royal Newfoundland<br />Field Artillery Regiment<br />
1922-2018</span>
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<p>Family and friends, Gander residents young and old, fellow Veterans, fellow Legionnaires, along with The Park committee members, attended Rev. Oake's funeral service on Thursday September 20 2018. Committee members attending were Wilson Hoffe, Carol Walsh, Maxine Smith, Pat Brazil, Bill Kelly, Betty Ireland, Clyde and Betty Burt, and Lew Pearce.</p>
<p>Rev. Oake was a veteran of WWII having served with the 166<sup>th</sup> Royal Newfoundland Field Artillery Regiment overseas in England, Africa and Italy. He was ordained a minister with the United Church of Canada in 1965 and had ministries in Newfoundland and Ontario before semi-retiring in 1987. Born in Beaumont, Newfoundland, he was residing in Gander with his wife, Myrtle, where he was very active in the community. A great Rev. Oake bio was included in the church bulletin which I have included below.</p>
<p>Rev. Oake became the Honourary Patron for The Park in early 2013. He worked tirelessly to see The Park's construction to its conclusion. He met with businesses, individuals, attended various functions, all raising funds for The Park. His most well known fund raising event by far was his tandem parachute jump at age 92 from an airplane at 10,000 feet which raised some $35,000 for The Park. <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Thank you Rev. Oake Sir, The Park's Committee and The Park's fans will miss you!</span></p>
<p>There are a number of photos and stories here on this website about Rev. Oake. I had summarized them on my own blog site when I posted about <a href="https://gmac99.blogspot.com/2018/09/long-time-and-well-known-gander.html" target="_blank"><span class="TOPtooltip"><span style="font-weight:bold;border-bottom: 1px solid #ff0000;">Rev. Oake</span><span class="TOPtooltiptext">Clicking here will take you directly to my own blog entry about Rev. Oake's passing.</span></span></a>'s passing. Some of my blog post is repeated here also.</p>
<p>A fine considerate friendly outgoing gentleman has moved on. As soon as you met him you were his friend. Family and friends have always been very proud of him and his accomplishments and how lucky were we all to have had him and his guidance in our lives for all those oh so many years. Rev. Oake passed away peacefully on Sunday September 16 2018 at the James Paton Memorial Hospital in Gander at the wonderful age of 96. <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">And Sir, we all thank you for serving!</span></p>
<p>As I moved away from Gander in 1986 I did not know or even know of Rev. Oake until he became the Honourary Patron for the Gander Memorial Heritage Park in early 2013. I was the webmaster for The Park's website at that time and met and chatted with him many times after that.</p>
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<p><span style="font-weight:bold;">[Wednesday September 26 2018]</span> - On Tuesday September 25 2018 we have this 1 minute video on Youtube titled <span style="font-weight:bold;">Members statements, Reverend Wesley Oake</span>. This is Scott Simms MP Gander and area giving a Member's Statement in the House of Commons Ottawa on the passing of, Reverend and Veteran, Wesley Oake. You can click <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV8W2JgkEk0&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank"><span class="TOPtooltip"><span style="font-weight:bold;border-bottom: 1px solid #ff0000;">here</span><span class="TOPtooltiptext">Clicking here will take you directly to the Youtube video and Scott Simms' member statement on the passing of Rev. Oake.</span></span></a> to view this short video!</p>
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<p>When Rev. Oake came to the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia for the tandem parachute event on Saturday June 21 2014 I attended the event along with a number of Gander people. The Park Chairperson Wilsom Hoffe also came up from Gander for the event where he also tandem jumped to become Rev. Oake's parachuting buddy. Some of the highlights follow.</p>
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">Tandem parachute jump - Saturday June 21 2014</span>
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<p>On Monday September 18 2018 CBC NL News published this news article titled <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/wesley-oake-veteran-ww2-gander-1.4828039" target="_blank"><span class="TOPtooltip"><span style="font-weight:bold;border-bottom: 1px solid #ff0000;">Veteran, reverend, skydiver Wesley Oake dies at 96</span><span class="TOPtooltiptext">Clicking here will take you directly to the CBC News website and the article titled "Veteran, reverend, skydiver Wesley Oake dies at 96"</span></span></a>.</p>
<p>When Rev. Oake came to Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley on Saturday June 21 2014 for his skydiving fund raiser for The Park the only press on site was Colleen Jones from CBC Halifax. She and Rev. Oake hit it off as if they had known each other since who knows when. So on Monday September 18 2018 I tweeted Colleen the CBC NL News article to let her know of his passing. Colleen's response: <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">"I do remember him - and sad to hear of his passing - but my how his legacy lives on. It was such a pleasure to have met him - may I have his spirit & energy."</span> Steve Lawrence, the CBC cameraman that day, saw my tweet to Colleen. Steve's response: <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">"Sorry to hear this. I shot this story with Rev Oake and Colleen. One of my favourite stories to do in my career so far."</span></p>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">Rev. Oake with Colleen and Steve from CBC Halifax<br />
Saturday June 21 2014</span>
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<p><span style="font-weight:bold">I found a couple of the Gander Beacon Newspaper articles on Rev. Oake that will give you some more insight into this gentleman ...</span>
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<li><a href="http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/community/coffee-withwesley-oake-44643/" target="_blank" title="Click to read the Gander Beacon article!">Coffee With...Wesley Oake</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/news/the-memories-are-tough-for-wwii-veteran-40711/" target="_blank" title="Click to read the Gander Beacon article!">The memories are tough for WWII veteran</a></li>
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<p style="font-weight:bold;">The Church Bulletin ...</p>
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<p style="font-weight:bold;">The Church Bulletin Insert - a Rev. Oake Bio ...</p>
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<p>During the service Wilson Hoffe read a poem he had written for the occasion. Wilson is a long time Gander resident, President of his own company Wilson J Hoffe Professional Corporation, a Legionnaire, Chairperson of the Gander Heritage Memorial Park committee, and Rev. Oake's parachuting / skydiving buddy.</p>
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<p style="font-size:30px;">Goodbye Reverend Wes</p>
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God knew that you were getting tired<br />
And a cure was not to be<br />
He put his arms around you and whispered<br />
Please come home to me<br />
He didn’t like what you were going through<br />
And he wanted to give you eternal rest<br />
He needed your help in his beautiful garden<br />
And he insisted on having the very best<br />
When we looked at you sleeping today<br />
You were peaceful, quiet and serene<br />
There was no pain <br />
And while our hearts ached to have you back<br />
We could not bear the thought of you suffering again<br />
You will always be present in our memories<br />
Of thought, word and deeds<br />
Your soft hands will guide us through<br />
Particularly in times of need<br />
Today we say our last goodbye<br />
You have earned your eternal rest<br />
We know that you will bring new life to God’s garden<br />
Because you are the very best<br />
You were give back to the dust today<br />
Our parting words were placed upon your chest<br />
Until we meet again Dear friend, may God be with you always<br />
Goodbye <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic;">Dear Comrade Reverend Wes</span>.
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<p>Wilson Hoffe</p>
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<p>Of the service and reception after, Carol Walsh wrote: <span style="font-style:italic;">"There was one emotional moment when Rev. Oake’s great-grandson Jaxon spoke of "Duck" – his name for his G-Grandfather. He related about how he attended the memorial services over the past years with Rev. Oake and laid a wreath at the Cenotaph, how his G-Grandfather came to watch him play hockey, etc. But the most touching moment was when Jaxon was presented with Rev. Oake’s medals by Carl Waterman at the Royal Canadian Legion reception."</span></p>
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<span style="font-weight:bold;">Pat Dwyer Oake - Thursday September 20 2018<br />
<span style="font-style:italic;">It's been a mixed emotion kind of day for our family. We said good bye to a wonderful man. Jaxon is the only great grand child so he has the honour of inheriting Wes' medals.<br />He also got up in church and spoke about his "Duck".<br />Very proud of you Jaxon and we will miss you Duck.</span></span>
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<p style="font-style:italic;">(My special thanks to Pat Dwyer Oake for the photos "yes you can use the photos we would be proud Thanks". Pat is Rev. Oake's daughter-in-law and Jaxon is her grandson, Rev. Wes, Terry, Brad, and Jaxon.)</p>
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<p>I wish I myself had more photos of Rev. Oake ... the following are by Walt Gill.</p>
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<p style="font-weight:bold;">In a Facebook post on Monday September 17 2018 Walt Gill of Gander wrote the following words and included 9 photos of Rev. Oake ...</p>
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<p>RIP Rev. Wesley Oake .... a Man of Men Truly one of the most genuine humans you could ever wish to meet ... my condolences to the family ... I would like to share a few images I had the privilege to take of Rev. Oake over the years.</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">Walt</p>
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<span style="font-style:italic;">(Words and photos courtesy of Walt Gill)</span>
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<p style="font-style:italic;">(My sincerest thanks to Walt in allowing my using his words and photos he posted following Rev. Oake's passing!)</p>
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<p>My thanks to The Park's committee secretary Carol Walsh for providing me with the scanned church bulletin of Rev. Oake's funeral service from Thursday September 20 2018 and also with a copy of Wilson's poem.</p>
<p>On behalf of The Park we thank Carol, Wilson, Walt, and especially Pat.</p>
<p style="font-style:italic;">Gerard McCarthy / Webmaster / Monday, September 24, 2018</p>
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<p>From Wilson Hoffe on Tuesday September 25 2018: <span style="font-style:italic;">"Gerard, My very best thanks you for the wonderful tribute to my great friend and Comrade Rev Wes. Seldom in one’s lifetime does one be so lucky to have a friend of such great stature. Always willing to help and always very steadfast in belief in his God. It was remarkable how strong his convictions were. He will be sadly missed but ever remembered as we proceed down our chosen paths of life. His legacy will guide us through any difficult times that we experience. God bless you Rev Wes."</span>.</p>
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Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-45846083514201156912018-02-22T19:39:00.002-03:302018-02-26T19:10:10.320-03:30The monument "Ferry Command – 1940-1946" is dedicated in a ceremony at The Park on Sunday September 17 2017<hr />
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right;margin-left:1em;margin-right:0em; margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:1em" border="0" height="50" width="36" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNCyBylNxUTAZXPwiX6ncdJXFfYZhMqo_HtM9OA84TPhDcm29slmPW0WKzzFeim4FlBNsaY1oQcLUy5lNWJ3cjr0HHNN4gRJ99weqtqTugy5sBKZG_NKK0NNeDPKs-bT5NXI8xdZkiuY/s438/SERGEANT%2520GANDER%2520SCAN%2520001%2520WITH.jpg" title="Newfoundland dog PAL and his handler - Courtesy of Artist Anne Mainman & Newfound Friends (U.K.)" />
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<p>The Park’s new monument honouring Ferry Command was dedicated on Sunday, September 17, 2017. We are a bit belated in telling the story here on The Park's website but we feel it needs telling as Ferry Command played such a big role in Gander's history. With reference to the year 1946, even though WWII ended in 1945 <span style="font-style:italic;">"Ferry Command continued in operation until it was formally dismantled in 1946 according to our research."</span>. (Gerard)</p>
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<p style="font-size:25px;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;">Ferry Command – 1940-1946</p>
<p>The history of Gander’s role in the WWII effort would not be complete without a tribute to the unsung heroes of Ferry Command.</p>
<p>The Park’s new monument honours those brave civilian and military pilots. During the Battle of the Atlantic ceremony held on September 17, 2017 the monument was dedicated by the Reverend Wesley Oake.</p>
<p>Ferry Command, a collaborative effort of civilians, the Royal Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and other allies, was an ambitious effort to transport combat aircraft manufactured in Canada and the United States to WWII operational airfields in the United Kingdom, and other theatres of war.</p>
<p>To avoid catastrophic losses incurred by sea transport, the plan was to fly the aircraft across the North Atlantic Ocean. Given that there had been fewer then 100 successful air crossings of the Atlantic Ocean, the transatlantic flights of Ferry Command were an exercise in ingenuity, determination, and immense bravery.</p>
<p>Over the course of the War, almost 3500 civilian and military personnel from 23 allied nations (including 1500 Newfoundlanders) played roles in Ferry Command. Of the 10,000 aircraft designated for trans-Atlantic delivery, an unanticipated 95% arrived safely. A significant number of flights across the North Atlantic departed Gander at night and during the winter months. At least 560 personnel lost their lives in these efforts.</p>
<p>On the evening of November 10, 1940, seven Lockheed Hudson bombers, led by Captain C.T. Bennett, departed Gander to attempt the 2100 mile crossing of the Atlantic to Great Britain. Eleven hours later all seven aircraft landed successfully in Northern Ireland.</p>
<p><span style="font-style:italic;">Carol Walsh, Committee Member / February 19, 2018</span></p>
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<p><img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc42iSYlPpTerx1et6N0C4_T1pEN5IVzOkH85PgUZ5q-W5VzYy4GiYOgkxrdwEpvM25B0eQA0hS0MvvdCWZveBJ1HuU15atbUfT9L7f87mtB1cEqdyDIBsNx2mwav-sTNCGR37VjOjdO0/s640/IMG_1124.JPG" width="640" height="263" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="658" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Ferry Command Monument<br />
Dedicated on Sunday, September 17, 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic;">(Photo courtesy of Carol Walsh)</span></p>
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<p style="font-weight:bold;">The following links relate to the photos found on the middle and right panels of the monument ...</p>
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<li><a style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;border-bottom: 1px solid #ff0000;" href="https://northatlanticaviationmuseum.com/atlantic-ferry-command/" target="_blank" title="Click to visit site!">Bottom left - middle panel</a><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Map of Routes Flown by Ferry Command</span> found at the North Atlantic Aviation Museum Gander website page <span style="font-weight:bold;">Atlantic Ferry Command</span>
<li><a style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;border-bottom: 1px solid #ff0000;" href="http://www.ganderairporthistoricalsociety.org/_html_war/ferry_command.htm" target="_blank" title="Click to visit site!">Bottom right - middle panel</a><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">The crew members that flew the first flight of 7 aircraft</span> found at the Gander Airport Historical Society website page <span style="font-weight:bold;">Ferry Command</span> (check out all the links within!)
<li><a style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;border-bottom: 1px solid #ff0000;" href="https://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/100years/stories/hudson.html" target="_blank" title="Click to visit site!">Top right - right panel</a><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">1940 - Formation flight of six Hudson's over England</span> found at the Lockheed Martin website page <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Hudson</span>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-42313569920261713802018-02-21T13:52:00.001-03:302018-02-21T13:52:09.357-03:30The Park in winter!<hr />
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<p>While I was home in Gander for Christmas 2017 I went to visit <span style="font-weight:bold;">The Park</span> on Tuesday December 19 2017. It was a large cold blue sky day while I took these few (9) photos!</p>
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<p><img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9YOEGhz7j7jtYhJ262IvRf61HQ-3il4G-K22XG4__lZH47xJXKe11-qq1eSlCsNDtkcfdi6KSaRlsY4nzmF2yFTuUFbBTYq2iNKa79cXp9U-mhA0GGjit22AZVtTdGNAygNrSr1Dt58/s640/IMG_2365.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Park</span></p>
<p><img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17HznJpj0KvsEg8r9bax8xAUgSWMoxUngX_P7VuHaYw6zOAskRCByhsbYiEjT0jN71kbIFgBg6CeIbjMjgVTtZpUfohl6yQ-64vTnUHe3M5H24ZGQqiBZroxCLP817ZdhePx6c3LOw5Y/s640/IMG_2366.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Sgt. Gander and his handler</span></p>
<p><img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTFdnBgEIwslp0Es5zBGRgHY4h4KNbguJZbiVYKyrvVUBiOm_B-N4moqFZCOh5dZqy-KfAEZgQrreF1qWbLjd2Vuv_vJzCK59KHXNZRjisJAi1rzCQFzjhTpy-f-AFqk-t2RgwR8qfauA/s640/IMG_2367.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">"Winged Victory" Cenotaph</span></p>
<p><img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCGqDPeDGxiuYuRM6hb06gG5xMAe2fC1nVdZb6usijB9VZiPWU_75awRwByp-Bm9YG-OhoIsTDmbnIKS__FwIxrmAQIRbxhiXkqfZ3AYdyPti4tfThs9RL-Fk2h_SAx3EtQDF_StheOoY/s640/IMG_2368.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Park</span></p>
<p><img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwlJJlfa5Rgjkvcj3soJFi_MuhsJ5vV_668aKj2P7lLz41uuxjnsXTigZhwI7-yjxrK5-s6XHzVmsJVkVAbYw8Pj2bavl9lZPyZH1ldHexnmOATecdTQn-qRa8c2mC0iDurRkM4WBLu0/s640/IMG_2369.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Atlantic Ferry Command 1940-1946 Monument</span></p>
<p><img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNWsTk6RAJcRaXuR6C-fCaaBEOl7M2Y10vKirR-MJQOwWxx-eP0a6R10_7JxkRaDwnLlWmelnqANqTuk41rnMJWgNG9mTq4xVQ1GCkfxzT51YX7fTU3SAxM4MV_nY7RYienPQ38pkWkvM/s640/IMG_2370.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Tragedies of Flight Memorial Wall</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic;">(The wreaths are from the Arrow Air remembrance ceremony of December 12 2017)</span></p>
<p><img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgarMIwSmimohYgrunY8X_xtFV4NHdRGS4Q6odZh4kuCzALUdc5DVaH9zm1D68k2c7-NkQFJdryYU20m_BFgKdVAX4boPlNEwrjphfazRGEhiJeHAvsp7XIG0T7TsuDjLzGpBQGdP8chAg/s640/IMG_2371.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Park</span></p>
<p><img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5eGtPwbAZDU88ha17v1ao4X_iapCsIsujYJuWihy1-Mmx_zRPitF1MAAY3puZE5EQJGMMc6pIVyLOGinO7NUPN8szdSSjCf24NEUQw-sashWvhg1J4hK9LIsVCJ6hzlAc1b55Wd3lAdI/s640/IMG_2372.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">"Winged Victory" and flags</span></p>
<p><img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IL5p0GnhFT9sGrYl2nTJNV-HkQEgxOenoVc9nnMEUsWnG5zmvHz0LQajXyM9cinT4AkReRd_Sj9I8L-DyjIopE1Yev3ZSRqRc7NJSVL3wKAMMQu4JSYKJh9na1ixASu0VvgIt93Q6mg/s640/IMG_2373.jpg" width="640" height="427" data-original-width="1600" data-original-height="1067" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold;">Airmen's Memorial</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic;">(Always such a reflective surface!)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-style:italic;">Gerard McCarthy, Webmaster / February 21, 2018</span></p>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-66187559081779775092016-09-20T22:05:00.000-02:302016-10-18T19:47:30.589-02:30The memorial wall "Tragedies of Flight" is unveiled in a ceremony at The Park on Sunday September 18 2016<hr />
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right;margin-left:1em;margin-right:0em; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em" border="0" height="50" width="36" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNCyBylNxUTAZXPwiX6ncdJXFfYZhMqo_HtM9OA84TPhDcm29slmPW0WKzzFeim4FlBNsaY1oQcLUy5lNWJ3cjr0HHNN4gRJ99weqtqTugy5sBKZG_NKK0NNeDPKs-bT5NXI8xdZkiuY/s438/SERGEANT%2520GANDER%2520SCAN%2520001%2520WITH.jpg" title="Newfoundland dog PAL and his handler - Courtesy of Artist Anne Mainman & Newfound Friends (U.K.)" />
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<span style="font-size:40px;font-weight:bold">TRAGEDIES OF FLIGHT</span>
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SABENA AIRLINES<br />
DC-4 - OOCBG<br />
SEPTEMBER 18, 1946<br />
27 FATALITIES
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA AIRLINES<br />
IL-18D - OK-WAL - 523<br />
SEPTEMBER 5, 1967<br />
37 FATALITIES
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ARROW AIR<br />
DC-8 63CF - N950JW - 1285<br />
DECEMBER 12, 1985<br />
256 FATALITIES
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We are pleased to announce that during a ceremony at <span style="font-weight:bold">The Park</span> on Sunday, September 18<sup>th</sup>, 2016, the memorial wall <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">Tragedies of Flight</span> was unveiled by His Excellency Raoul Delcourde, Belgian Ambassador to Canada and dedicated by our Honourary Patron, Reverend Wesley Oake.
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<span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">Tragedies of Flight</span> is dedicated to those who lost their lives in three aviation disasters that occurred at Gander. Sabena Airlines crashed on approach to Gander in 1946 resulting in 27 fatalities, CSA Czechoslovakia Airlines on take off in 1967 resulting in 37 fatalities, and Arrow Air on take off in 1985 with 256 fatalities.
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We wish to thank the Gander SC Community Charities Inc. in collaboration with the Gander Shrine Club, Gander Lions Club, and Gander Co-op 50/50 Lottery for their significant support to this project.
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<span style="font-style:italic">Carol Walsh, Committee Member / September 18, 2016</span>
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Sunday, September 18<sup>th</sup>, 2016, is significant for two reasons. This Sunday is the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the crash of Sabena Airlines in 1946 and the 76<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Battle of Britain in 1940. The third Sunday of September is designated as <span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Battle of Britain</span> Sunday ... </span><span style="font-style:italic"><sup>[1]</sup> "The annual commemoration of the Battle of Britain honours the airmen who fought and died during the battle and recognizes those who continue to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force today. The ceremony, including the parade, takes place on the third Sunday in September. More than one hundred Canadians flew in the Battle of Britain between July and October 1940 and 23 lost their lives; an unknown number also served as groundcrew. Historians have described the Battle, which involved almost 3,000 Allied airmen, as a turning point of the Second World War. The victory, described by Sir Winston Churchill as Britain's "finest hour" halted a planned invasion of Great Britain and gave hope to a demoralized Britain and northern Europe. It was the first battle to be won by air power."</span><br />
<div style="text-align:right;font-style:italic"><sup>[1]</sup> The Royal Canadian Air Force website</div>
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It was during the commemoration of the <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">Battle of Britain</span> ceremonies at <span style="font-weight:bold">The Park</span> that the memorial wall <span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">Tragedies of Flight</span> was unveiled by His Excellency Raoul Delcourde, Belgian Ambassador to Canada and dedicated by The Park's Honourary Patron, Reverend Wesley Oake. The Ambassador was in Gander for a number of events commemorating the Sabena crash.
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These photos are courtesy of Janet Langdon and Carol Walsh and <span style="font-weight:bold">The Park</span> thanks the ladies.
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<span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Battle of Britain</span> Sunday</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic">(Photo courtesy of Janet Langdon)</span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Battle of Britain</span> Sunday</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic">(Photo courtesy of Janet Langdon)</span>
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<span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Battle of Britain</span> Sunday</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic">(Photo courtesy of Janet Langdon)</span>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xMvxi1Nw5ZmKGQlzwu5KDtdsmHtXI_XAtkqN30uLFPCS5QVN4eQMrW6BEKLKXMUYUMsFzk3_1p2A9L0qXuRAiH6Da5dpHh0EhPFYgwv7ijBdStGwQ8YgW6kh3ZS4Ecd7-buIzWfv_MQ/s640/JL04.jpg" width="640" height="442" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold"><span style="font-style:italic">Battle of Britain</span> Sunday</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">Laying a wreath at the foot of <span style="font-style:italic">Winged Victory</span></span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic">(Photo courtesy of Janet Langdon)</span>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4oI5uqQw62hLFUsDx1mRzm8KwlYHwc0pPTRIpUDyAQWC51x33V1MWTO1ntWCa_jPVupk_PXuClwrv2_mmSS6j0Xq_wtdtSq7qeMmHZvOJ6ro5CSp4uujRGbspSnIpEoiVfwK51d0PFo/s640/JL05.jpg" width="640" height="553" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">Standing by for the unveiling of the memorial wall <span style="font-style:italic">Tragedies of Flight</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">(L) His Excellency Raoul Delcourde, Belgian Ambassador to Canada</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">(R) Reverend Wesley Oake, Honourary Patron of The Park</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic">(Photo courtesy of Janet Langdon)</span>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVK2EIj79E4nNz0AIJSAdTAuMaAh2Zb-kbYa_Am3DGOwn5U9_hOaCKSrH5NPgRffhne8tQQGKPVlcX9TR16M4aKRAptq_Eu-SqTRLGhyWjHKB5Y0sZ4Pmoin3fZp6MQbPYHy-1bRcSoSg/s640/JL06.jpg" width="640" height="473" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">The memorial wall <span style="font-style:italic">Tragedies of Flight</span> revealed</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic">(Photo courtesy of Janet Langdon)</span>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCAW2eJMQAuxKPu9wAutE8PBhWEs83pYXDS3GQ-MiLIMxUTOilF0E33rxetKf8TM7eC_iFviirRk4Hvlh_A9h3wrj7VXbGAJd-kiMHcwp2JZaEbaK4xhPpPeIIJb80IVa3d9WjZ5R2m5w/s640/CW01.jpg" width="640" height="480" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">The memorial wall <span style="font-style:italic">Tragedies of Flight</span></span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic">(Photo courtesy of Carol Walsh)</span>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtErmZDZ4FLFUsfi34VoCm8KpjylhMQUiGmImxUNVEW1P6ZWYZcjxT9pYxpsvSf_sRaOlgRd62aYjfOnGx92KY9Hy-Zjgn8MDcea9fQbVj_dvt_hXzPCXYo5pPGT7cSEWjAb6x33HSiwY/s640/JL07.jpg" width="640" height="480" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">The memorial wall <span style="font-style:italic">Tragedies of Flight</span></span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic">(Photo courtesy of Janet Langdon)</span>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZjSI5LA_quk1YDGQ4OG6-cHV_swH_JBZFxszQki4behs_GhADMsthhtcZFSHOEIkhkVt3lnB5DgZjPxG5yx2uCm4NnImYu6IQtwFjkajVjs6fBl4wnXlAL7-Hj_Z0cnP3bK0Zk06hfsg/s640/CW02.jpg" width="640" height="480" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">Laying a wreath at the memorial wall <span style="font-style:italic">Tragedies of Flight</span></span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">His Excellency Raoul Delcourde, Belgian Ambassador to Canada</span><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">In memory of the Sabena Airlines crash 70 years ago today on September 18<sup>th</sup> 1946</span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic">(Photo courtesy of Carol Walsh)</span>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT905EABa3KdU_UjoTpBk_bBZPJSccnqnmGnuz5dPb-yar8dGmTf0EqHQbOr230Kqew2EfUg555L16N9EDAYH60PP9AgGX0rcz9UFZTIZV_elmJe5_rtI1-Jq0OZ96pOVvm28ms-suwms/s640/JL08.jpg" width="640" height="409" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">Laying a wreath at the memorial wall <span style="font-style:italic">Tragedies of Flight</span></span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic">(Photo courtesy of Janet Langdon)</span>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJTOeqINLwcvg_H1jjYxAVPgXZTKPsj13STlkjDsA8Gm68BlWc-eIOlHUIE-PENWggNo0wrfL2dVi2rSZ6SGk1pqoXhBGRxijMTHq80Yq1QVDyZH4oMppkYKu0nG4jareYzoCZTDzDus8/s640/JL09.jpg" width="640" height="414" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">The memorial wall <span style="font-style:italic">Tragedies of Flight</span></span><br />
<span style="font-style:italic">(Photo courtesy of Janet Langdon)</span>
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<span style="font-size:40px;font-weight:bold">TRAGEDIES OF FLIGHT</span>
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SABENA AIRLINES<br />
DC-4 - OOCBG<br />
SEPTEMBER 18, 1946<br />
27 FATALITIES
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<td style="text-align:center;width:34%;border:3px solid #000080;">
CZECHOSLOVAKIA AIRLINES<br />
IL-18D - OK-WAL - 523<br />
SEPTEMBER 5, 1967<br />
37 FATALITIES
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<td style="text-align:center;width:33%;border:3px solid #000080;">
ARROW AIR<br />
DC-8 63CF - N950JW - 1285<br />
DECEMBER 12, 1985<br />
256 FATALITIES
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</table>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">Related Links ...</span>
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<ul>
<li>CBCnews |Newfoundland & Labrador<br />
Published on Friday, September 16<sup>th</sup>, 2016<br />
<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/programs/centralmorning/chatting-with-a-true-pioneer-of-helicopter-search-and-rescue-1.3765137" target="_blank" title="Click to view this!"><span style="border-bottom:1px solid #FF0000">Chatting With a True Pioneer of Helicopter Search and Rescue</span></a>
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<li>CBCnews |Newfoundland & Labrador<br />
Published on Saturday, September 17<sup>th</sup>, 2016<br />
<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sabena-plane-crash-70-anniversary-1.3765944" target="_blank" title="Click to view this!"><span style="border-bottom:1px solid #FF0000">Deadly Sabena DC-4 plane crash of 1946 remembered for historic rescue</span></a>
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<li>CBCnews |Newfoundland & Labrador<br />
Published on Monday, September 19<sup>th</sup>, 2016<br />
<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/programs/centralmorning/remembering-the-sabena-crash-seventy-years-later-1.3768613" target="_blank" title="Click to view this!"><span style="border-bottom:1px solid #FF0000">Remembering the Sabena Crash Seventy Years Later</span></a>
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<li>CBCnews |Newfoundland & Labrador<br />
Published on Monday, September 19<sup>th</sup>, 2016<br />
<a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sabena-ceremony-70-anniversary-1.3768529" target="_blank" title="Click to view this!"><span style="border-bottom:1px solid #FF0000">Streets, wreath dedicated to Sabena DC-4 crash victims and heroes</span></a>
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<li>The Gander Beacon<br />
Published on Monday, September 19<sup>th</sup>, 2016<br />
<a href="http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/News/Local/2016-09-19/article-4644604/Remembering-the-Sabena-Airlines-crash/1" target="_blank" title="Click to view this!"><span style="border-bottom:1px solid #FF0000">Remembering the Sabena Airlines crash</span></a>
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<li>The Gander Beacon<br />
Published on Monday, September 19<sup>th</sup>, 2016<br />
<a href="http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/News/Local/2016-09-19/article-4644638/Gander-marks-anniversaries-with-%26ldquo%3BTragedy-of-Flights%26rdquo%3B-unveiling/1" target="_blank" title="Click to view this!"><span style="border-bottom:1px solid #FF0000">Gander marks anniversaries with "Tragedy of Flights" unveiling</span></a>
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<li>The Gander Beacon<br />
<a href="http://video.ganderbeacon.ca/5133295594001/Remembering-the-Sabena-Airlines-crash" target="_blank" title="Click to view this!"><span style="border-bottom:1px solid #FF0000">Video - Remembering the Sabena Airlines crash</span></a>
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<li>The Gander Beacon<br />
<a href="http://video.ganderbeacon.ca/5133345696001/Tragedies-of-Flight" target="_blank" title="Click to view this!"><span style="border-bottom:1px solid #FF0000">Video - Tragedies of Flight</span></a>
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<li>The Gander Beacon<br />
<a href="http://video.ganderbeacon.ca/5132176890001/Frank-TibboSabena" target="_blank" title="Click to view this!"><span style="border-bottom:1px solid #FF0000">Video - Frank Tibbo-Sabena</span></a>
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<li>NTV News<br />
Published on Monday, September 19<sup>th</sup>, 2016<br />
<a href="http://ntv.ca/gander-remembers-sabena-airlines-crash-70-years-later/" target="_blank" title="Click to view this!"><span style="border-bottom:1px solid #FF0000">Gander remembers Sabena Airlines crash 70 years later</span></a>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-5640207108450998602016-09-17T21:27:00.000-02:302016-09-17T21:29:02.935-02:30Unveiling Ceremony at The Park Sunday September 18 2016<hr />
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Sunday, September 18<sup>th</sup>, 2016, will see a new monument unveiled at The Park. The new memorial wall is called the <span style="font-weight:bold">Tragedies of Flight</span>! The wall is in memory of the three Gander crashes - Sabena 1946 (this is the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary), the Czechoslovakia CSA crash in 1967 and the Arrow Air Disaster in 1985.
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Following the <span style="font-style:italic">"Battle of Britain"</span> ceremony [Sunday, September 18<sup>th</sup>, 2016] that starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Anglican Church this Memorial Wall will be dedicated by Rev. Wesley Oake and unveiled by the Belgian Ambassador to Canada. Rev. Oake is the Honourary Patron of The Park and the Belgian Ambassador is in Gander for a number of ceremonies marking the 70<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the Sabena Airlines crash of September 18<sup>th</sup> 1946.
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We apologize for this short notice because we weren’t sure the Wall was going to make it here on time. But the Wall did make it here on time and was installed today [Saturday] and we are very thankful for the participation of the Belgium Ambassador.
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiywojY9dq1Mb2vO2aISRwtPfTKXjoDBq4psEqa3u_DDdKtZtudmDEAalduinsoZ5CzWVJ2DDD1ffNvEotiGPAfiX2-g5p42nNuwlFuyz0bqF0ss4OUjxunmjReUw7NqVF43GJCkAZGWWM/s640/WALL.jpg" width="640" height="480" title="Tragedies of Flight Memorial Wall" /><br />
<span style="font-weight:bold">"Tragedies of Flight" Memorial Wall</span>
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This photo of the new Memorial Wall was supplied by committee member Carol Walsh and was taken today [Saturday] during its installation. The Wall is now covered awaiting the unveiling! After the unveiling we will have an update here on our website with accompanying photos!
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We certainly hope you can join us for this special event!
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<i>Carol Walsh, Committee Member / September 17, 2016</i>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-31681870926161561542016-01-29T16:13:00.000-03:302016-01-29T16:13:19.474-03:30"Donations" page update as of December 31, 2015<hr />
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Each and every member of the Committee wishes to pass on their sincere appreciation to these contributors for their kind consideration and support of the Park.
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We now have updated <b>Donations</b> and <b>In Memoriam</b> pages and an updated <b>Donations Progress Bar</b> with an updated <b>Ticker</b> on the right. As of December 31 2015 we have achieved <b>90.3%</b> of our target which amounts to $487,408 of our target total of $540,000. Thank you to all who have donated your time or financial aid <b>...</b> much appreciated!
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On the <b>Donations</b> page I updated the <b>Individual Donors</b> section!
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<a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/p/donations.html#IndividualDonors" title="Jump to the Individual Donors section of the Donations Page"><img style="border-radius:10px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaLBQxtK6260K52ErM76kz8nFUs-p-HgbRd6GWxq_PcRBYNeqeKu3A7DSSfZFJqLA5FPkg6osd8Vw5-j1Km3qcVAsKx8_LrpjkCgibb-iOM2t8WG4NRg0DpjXl5S6VmGfPPC6kz6YY3o/h78/ClickHereBlack-138-30.JPG" width="92" height="20" /></a> to jump to the updated <b>Donations</b> page to view all updated sections.
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<i>Gerard McCarthy / January 29, 2016</i>
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font>
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<ul>
<li>We now acknowledge donations made <b>In memory of</b>. The committee is looking at some type of acknowledgement at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park. Both PayPal and the Town of Gander have no means of recording the donation made <b>In memory of</b>. If you want your name to appear as a donor <b>In memory of</b> on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be recorded as such and will be shown as <b><i>In memory of</i></b>.</li>
<li>If you don't want your name to appear as a donor on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be shown as <b><i>anonymous</i></b>.</li>
<li>You may purchase <b>plaza stones</b> by simply making your donation in the same manner as detailed on this website and then send a short email to Maxine <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> denoting that the donation is for the "purchase of paving stone(s)".</li>
<li>Receipts for income tax purposes will be issued by the Town of Gander.</li>
</ul>
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<font color="#FF0000">NOTE***</font> Your comments are welcomed!<br />
However, all comments will be queued for review before being published and name=anonymous will be deleted unless your name is included at the end of your comment! This is to prevent spam, etc.<br />
Before you click <b>Publish your Comment</b> please click on <b>Name/URL</b> and enter your full name. Don't forget the scrambled words - this is so automated spams cannot be dumped here! <br />
Thank you. Gerard
<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-45108305662911382592015-09-16T22:45:00.000-02:302015-09-16T22:45:38.579-02:30"Donations" page update as of September 1, 2015<hr />
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Each and every member of the Committee wishes to pass on their sincere appreciation to these contributors for their kind consideration and support of the Park.
<br /><br />
<hr />
We now have an updated <b>Donations</b> page and an updated <b>Donations Progress Bar</b> with an updated <b>Ticker</b> on the right. As of September 1 2015 we have achieved <b>90.0%</b> of our target which amounts to $486,088 of our target total of $540,000. Thank you to all who have donated your time or financial aid <b>...</b> much appreciated!
<br /><br />
On the <b>Donations</b> page I updated the <b>Small Business Donors</b> and <b>Individual Donors</b> sections!
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<a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/p/donations.html#SmallBusinessDonors" title="Jump to the Small Business Donors section of the Donations Page"><img style="border-radius:10px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaLBQxtK6260K52ErM76kz8nFUs-p-HgbRd6GWxq_PcRBYNeqeKu3A7DSSfZFJqLA5FPkg6osd8Vw5-j1Km3qcVAsKx8_LrpjkCgibb-iOM2t8WG4NRg0DpjXl5S6VmGfPPC6kz6YY3o/h78/ClickHereBlack-138-30.JPG" width="92" height="20" /></a> to jump to the updated <b>Donations</b> page to view all updated sections.
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<i>Gerard McCarthy / September 16, 2015</i>
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font>
<br /><br />
<ul>
<li>We now acknowledge donations made <b>In memory of</b>. The committee is looking at some type of acknowledgement at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park. Both PayPal and the Town of Gander have no means of recording the donation made <b>In memory of</b>. If you want your name to appear as a donor <b>In memory of</b> on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be recorded as such and will be shown as <b><i>In memory of</i></b>.</li>
<li>If you don't want your name to appear as a donor on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be shown as <b><i>anonymous</i></b>.</li>
<li>You may purchase <b>plaza stones</b> by simply making your donation in the same manner as detailed on this website and then send a short email to Maxine <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> denoting that the donation is for the "purchase of paving stone(s)".</li>
<li>Receipts for income tax purposes will be issued by the Town of Gander.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<hr />
<font color="#FF0000">NOTE***</font> Your comments are welcomed!<br />
However, all comments will be queued for review before being published and name=anonymous will be deleted unless your name is included at the end of your comment! This is to prevent spam, etc.<br />
Before you click <b>Publish your Comment</b> please click on <b>Name/URL</b> and enter your full name. Don't forget the scrambled words - this is so automated spams cannot be dumped here! <br />
Thank you. Gerard
<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-11487007165679740832015-08-10T11:16:00.000-02:302015-08-25T10:26:23.539-02:30A new monument is unveiled at The Park<hr />
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' imageanchor="1" style="clear:right; float:right;margin-left:1em;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em" border="0" height="50" width="36" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNCyBylNxUTAZXPwiX6ncdJXFfYZhMqo_HtM9OA84TPhDcm29slmPW0WKzzFeim4FlBNsaY1oQcLUy5lNWJ3cjr0HHNN4gRJ99weqtqTugy5sBKZG_NKK0NNeDPKs-bT5NXI8xdZkiuY/s438/SERGEANT%2520GANDER%2520SCAN%2520001%2520WITH.jpg" title="Newfoundland dog PAL and his handler - Courtesy of Artist Anne Mainman & Newfound Friends (U.K.)" />
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<span style="float:left;color:#FF0000;font-size:44px;line-height:35px;padding-top:3px; padding-right:3px;font-family: Times, serif, Georgia;">S</span>aturday, August 8, 2015 saw a new monument unveiled at the <b>Gander Heritage Memorial Park</b>. This stone marker was unveiled to commemorate the 75<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the arrival of the <a href="http://www.qor.com/" target="_blank" title="Click to visit QORC's website"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada</span></a> in <a href="http://www.qor-east.com/QOR-Arrives-NL-40-41.htm" target="_blank" title="Click to read about the QORC's role in NL 1940-1941"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">Newfoundland</span></a> during World War 2 on Saturday, August 10, 1940. They arrived by ship into the Port of Botwood on that same day, some stayed in Botwood and the remainder moved on to Gander by train. Their mission was the defense of Newfoundland by providing security for both strategic airfields at <a href="http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/botwood-base.php" target="_blank" title="Click to read about Botwood and its role during WW2"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">Botwood</span></a> and <a href="http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/gander-base.php" target="_blank" title="Click to read about Gander and its role during WW2"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">Gander</span></a>.
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<span style="float:left;color:#FF0000;font-size:44px;line-height:35px;padding-top:3px; padding-right:3px;font-family: Times, serif, Georgia;">T</span>his commemorative event was organized by <a href="http://www.qor-east.com/" target="_blank" title="Click to visit The Maritimes Newfoundland Branch of the QORC's website"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">The Maritimes Newfoundland Branch</span></a> of the QORC. A similar stone marker was unveiled in Botwood the next day Sunday, August 9. I understand that the QORC got much needed help from <a href="http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/9-wing/91-flight.page" target="_blank" title="Click to visit 91 Construction Engineering Flight's web page"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">91 Construction Engineering Flight</span></a> of <a href="http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/9-wing/index.page" target="_blank" title="Click to visit 9 Wing Gander's web page"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">9 Wing Gander</span></a> with both stone markers. 9 Wing Gander also provided the public address system and the music for the singing of "O Canada" and "God Save the Queen" for Friday's ceremonies in Gander.
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<span style="float:left;color:#FF0000;font-size:44px;line-height:35px;padding-top:3px; padding-right:3px;font-family: Times, serif, Georgia;">T</span>he ceremonies started with the parade of veterans led by the QORC including a drummer and bugler. Dignitaries who spoke represented the Veterans, the Royal Canadian Legion, the QORC, 9 Wing Gander and the Town of Gander. Once the speeches were completed the official unveiling of the commemorative stone marker took place. After the unveiling the bugler and drummer played <i>Last Post</i> followed by 2 minutes of silence and then the bugler and drummer played <i>Reveille</i>. The parade was dismissed after a wreath was laid to remember fallen comrades. Veterans in attendance came from as far away as Victoria BC for this weekend's events and many lingered after the ceremonies to have their photos taken posing with the <i>"Winged Victory"</i>. <i>"Sgt. Gander"</i>, the QORC's <i>"commemorative stone marker"</i>, the <i>"Airmen's Memorial Wall"</i> and the <i>"Poppy Memorial Monument"</i> on display at The Park for the afternoon (see below).
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<b>BACKGROUND</b><br />
<i>(from the unveiling ceremonies' program)</i>
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Today we are gathered to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada having been garrisoned in Newfoundland on August 10th, 1940.
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The Regiment's first assignment was the Defense of Newfoundland. The Queen's Own Rifles battalion on arrival in Botwwod, was split between Botwood and Gander.
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The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada is Canada's oldest serving Regiment having formed in Toronto in 1860 making the Regiment Canada's oldest continuously serving Infantry unit. Two of its Regular Arm Battalions were stationed in Victoria, BC during the Cold War, the 2nd Battalion returned from Korea in 1955 and departed to Germany in 1957. The 1st Battalion returned from Nato duty in Germany in 1963 and were at Work Point Barracks, Victoria, BC until re-designated Third Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in 1970.
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The Queen's Own Rifles have a long and proud record of service to Canada, fighting its first engagement in 1866 near Ridgeway, Ontario against Fenian Raiders from the United States. The deaths of 9 soldiers at that time heralded sacrifices in campaigns throughout the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. The QOR served in the North West Rebellion, Boer War, First and Second World War, Korea, Nato duty, Cyprus and other Peacekeeping Operations including Afghanistan.
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Every year there are untold numbers of Veterans and their children and grandchildren touring the country to visit wartime sites to review and research history of how they and their forefathers lived during these times.
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These Stone Markers being unveiled today symbolizes the dedication and sacrifices of soldiers of the Regiment in War and Peace. It also reflects the affection, admiration and appreciation of all Rifleman of The Queen's Own for their service to the Regiment and to Canada.
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<b>Photos of the day</b> <i>(courtesy of Gerard McCarthy)</i> <b>...</b>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQG2ylVOmX7cQQZXI1y90xD5mWDCKm_nmSIMuMS1yHGGIytkAEEp1TmILHmcDtGA_lWP6VVtl2-Oz52yAATD0oMFarj0eX7FNakFz_e9pgg5bBMXwhkX1LRCSE0ufSpRhHJUigmwLy4HI/s640/Parade.jpg" title="Parade of Veterans" /><br />
Parade of Veterans
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qiG7LqA1HkoLpbbP-gyhXeVrL-yZsJrQTZgDWfeTuf_s8-xWBsC13t-Uze72iv4aTINlt2KQGOGTx8Ga7LY3oSgT79Fvvk8q12MhuEs6PRaAMfBjEMgphQpk5Wmi-W3PqfePNkL4SdU/s640/IMG_1010.jpg" title="The Veterans" /><br />
The Veterans
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xPaOose37H8DCtCGpXftkLd1fsiA81t6SAl-YZpqfk8P_jEQIAGWuFFn9g4E6m9BC2SiBU4Tcmkxw07qU1wgPOo6JIQ5P8sgOSjXjzViCgqoHr-ibTZ__85cIFICjxEs9vwXgiIPKi8/s640/IMG_0968.jpg" title="Commemorative Stone Marker before the unveiling" /><br />
Commemorative Stone Marker before the unveiling<br />
<i>Queen's Own Rifles of Canada<br />
2nd Battalion<br />
"In Pace Paratus - In Peace Prepared"</i>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcmPLgF8EdL543zSmTZT3mTR4a2gJK61mdLcGjtfC601ke9BKjlhp1FqK980awuMQaQpX_QsJeCKdhXUxaS8FckuLNQt7S9NMJz9VT6xA0j4GWXFmXWpDv01v6kmcE_QGLUONOobr-bc/s640/IMG_1019.jpg" title="Rev. Wes Oake leading the parade in prayer" /><br />
Rev. Wes Oake leading the parade in prayer<br />
<i>WW2 Veteran, retired United Church minister and Honourary Patron of The Park</i>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPQdZ2sqpDAHa3g9MyNgap46cChXTKRxpnr66oGsJsB4B6LynXxAX16jUiF0FOm9k1bqRDqLA1nZMC-v1mb2RVuCMlmMliJTfPdw52kLn4XG_OVvWkM9KQzxUjGX7KBds_osdFrelOkmk/s640/IMG_1028.jpg" title="The official unveiling party with honour guards" /><br />
The official unveiling party with honour guards
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSIDQLeq3maKjqrnLNwJKghuwuHcdN6AWi2PFUdSkFxdO-9oPfdFRvHGMchqmzajawW_xX4Nh05Gl6bODFNoqsHZBzZ3NWPDH439BIO1TDM5TcnfNq0kUUBqqdhwOWgK3NceDLDz_6p9c/s640/IMG_1029.jpg" title="Commemorative Stone Marker" /><br />
Commemorative Stone Marker<br />
<i>The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada<br />
2nd Battalion<br />
"In Pace Paratus - In Peace Prepared"</i><br />
<b>IN COMMEMORATION OF<br />
THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF<br />
THE QUEEN'S OWN RIFLES OF CANADA<br />
GARRISONED IN NEWFOUNDLAND<br />
AT GANDER AND BOTWOOD IN 1940</b>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz2qVhcqm33_Um0YsYfH30UFdqSR0dW8zIH-z9FxvJXvPgVI8EwTXRE1RGzsRV8wKlvQdQyWU539usRTwA-fe7dpRNdIraRPfhH7jH3ldIzbsTixv3s5iX8hV-Oc1MicX8SwsDdCRNPZA/s640/IMG_1031.jpg" title="Last Post, 2 minutes of silence and Reveille" /><br />
Last Post, 2 minutes of silence and Reveille
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-G5-Wa010lpdxI5eOJMMFxAy1SQpmwfAXal0n3du-x6eUN6_OFBUW4SBQiPd5sbzYoJAxru-EOjPbuKrloINdMqoCcad5_I5_oDWG_ganmNjWf70xa9wKLyPqv9rnl96tqksrE6Qgc4/s640/IMG_1033.jpg" title="Commemorative Stone Marker and Wreath" /><br />
Commemorative Stone Marker and Wreath
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<b>Programme ...</b>
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Programme Page 1<br />
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Programme Page 2<br />
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Programme Page 3<br />
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<img border="1" oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX_kAwgmToFUqPk7xMULWm51Tb_qvziZedcig8qESHJZO36P5NiDbPoRSmN8Gnv9phtWR9eQqY-3f1lWqLoW5pX055er-459DYxeGhJqanNRF_CLtAG48DOTOwOehVIFCPYxGCmZWIN-w/s640/QORC04.JPG" title="Programme Page 4" /><br />
Programme Page 4<br />
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<b>The Poppy Memorial Monument</b>
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<span style="float:left;color:#FF0000;font-size:44px;line-height:35px;padding-top:3px; padding-right:3px;font-family: Times, serif, Georgia;">B</span>efore, during and after the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada ceremonies at The Park the <a href="http://www.qor-east.com/Bringing%20The%20Poppy%20Home%20Project.htm" target="_blank" title="Click to read about The Poppy Memorial Monument Project"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">Poppy Memorial Monument</span></a> to remember the Canadian Forces members who lost their lives in Afghanistan was on display along with the Book of Condolences. The Book of Condolences has a page for every Canadian killed in Afghanistan. I had a chance to talk to all 4 Canadian Forces members who traveled with the monument to Gander for this occasion. They drove from Kingston ON to be in Gander for the QORC's ceremonies on Friday, went to Botwood on Saturday for the ceremonies there and started their long drive back to Kingston today Monday.
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<b>Photos of the day</b> <i>(courtesy of Gerard McCarthy)</i> <b>...</b>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgcVXKOdpdOz2HG6I25-KCfuWT_BR3Lj9u7cW8CAavjGO9dW1NvlJ9yO9nIS4q7kjPs6Jw8qdVK9LjwuLyZ8asW4cs2yn5oPZUoAR1E1w0m-m91EanTugnVXKDrgU5PC_ux37h_XtNJC8/s640/IMG_0956.jpg" title="The Poppy Memorial Monument" /><br />
The Poppy Memorial Monument
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZ0L3IYAGtcy2C5qyy8Hy6Cnbgq8AjhAnth0hwQl8yA4FZO7HkWj2niE_2s9jQKGfCekOBkDfANfTj93xgroGBxUI43ZvostO307iQoSx2mRnDBlHB1hsI2GgMX72KVN_GAjbG0_QH8U/s640/IMG_0960.jpg" title="The Book of Condolences" /><br />
The Book of Condolences<br />
<i>A page for every Canadian killed in Afghanistan</i>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbYBQOTjSE9g3UMGmGLq-k137YzVkGEpQf9VSyzrN435rEQJ6tP-c7dmsfzQBxq5iZ4WLGui-Aw-OSAJC1PReE0INRKZde0_WjQ_EDorv7okz0IpU_wwtyKdMNrg0-ZnXl3vvQhesV-aA/s640/IMG_0966.jpg" title="The Poppy Memorial Monument" /><br />
The Poppy Memorial Monument<br />
<i>You will notice that the 2 handles are different, the intact one on the right represents a Canadian soldier before going to Afghanistan and the broken one on the left represents the soldier who came home alive but maimed in some way or suffering from PTSD</i>
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<img oncontextmenu='alert("Image context menu is disabled");return false;' border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGQIIG0cuNTPcRUiNHKNeZdphOc9zydpIiYWaA7Jwm6RUNaRiSTro3kt-7UBQle74e3X9bnLENzhiCcv9_hlLvjXnAW8UG8QKIybWZ01MouREgnLSpQDjCH7mkBvy3HqPIvyZ25Z8JZs/s640/IMG_0967.jpg" title="Poppy Memorial Outreach Program" /><br />
<b>Presented to: Poppy Memorial Outreach Program<br />
From: 1 Combat Engineer Regiment<br />
CHIMO</b>
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<b>Related Links ...</b>
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<li><a href="http://www.qor.com/" target="_blank" title="Click to visit QORC's website"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada</span></a> website</li>
<li><a href="http://www.qor-east.com/QOR-Arrives-NL-40-41.htm" target="_blank" title="Click to read about QORC's role in NL 1940-1941"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">QORC's role in NL</span></a> 1940-1941</li>
<li><a href="http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/botwood-base.php" target="_blank" title="Click to read about Botwood and its role during WW2"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">Botwood</span></a> and its role during WW2</li>
<li><a href="http://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/gander-base.php" target="_blank" title="Click to read about Gander and its role during WW2"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">Gander</span></a> and its role during WW2</li>
<li><a href="http://www.qor-east.com/" target="_blank" title="Click to visit The Maritimes Newfoundland Branch of the QORC's website"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">The Maritimes Newfoundland Branch</span></a> of the QORC</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/9-wing/91-flight.page" target="_blank" title="Click to visit 91 Construction Engineering Flight's web page"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">91 Construction Engineering Flight</span></a> web page</li>
<li><a href="http://www.rcaf-arc.forces.gc.ca/en/9-wing/index.page" target="_blank" title="Click to visit 9 Wing Gander's web page"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">9 Wing Gander</span></a> web page</li>
<li><a href="http://www.qor-east.com/Bringing%20The%20Poppy%20Home%20Project.htm" target="_blank" title="Click to read about The Poppy Memorial Monument Project"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">Poppy Memorial Monument</span></a> Project web page - Bringing The Poppy Home</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/News/Local/2015-08-06/article-4235212/Marking-military-history/1" target="_blank" title="Click to read The Gander Beacon article"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">Marking military history</span></a> - Gander Beacon article published Augst 06, 2015</li>
<li><a href="http://qormuseum.org/history/timeline-1925-1949/the-second-world-war/war-diaries-1940/" target="_blank" title="Click to read the Diaries"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">WAR DIARIES 1940</span></a> - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archives</li>
<li><a href="http://qormuseum.org/history/timeline-1925-1949/the-second-world-war/newfoundland-and-new-brunswick-1940-1941/" target="_blank" title="Click to read the Diaries"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">NEWFOUNDLAND AND NEW BRUNSWICK 1940-1941</span></a> - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archives</li>
<li><a href="http://qormuseum.org/" target="_blank" title="Click to visit the Museum's Welcome page"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">Welcome page</span></a> - The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada Regimental Museum and Archives</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen%27s_Own_Rifles_of_Canada" target="_blank" title="Click to read about the QORC's story from Wikipedia"><span style="border-bottom: 1px dashed #999;">The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada</span></a> - From Wikipedia</li>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-34567885465508668932015-08-04T23:26:00.000-02:302015-08-10T20:37:17.678-02:30The Park at Night in Photos<hr />
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As I am in Gander I thought I would visit The Park tonight and take some photos. At 10pm the temperature was 22C and the air was ever so still.
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-48859897191839924632015-07-29T17:09:00.000-02:302015-08-10T20:39:53.946-02:30Aliant Utility Box<hr />
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<span style="float:left;color:#FF0000;font-size:44px;line-height:35px;padding-top:3px; padding-right:3px;font-family: Times, serif, Georgia;">W</span>e are extremely pleased with the graphic images covering the Aliant Utility Box on the outskirts of the Park. You will recall that in June 2014 we issued a "Call to Artists" to submit proposals for the painting of the box, but after attempting relentlessly for six months, we were unable to get any artist to commit. We then looked at the approach of having a graphic attached to it and we are so thankful that Greg Seaward offered to draft a graphic design for us. After hundreds of hours, Greg submitted his final concept and the Committee were in awe of how he captured all the aspects of the Park and thus the printing and application began.
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<span style="float:left;color:#FF0000;font-size:44px;line-height:35px;padding-top:3px; padding-right:3px;font-family: Times, serif, Georgia;">I</span>n his presentation Greg describes how he interprets the artwork: In terms of symbolism, the front image (above) represents wartime service, featuring a young pilot wearing a traditional sheepskin jacket, leather cap and goggles, as Hudson bombers pass overhead; the Lee-Enfield rifle and Brodie-style helmet represent those killed in action, and these elements are presented against a background of the Union Jack, the flag which Newfoundlanders fought under at the time.
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<span style="float:left;color:#FF0000;font-size:44px;line-height:35px;padding-top:3px; padding-right:3px;font-family: Times, serif, Georgia;">F</span>acing the park (above), the same symbols are presented in their contemporary forms, from the perspective of remembrance: the pilot is replaced by an aging veteran and the aircraft have become CF-18s; the temporary grave marker has given way to the Cross of Sacrifice from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and the background has become the Canadian flag.
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<span style="float:left;color:#FF0000;font-size:44px;line-height:35px;padding-top:3px; padding-right:3px;font-family: Times, serif, Georgia;">I</span>t should be noted that in this interpretation, these are simply symbols of the overall theme of the Heritage Memorial Park, and are in no way intended to represent or exclude any specific people or events. For example, the Lee-Enfield and Brodie helmet may also be associated with the First World War, but less so the Korean Conflict; it simply represents the fallen on the figurative 'field of battle', and not a specific conflict or branch of service. Likewise, I chose the Cross of Sacrifice more because of the permanence of stone, juxtaposed against the makeshift rifle/helmet, rather than, say, a poppy to signify remembrance.
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<b><span style="float:left;color:#FF0000;font-size:44px;line-height:35px;padding-top:3px; padding-right:3px;font-family: Times, serif, Georgia;">W</span>e gratefully thank Greg Seaward for the design, Aliant and the Town of Gander for their donations to make this transition from a utility box to a wonderful enhancement to the Park!</b>
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<i>Greg Seaward is a former Gander Beacon reporter and now Media Coordinator for the Town of Gander.</i>
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<i>Maxine Smith, Committee Member / July 29, 2015</i><br />
<i>The photos are courtesy of Gerard McCarthy. They were taken on July 25<sup>th</sup>, 2015</i>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-64675850851833016562015-07-25T13:10:00.000-02:302015-07-30T08:56:45.962-02:30"Donations" page update as of July 23, 2015<hr />
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Each and every member of the Committee wishes to pass on their sincere appreciation to these contributors for their kind consideration and support of the Park.
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Gerald Saunders of the Gander Co-op 50/50 Committee presents Joy Janes with a cheque for $30,000!<br />
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Jean Edwards Stacey presents Maxine Smith with a cheque for $1,500 representing a portion of the sales from her book, "Voices in the Wind – A History of Gander".<br />
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<i>Carol Walsh, Committee Member / July 23, 2015</i>
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We now have an updated <b>Donations</b> page and an updated <b>Donations Progress Bar</b> with an updated <b>Ticker</b> on the right. As of July 23 2015 we have achieved <b>89.8%</b> of our target which amounts to $484,638 of our target total of $540,000. Thank you to all who have donated your time or financial aid <b>...</b> much appreciated!
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On the <b>Donations</b> page I updated the <b>Small Business Donors</b> section!
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<a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/p/donations.html#SmallBusinessDonors" title="Jump to the Small Business Donors section of the Donations Page"><img style="border-radius:10px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaLBQxtK6260K52ErM76kz8nFUs-p-HgbRd6GWxq_PcRBYNeqeKu3A7DSSfZFJqLA5FPkg6osd8Vw5-j1Km3qcVAsKx8_LrpjkCgibb-iOM2t8WG4NRg0DpjXl5S6VmGfPPC6kz6YY3o/h78/ClickHereBlack-138-30.JPG" width="92" height="20" /></a> to jump to the updated <b>Donations</b> page to view all updated sections.
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<i>Gerard McCarthy / July 23, 2015</i>
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<li>We now acknowledge donations made <b>In memory of</b>. The committee is looking at some type of acknowledgement at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park. Both PayPal and the Town of Gander have no means of recording the donation made <b>In memory of</b>. If you want your name to appear as a donor <b>In memory of</b> on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be recorded as such and will be shown as <b><i>In memory of</i></b>.</li>
<li>If you don't want your name to appear as a donor on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be shown as <b><i>anonymous</i></b>.</li>
<li>You may purchase <b>plaza stones</b> by simply making your donation in the same manner as detailed on this website and then send a short email to Maxine <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> denoting that the donation is for the "purchase of paving stone(s)".</li>
<li>Receipts for income tax purposes will be issued by the Town of Gander.</li>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-53962502589221838702015-07-18T08:00:00.000-02:302015-07-18T08:36:26.886-02:30The Park is Waiting for its Official Opening<hr />
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The Ceremony of Re-Dedication of War Memorials<br />
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The Lieutenant Governor, the Town Mayor, Royal Canadian Legionnaires, representatives of the Provincial and Federal Governments, military personnel, clergy as well as other dignitaries will be participating in the ceremonies. We are expecting the attendance of two Prisoner of War veterans who survived the Japanese war camps and regard Sgt. Gander as one of their comrades.
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Mark your calendar for <b>Thursday, July 23, 2015, 2 p.m.</b> and why not join us.
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<i>Carol Walsh / July 12, 2015</i>
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These photos are courtesy of the Park's committee member Carol Walsh. They were taken on July 11<sup>th</sup> at dusk and show the Park in all its splendor!
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These photos are courtesy of the Park's committee member Carol Walsh. They were taken on June 13<sup>th</sup>!
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These photos are courtesy of the Park's committee member Carol Walsh. They were taken on July 17<sup>th</sup>. How about this for a telephone utility box? Thanks to Bell Aliant, Designer Greg Seward and Maxine Smith for getting this done!
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<font size="3px"><b>What a splendid job by the Committee and all involved!</b></font>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-73678910558722190282015-06-24T23:36:00.001-02:302015-07-26T10:33:10.164-02:30"Donations" page update as of June 23, 2015<hr />
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Again our sincere thanks to all our donors <b>...</b> the Park would not have been possible without your generosity and it belongs to all of you! We recognize some of our most recent donors: Gander Collegiate 50th Anniversary Reunion and the Gander Goodwill Centre for their donations of <b>$1,000</b> each. This is the Centre's second $1,000 donation.
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In these photos are Brianna Blake and Madison Baker of Twillingate. A community competition was held in the schools in this district and these young ladies decided to do their Project about Sgt. Gander. They did a lot of research and interviewed Eileen Elms of Gander and got photos of Eileen and Gander in the early days, which they used in their project. As well they even had a real Newfoundland Dog on hand for the presentation. Well, Brianna and Madison won first place in their class and decided to donate their winnings to the Gander Heritage Memorial Park to go towards the monument of Sgt. Gander. That was certainly a wonderful gesture and we thank them so much. We certainly hope they can be present for the unveiling on <b>July 23<sup>rd</sup> 2015</b>, and we hope many of you can also attend.
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Brianna Blake and Madison Baker of Twillingate with their Project display about Sgt. Gander<br />
<i>(Sorry we have no indication of who's who!)</i>
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Brianna Blake and Madison Baker of Twillingate with their Project display about Sgt. Gander<br />
and with their Sgt. Gander stand-in<br />
<i>(Sorry we have no indication of who's who!)</i>
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Again, a big thank you to the Gander Lions Club for a <b>$4,000</b> donation! This is the Club's second donation for a total of $14,000.
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Members of the Club gathered at the Park on June 22<sup>nd</sup> [2015] while President Delores Jones made the presentation to Pat Brazil and Don Stuckless (Lion) of the Park Committee. The Gander Lions Club has been a consistent supporter of the Park and we wish to express our great appreciation to each and every member!
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President Delores Jones presenting a cheque to Pat Brazil and Don Stuckless (Lion) of the Park Committee
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<i>Maxine Smith & Carol Walsh, Committee Members / June 23, 2015</i>
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We now have an updated <b>Donations</b> page and an updated <b>Donations Progress Bar</b> with an updated <b>Ticker</b> on the right. As of June 23 2015 we have achieved <b>83.9%</b> of our target which amounts to $453,138 of our target total of $540,000. Thank you to all who have donated your time or financial aid <b>...</b> much appreciated!
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On the <b>Donations</b> page I updated sections <b>Small Business Donors</b> and <b>Individual Donors</b>!
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<a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/p/donations.html#SmallBusinessDonors" title="Jump to the Small Business Donors section of the Donations Page"><img style="border-radius:10px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaLBQxtK6260K52ErM76kz8nFUs-p-HgbRd6GWxq_PcRBYNeqeKu3A7DSSfZFJqLA5FPkg6osd8Vw5-j1Km3qcVAsKx8_LrpjkCgibb-iOM2t8WG4NRg0DpjXl5S6VmGfPPC6kz6YY3o/h78/ClickHereBlack-138-30.JPG" width="92" height="20" /></a> to jump to the updated <b>Donations</b> page to view all updated sections.
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<i>Gerard McCarthy / June 23, 2015</i>
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font>
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<li>We now acknowledge donations made <b>In memory of</b>. The committee is looking at a plaque of some type to be permanently mounted at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park site acknowledging these individual donations. Both PayPal and the Town of Gander have no means of recording the donation made <b>In memory of</b>. If you want your name to appear as a donor <b>In memory of</b> on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be recorded as such and will be shown as <b><i>In memory of</i></b>.</li>
<li>If you don't want your name to appear as a donor on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be shown as <b><i>anonymous</i></b>.</li>
<li>You may purchase <b>plaza stones</b> by simply making your donation in the same manner as detailed on this website and then send a short email to Maxine <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> denoting that the donation is for the "purchase of paving stone(s)". Receipts for income tax purposes will be issued by the Town of Gander.</li>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-64606355746870663382015-05-29T20:07:00.000-02:302015-05-30T19:12:34.958-02:30Unveiling of Statues and Official Opening of the Park Announced<hr />
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<font size="6"><i>Gander Heritage Memorial Park</i></font>
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UNVEILING OF SGT. GANDER AND SOLDIER MONUMENTS<br />
AND OFFICIAL OPENING OF<br />
GANDER HERITAGE MEMORIAL PARK
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On behalf of the Town of Gander and Gander Heritage Memorial Park, we are very excited to announce that the unveiling of the monuments of Sgt. Gander and the Royal Rifles Soldier and the Official Opening of the park will be held on <b>Thursday, July 23, 2015, at 2 p.m.</b>
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The Lieutenant Governor, the Town Mayor, Royal Canadian Legionnaires, representatives of the Provincial and Federal Governments, military personnel, clergy as well as other dignitaries will be participating in the ceremonies. We are expecting the attendance of two Prisoner of War veterans who survived the Japanese war camps and regard Sgt. Gander as one of their comrades.
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It has been a long time coming to this point but we have been relentless with our dedication to this project. This park would not have been possible without the generosity of all you donors and the gratuitous services of so many, including Dr. Colleen Mercer-Clarke, Reg Hedges of DMG Consulting, Rev. Wesley Oake, local contractors and volunteers.
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We are still in need of funding to complete the next phases of the park: the granite wall recognizing Gander's air disasters, lighting, the installation of a fountain and a surveillance system. Donations are still gratefully being accepted so please consider being a part of this wonderful landmark and its commemoration to our war veterans and our town.
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Mark your calendar for <b>Thursday, July 23, 2015, 2 p.m.</b> and keep checking back for updates as we finalize the agenda.
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<i>Maxine Smith / May 29, 2015</i>
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However, all comments will be queued for review before being published and name=anonymous will be deleted unless your name is included at the end of your comment! This is to prevent spam, etc.<br />
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Thank you. Gerard
<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-82771457006598663942015-02-17T17:14:00.000-03:302015-07-26T10:33:49.448-02:30"Donations" page update as of February 16, 2015<hr />
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<font size="5px">Philip Doddridge</font>
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We wish to acknowledge a generous donation from Mr. Philip Doddridge, past president of The Hong Kong Veteran's Association.
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Mr. Doddridge is regarded as an esteemed friend of the <b>Gander Heritage Memorial Park</b> and, in particular, Sergeant Gander. He was stationed in Gander in 1941 with the Royal Rifles of Canada when "Pal" was adopted as their mascot. He was present when "Sergeant Gander" was posthumously awarded the "Dickin" medal and took part in the ceremony which was held at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa in 2000.
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Also, interesting to note that Mr. Doddridge was on duty in the Control Tower at Gander the night [February 21, 1941] that Sir Frederick Banting's fatal flight took off from Gander for England.
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcx1z8jVqtO27Fx1b7kDSsO2rkxlDZX2yFsHXvu_rwjLNPOdUeDXlQya0yRDnwqUA_DF7whDpJZjhtdayYLFVfWDRo2OKfjC-q4EjS5PlsOOVa2G70lgJUxh_yInh-44-6FXhikLjRnhY/s640/doddridge.jpg" title="Mr. Philip Doddridge" /><br />
Mr. Philip Doddridge
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<font size="5px">Newfoundland and Labrador Women's Institute Gander Branch</font>
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Our sincere thanks to the Newfoundland and Labrador Women's Institute Gander Branch for their purchase of a Paving Stone for the Park. Committee Member Pat Brazil attended the luncheon in commemoration of their 80<sup>th</sup> Anniversary on February 16<sup>th</sup> 2015 and gratefully accepted their donation.
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZG8qchFYApLomjbrRj670ZHLixjJzteI3wDUu7Aza_34a_TfwltLTO5IhQOeMOizzTjsTyBR1lAXjBTbxG0RWxiwj_8FcF_00MQjMU_tgtKqpKyVHJPdKy6w1GKEZ04wYBHYxesZD-04/s640/WomensInstitute.JPG" title="Alma Pond (L) of the Women's Institute presents the cheque to Pat Brazil" /><br />
Alma Pond (L) of the Women's Institute presents the cheque to Pat Brazil
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<i>Carol Walsh, Committee Members / February 17, 2015</i>
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We now have an updated <b>Donations</b> page and an updated <b>Donations Progress Bar</b> with an updated <b>Ticker</b> on the right. As of February 16 2015 we have achieved <b>82.8%</b> of our target which amounts to $446,988 of our target total of $540,000. Thank you to all who have donated your time or financial aid <b>...</b> much appreciated!
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On the <b>Donations</b> page I updated sections <b>Individual Donors</b> and <b>Plaza Stones Purchases</b>!
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<a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/p/donations.html#IndividualDonors" title="Jump to the Individual Donors section of the Donations Page"><img style="border-radius:10px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaLBQxtK6260K52ErM76kz8nFUs-p-HgbRd6GWxq_PcRBYNeqeKu3A7DSSfZFJqLA5FPkg6osd8Vw5-j1Km3qcVAsKx8_LrpjkCgibb-iOM2t8WG4NRg0DpjXl5S6VmGfPPC6kz6YY3o/h78/ClickHereBlack-138-30.JPG" width="92" height="20" /></a> to jump to the updated <b>Donations</b> page to view all updated sections.
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<i>Gerard McCarthy / February 17, 2015</i>
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font>
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<ul>
<li>We now acknowledge donations made <b>In memory of</b>. The committee is looking at a plaque of some type to be permanently mounted at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park site acknowledging these individual donations. Both PayPal and the Town of Gander have no means of recording the donation made <b>In memory of</b>. If you want your name to appear as a donor <b>In memory of</b> on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be recorded as such and will be shown as <b><i>In memory of</i></b>.</li>
<li>If you don't want your name to appear as a donor on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be shown as <b><i>anonymous</i></b>.</li>
<li>You may purchase <b>plaza stones</b> by simply making your donation in the same manner as detailed on this website and then send a short email to Maxine <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> denoting that the donation is for the "purchase of paving stone(s)". Receipts for income tax purposes will be issued by the Town of Gander.</li>
</ul>
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<hr />
<font color="#FF0000">NOTE***</font> Your comments are welcomed!<br />
However, all comments will be queued for review before being published and name=anonymous will be deleted unless your name is included at the end of your comment! This is to prevent spam, etc.<br />
Before you click <b>Publish your Comment</b> please click on <b>Name/URL</b> and enter your full name. Don't forget the scrambled words - this is so automated spams cannot be dumped here! <br />
Thank you. Gerard
<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-39788836691725286412014-12-29T22:47:00.000-03:302014-12-30T07:36:48.207-03:30A Park Report for December 26 2014<hr />
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From our Chairman Wilson, Honorary Patron Rev. Wesley Oake and the entire Park Committee, we wish you all a <font color="#FF0000"><b>MERRY CHRISTMAS</b></font> and <font color="#FF0000"><b>HAPPY NEW YEAR</b></font>!
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We are so grateful for all the donations to date and we hope 2015 will bring enough donations to finish the next phases of the Gander Heritage Memorial Park, i.e. Sgt. Gander statues, walkway lighting, the memorial wall to Gander's aviation disasters and finally, the water fountain.
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I am sure you all agree from the photos that the Park looks absolutely stunning and the comments from around Gander are tremendous. The finishing touches and the other monuments will certainly add to the beauty and serenity of the area.
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Thankfully the weather cooperated and much more work was accomplished this fall than anticipated. Thanks to the Town of Gander employees, our benches were assembled and installed in late November – some photos attached. Aren't they eye-catching?
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1W1AXUWxtR11U5L2LVQCxZscJVgMxcIzUkXG3YZeonRE2WqF7JmoAq7LI48weio2eWe0NyWALa0e7LDPRcLorUNXduEqjauo5H-5nP8VXPcLb4q7RB11z_0H9hPqa2B-BE14nuu-Hgo/s640/IMG_0430.JPG" width="640px" height="480px" title="The Park with the new benches!" /><br />
The Park with the new benches!
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdi2SBFwZMMqeSdYq8NQ4WRAXz7ahds-TphfJfUBCcGYoZOEWYAC9c3wBSjQZNYY-lfEoloHIPULAulrFdQWhbsokLtrnPa9PeJTezEu3089PJQ9ZlM_7Ttqvcz7RZWgxUdyXEm9lz5GE/s640/IMG_0433.JPG" width="640px" height="480px" title="The Park with the new benches!" /><br />
The Park with the new benches!
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We have updated our <b>Donations</b> page with this report and it is significant to note that the $10,000 received from the Gander Co-op 50/50 now gives a total donation of $23,918 from this organization (See also Gander SC Charities). We are extremely appreciative to them and the other charitable organizations for their continued support of the Park.
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To all our contributors – <b>Thank You</b>! This project would never have reached this stage without your caring and generosity. We hope that you are full of pride for your accomplishment. <b>You have given the residents of Gander a gift that is timeless!</b> We hope Gander residents will visit the Park often and for those of you who live away, we hope when you return home you will make a visit to the Park top priority.
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<i>Maxine Smith and Carol Walsh, Committee Members / December 26, 2014</i>
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We now have an updated <b>Donations</b> page and an updated <b>Donations Progress Bar</b> with an updated <b>Ticker</b> on the right. As of December 26 2014 we have achieved <b>82.4%</b> of our target which amounts to $445,138 of our target total of $540,000. Thank you to all who have donated your time or financial aid <b>...</b> much appreciated!
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On the <b>Donations</b> page I updated sections <b>Small Business Donors</b>, <b>Individual Donors</b> and <b>Plaza Stones Purchases</b>!
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<a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/p/donations.html#SmallBusinessDonors" title="Jump to the Small Business Donors section of the Donations Page"><img style="border-radius:10px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaLBQxtK6260K52ErM76kz8nFUs-p-HgbRd6GWxq_PcRBYNeqeKu3A7DSSfZFJqLA5FPkg6osd8Vw5-j1Km3qcVAsKx8_LrpjkCgibb-iOM2t8WG4NRg0DpjXl5S6VmGfPPC6kz6YY3o/h78/ClickHereBlack-138-30.JPG" width="92" height="20" /></a> to jump to the updated <b>Donations</b> page to view all updated sections.
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<i>Gerard McCarthy / December 29, 2014</i>
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font>
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<ul>
<li>We now acknowledge donations made <b>In memory of</b>. The committee is looking at a plaque of some type to be permanently mounted at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park site acknowledging these individual donations. Both PayPal and the Town of Gander have no means of recording the donation made <b>In memory of</b>. If you want your name to appear as a donor <b>In memory of</b> on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be recorded as such and will be shown as <b><i>In memory of</i></b>.</li>
<li>If you don't want your name to appear as a donor on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be shown as <b><i>anonymous</i></b>.</li>
<li>You may purchase <b>plaza stones</b> by simply making your donation in the same manner as detailed on this website and then send a short email to Maxine <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> denoting that the donation is for the "purchase of paving stone(s)". Receipts for income tax purposes will be issued by the Town of Gander.</li>
</ul>
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<hr />
<font color="#FF0000">NOTE***</font> Your comments are welcomed!<br />
However, all comments will be queued for review before being published and name=anonymous will be deleted unless your name is included at the end of your comment! This is to prevent spam, etc.<br />
Before you click <b>Publish your Comment</b> please click on <b>Name/URL</b> and enter your full name. Don't forget the scrambled words - this is so automated spams cannot be dumped here! <br />
Thank you. Gerard
<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-19956273304994848592014-12-09T18:09:00.000-03:302015-07-23T20:53:28.727-02:30Gander author Jean Edwards Stacey will donate a portion of her new book sales to the Park <hr />
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<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOTAMKL89Ayl1mK8Ii2HMEGL1m1ZrdrwZDFMs5eKrzRq-3Op3KflJfKmmqDgJ4ZnPnbRj7vdRwfkydf2QmTDgAwK0PUENrXICA17F_CQW2wlaaXuu5_Y4YtfJ9JmJqdtOCAUZvOPRHoZE/s128/Book1.JPG" title="Voices in the Wind: A History of Gander, Newfoundland" />
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<font size="7px">Voices in the Wind</font><br />
<font size="5px">A History of Gander, Newfoundland</font>
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Gander author Jean Edwards Stacey is launching her new book <b>Voices in the Wind: A History of Gander, Newfoundland</b> this December 2014.
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Why not visit Jean at the following dates and venues for her book launch <b>...</b>
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<li>Gander Public Library – Friday, December 12th – 3 to 5 PM</li>
<li>The Bookworm, Gander Mall – Saturday, December 13th – 1 to 4 PM</li>
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<a href="http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/News/Local/2014-12-09/article-3969129/Voices-in-the-wind/1" target="_blank"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5KzeiRGVSG9dXgU6Jg0LK2EljXoGduJ9NcafP3xD1jGk4z6_Abu0xuHYSazGG5EqdDDhcgcd74SxnliJVXsd2RPeNkPjT5BHsys4dC1AMgnJJKWONS5rWR5PxEZvfcUGi1p35o8kySt4/h120/NewspaperIcon.jpg" width="23" height="20" title="Read the Gander Beacon article (click)" /></a> The Gander Beacon article titled <b>Voices in the wind</b> published on December 9 2014 tells about Jean's book <b>Voices in the Wind: A History of Gander, Newfoundland ...</b> just click on the newspaper icon to read the article!
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The book sells for $22.95 and Jean will donate $3.00 from each book sale to the <b>Gander Heritage Memorial Park</b>, thank you Jean from the Park committee.
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Click <a href="http://www.drcpublishingnl.com/bookdetail.php?bookID=132" target="_blank" title="Click to buy Jean's book online"><b><u>here</u></b></a> to buy Jean's book <b>Voices in the Wind: A History of Gander, Newfoundland</b> from DRC Publishing. This will make a great Christmas gift!
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Jean grew up in Gander and currently lives in St. John's. She is the daughter of the late Max and Betty Edwards. She is a writer and editor and was a reporter with The Telegram newspaper.
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<i>Gerard McCarthy / December 09, 2014</i>
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<hr />
<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font><br />
We now acknowledge donations made <b>In memory of</b>. The committee is looking at a plaque of some type to be permanently mounted at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park site acknowledging these individual donations. Both PayPal and the Town of Gander have no means of recording the donation made <b>In memory of</b>. If you want your name to appear as a donor <b>In memory of</b> on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be recorded as such and will be shown as <b><i>In memory of</i></b>.
<br /><br />
<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font><br />
If you don't want your name to appear as a donor on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be shown as <b><i>anonymous</i></b>.
<br /><br />
<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font><br />
You may purchase <b>plaza stones</b> by simply making your donation in the same manner as detailed on this website and then send a short email to Maxine <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> denoting that the donation is for the "purchase of paving stone(s)". Receipts for income tax purposes will be issued by the Town of Gander.
<br /><br />
<hr />
<font color="#FF0000">NOTE***</font> Your comments are welcomed!<br />
However, all comments will be queued for review before being published and name=anonymous will be deleted unless your name is included at the end of your comment! This is to prevent spam, etc.<br />
Before you click <b>Publish your Comment</b> please click on <b>Name/URL</b> and enter your full name. Don't forget the scrambled words - this is so automated spams cannot be dumped here! <br />
Thank you. Gerard
<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-15598668094851631432014-11-25T21:32:00.000-03:302014-11-25T21:32:11.423-03:30"Donations" page update as of November 24, 2014<hr />
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We now have an updated <b>Donations</b> page and an updated <b>Donations Progress Bar</b> with an updated <b>Ticker</b> on the right. As of November 24 2014 we have achieved <b>80.1%</b> of our target which amounts to $432,498 of our target total of $540,000. Thank you to all who have donated your time or financial aid <b>...</b> much appreciated! The progress bar now depicts the percentage based on the new budget target.
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On the <b>Donations</b> page I updated sections <b>Corporate Donors</b>, <b>Small Business Donors</b> and <b>Individual Donors</b>!
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You will also notice that a number of Organizations have been moved from the <b>Corporate Donors</b> section to the <b>Small Business</b> section which includes Organizations.
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<a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/p/donations.html#CorporateDonors" title="Jump to the Corporate Donors section of the Donations Page"><img style="border-radius:10px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaLBQxtK6260K52ErM76kz8nFUs-p-HgbRd6GWxq_PcRBYNeqeKu3A7DSSfZFJqLA5FPkg6osd8Vw5-j1Km3qcVAsKx8_LrpjkCgibb-iOM2t8WG4NRg0DpjXl5S6VmGfPPC6kz6YY3o/h78/ClickHereBlack-138-30.JPG" width="92" height="20" /></a> to jump to the updated <b>Donations</b> page to view all updated sections.
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font><br />
We now acknowledge donations made <b>In memory of</b>. The committee is looking at a plaque of some type to be permanently mounted at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park site acknowledging these individual donations. Both PayPal and the Town of Gander have no means of recording the donation made <b>In memory of</b>. If you want your name to appear as a donor <b>In memory of</b> on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be recorded as such and will be shown as <b><i>In memory of</i></b>.
<br /><br />
<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font><br />
If you don't want your name to appear as a donor on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be shown as <b><i>anonymous</i></b>.
<br /><br />
<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font><br />
You may purchase <b>plaza stones</b> by simply making your donation in the same manner as detailed on this website and then send a short email to Maxine <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> denoting that the donation is for the "purchase of paving stone(s)". Receipts for income tax purposes will be issued by the Town of Gander.
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<i>Gerard McCarthy / November 24, 2014</i>
<br /><br />
<hr />
<font color="#FF0000">NOTE***</font> Your comments are welcomed!<br />
However, all comments will be queued for review before being published and name=anonymous will be deleted unless your name is included at the end of your comment! This is to prevent spam, etc.<br />
Before you click <b>Publish your Comment</b> please click on <b>Name/URL</b> and enter your full name. Don't forget the scrambled words - this is so automated spams cannot be dumped here! <br />
Thank you. Gerard
<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-13228915599848949242014-11-20T14:49:00.000-03:302014-11-20T16:01:30.954-03:30A Park Report for November 14 2014<hr />
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<center><font size="5px"><u>A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS</u></font></center>
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If the saying "A picture is worth a thousand words" then Carol's beautiful photos of the new <b>Gander Heritage Memorial Park</b> are worth millions. The Committee is extremely proud of the accomplishments this year and, although there is still more work to be done and more funds to raise, we wish again to recognize some very special people who have gotten us to where we are today.
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<li>To all our donors: individuals, businesses, service clubs and Federal, Provincial and Municipal Governments: This would not have been possible without your generosity and support. Can you imagine the donations and gratuitous services to date total more than <b>$430,000.00</b>! If you haven't yet donated, we really need more funds to proceed with the next phase in Summer 2015. Remember us when you need those tax deductions!</li>
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<li>Our gratuitous services donors and volunteer labourers, especially Bob Janes and Clyde Burt who spent many long hours at the site doing 'hard labour'; and the committee members and their spouses for saving our foliage by watering them morning and night during the hottest, driest July on record.</li>
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<li>Rev. Wesley Oake for his bravery and dedication in Parachuting from an aircraft at 10000 ft. to support the Park. He has received pledges in excess of <b>$20,000.00</b> and is still receiving donations! You may still pledge to Rev. Oake by following the "How to donate" section on this website's Donations page and send a short email to Treasurer Joy Janes <b>rajanes@nf.sympatico.ca</b> advising her your donation is for Rev. Oake.</li>
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On November 11<sup>th</sup> Rev. Oake was honoured with a certificate from the Knights of Columbus which reads in part<b>:</b> "<i>An Expression of Grateful Appreciation for your Act of Service in Defense of Peoples Basic Rights to a life of Freedom and Dignity</i>". Seen here in the photo below presenting the Certificate is Ed Blackmore of the Knights of Columbus, Gander.
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Rev. Oake (L) accepting the Knights of Columbus certificate from<br />
Ed Blackmore of the Knights of Columbus
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We were so very fortunate to have hired Varrick Hillier as Site Foreman. If he was to follow the job description of Site Foreman we would not see so much accomplished nor such beauty. His attention to every detail including doing a lot of the manual labor himself and overcoming many adversities from weather, staffing problems, equipment and material delays, budget overruns, etc. etc. earned him the title of 'Superman'. On November 11<sup>th</sup> we presented him with a Superman hat to replace his hardhat. We are so very grateful to Varrick for going above and beyond and for following the specifications of the Park Architect Dr. Colleen Mercer-Clarke.
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzqZnrWxWwQOrRisr8Zat5nyi2h7vk6xvQeSCfQxjFg5jvknGx04iZ0x5KbpPYTWErndYnuHHT4Yy2f2F6NCtnx2T7r9quPTUsiePBKv482tQ85xMsQfj4XuSigE1xpZrXtOANwuIRO7w/s640/2014NOV14-02.jpg" title="The Park Site Foreman Varrick Hillier" /><br />
The Park Site Foreman Varrick Hillier
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A HUGE Thank You to the Gander Shrine Club for their donation of $6500.00 to purchase four new flag poles. These photos show Eric Murray President of the Gander Shrine Club presenting the cheque to Treasurer Joy Janes and the shiny new flag poles installed at the Park in time for Remembrance Day. This makes a total of <b><u>$21,500.00</u></b> in donations from the Gander Shrine Club. WOW!
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUVzd6i5-6tUCLfMyIGjAWTxQwCdeUxf3FQodxESeA91iRL4AjbEV4QurPwRDdOBeWXgAgtJ6a7NHeA90Bodyh5onTnKRlcjgfH_rgzjjaaPTs_2j1FMIVNrDatYQ5sg_2EhKifp3xmKo/s640/2014NOV14-03-04.jpg" title="The Park Treasurer Joy Janes accepting a cheque from Eric Murray President of the Gander Shrine Club and The Park flag poles" /><br />
The Park Treasurer Joy Janes accepting a cheque from Eric Murray President of the Gander Shrine Club and The Park flag poles
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Diane Davis shared her beautiful photos of Remembrance Day Ceremonies and it should be noted that a record number of participants attended the ceremonies this year. I am sure this was in part due to recent tragic events in Ottawa and Quebec as well as those in Moncton earlier, however, I also feel many people gathered to see the Park as they had been seeing the progress as they passed by every day. Please take the time to see more of Diane's excellent photos and videos by clicking <a href="http://lazydaysnl.wordpress.com/2014/11/11/remembering-just-how-fortunate-we-are/" target="_blank" title="Click to visit LAZYDAYSNL for the 2014 November 11th Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Park in Gander!"><b><u>here</u></b></a> to visit her website LAZYDAYSNL!
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<a href="http://lazydaysnl.wordpress.com/2014/11/11/remembering-just-how-fortunate-we-are/" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxtdCY5Qmx_x6Stxx1r7OUWNNEXlmKD5vPYhHF5LHEboVoYW7HyjjBrV5otgKDG5PApCXZHMeXmQjd8dTtCDc9MiZUyFlqS5iXkaUY8td3fvU4RoVm75HkSwfFEQPgcB4iSALEBJsb9DQ/s640/2014NOV14-05.jpg" width="640px" height="153px" title="2014 November 11th Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Park in Gander from LAZYDAYSNL and Diane Davis! (Click to see all of the LAZYDAYSNL great photos and videos of the Ceremonies" /></a><br />
2014 November 11<sup>th</sup> Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Park in Gander!<br />
<i>Photo courtesy of LAZYDAYSNL and Diane Davis</i>
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For those who have purchased Plaza Stones, here is an excellent view of those beautiful Newfoundland granite stones. Also, the cross is temporarily placed on Sgt. Gander's granite base.
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<a href="http://lazydaysnl.wordpress.com/2014/11/11/remembering-just-how-fortunate-we-are/" target="_blank" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHLQK6_PYz7QE45OSyWBQwkjyMIZDr2Iw9OgLwPtWyl5S0B1dFszIwQfjrR_85EvSXxqdbsjrp2TRajAYud1xkJkmSlfucFM-tNDgQRAai7HpXKW6V_cKTE9F2JKn2gxpf0BZW3GqQt8/s640/2014NOV14-06.jpg" title="The Plaza Stones from LAZYDAYSNL and Diane Davis! (Click to see all of the LAZYDAYSNL great photos and videos of the Ceremonies" /></a><br />
The Plaza Stones<br />
<i>Photo courtesy of LAZYDAYSNL and Diane Davis</i>
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The focal point and main objective of the Gander Heritage Memorial Park is the Monument to Sgt. Gander. Unfortunately the statues of Sgt. Gander and his soldier/handler could not be completed by this year's Remembrance Day Ceremonies but will be ready and installed early summer of 2015. Committee member Pat Brazil recently visited the Foundry and shared these photos with us. It is easy to see the 'larger-than-life' size of the monuments and also the detail involved in sculpting them. We are so looking forward to seeing the finished sculptures.
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<img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTEGr1O5-PZ2-0p8PU899K3awnfX_tjxFNE2YPPnmMhIKG_UyJ4dSgYl2ZyP4eEgQiIkndqUhqaoz-aAwa2J2C6XdiAV0WYC_0cZMpDHqoBFr0P6R651VpFIuGxcLMtwcybETaQGdpmQ/s640/2014NOV14-07-08.jpg" title="Pat with the statues of Sgt. Gander and Sgt. Gander's soldier/handler" /><br />
Pat with the statues of Sgt. Gander and Sgt. Gander's soldier/handler
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Although WE think the Park is stunning, we would certainly appreciate hearing from you and ask that you post your comments and opinions on the website or you can email them to committee members Maxine Smith <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> or Carol Walsh <b>carol.walsh@nf.sympatico.ca</b>.
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<i>Maxine Smith / November 20, 2014</i>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-63006671099026023292014-11-17T20:15:00.000-03:302014-11-17T20:23:03.245-03:30Winged Victory's Ode of Remembrance<hr />
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These photos are courtesy of Carol Walsh committee member of the Gander Heritage Memorial Park.
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<font size="6px">Ode of Remembrance</font>
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Winged Victory statue with its Ode of Remembrance plaque<br />
on its Newfoundland granite base<br />
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Ode of Remembrance plaque
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<td align="center">Act of Remembrance<br /><br /></td>
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<td align="center">Acte du Souvenir<br /><br /></td>
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<td>They shall grow not old,<br />
as we that are left grow old:<br />
Age shall not worry them,<br />
nor the years condemn.<br />
At the going down of the sun<br />
and in the morning<br />
We will remember them.</td>
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<td>Ils ne vieilliront pas<br />
comme nous, qui leur avons survécu.<br />
Ils ne connaîtront jamais<br />
l'outrage ni le poids des années.<br />
Quand viendra l'heure du crépuscule<br />
et celle de l'aurore,<br />
nous nous souviendrons d'eux.</td>
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<i>Carol Walsh / November 17, 2014</i>
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<b>From Wikipedia ...</b>
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<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ode_of_Remembrance" target="_blank" title="Click to read Wikipedia's Ode of Remembrance">Ode of Remembrance</a></li>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-90705316028870528592014-11-16T11:19:00.000-03:302014-12-25T07:53:04.778-03:30November 11 2014 Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Park<hr />
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These photos are courtesy of Carol Walsh committee member of the Gander Heritage Memorial Park.
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<font size="6px">November 11 2014 Remembrance Day</font>
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<i>Carol Walsh / November 16, 2014</i>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-72242423192459025372014-11-16T11:01:00.000-03:302014-11-16T11:22:01.203-03:30November 10 2014 Ready for Remembrance Day ceremonies at the Park<hr />
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These photos are courtesy of Carol Walsh committee member of the Gander Heritage Memorial Park.
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<font size="6px">Ready and waiting for Remembrance Day</font>
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<i>Carol Walsh / November 16, 2014</i>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-20568768773123267092014-11-13T11:40:00.000-03:302018-09-18T10:16:12.306-02:30The United Church Observer publishes an article on Rev. Oake's skydiving<hr />
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The article about Rev. Wesley Oake titled <b>FEARLESS FUNDRAISER</b> was written by Cory Ruf and published in the November 2014 edition of The United Church Observer magazine.
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The Park committee members and I also worked with Caley Moore Senior Editor of the magazine's Editorial staff. Our sincere thanks to The Observer for telling Rev. Oake's fundraising story and to Caley for the PDF copy of the article.
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Rev. Oake tandem skydived Saturday June 21 2014 at the Atlantic School of Skydiving in Cambridge NS in the Annapolis Valley as a fundraising event for the Gander Heritage Memorial Park project! He is the Patron of the Park, a retired United Church minister and a WW2 veteran <b>...</b> he and his wife Myrtle reside in Gander.
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<b>FEARLESS FUNDRAISER</b><br />
<i>Article copy courtesy of Senior Editor Caley Moore</i>
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<b>Related Links ...</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.ucobserver.org/" target="_blank" title="Click to visit The United Church Observer magazine website">The United Church Observer magazine website</a></li>
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<b>Rev. Oake Related Links ...</b>
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<li>2014.JUL.02 ... Post titled <a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/2014/07/welcome-home-rev-oake.html" title="Click to view the post!">Welcome Home Rev. Oake</a></li>
<li>2014.JUL.02 ... The Gander Beacon newspaper article titled <a href="http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/news/senior-skyfall-40272/" target="_blank" title="Click to read the Gander Beacon article!">Senior skyfall</a></li>
<li>2014.JUN.25 ... Gerard's post following Rev. Oake's jump with photos <a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/2014/06/2014-jun-21-rev-oake-tandem-skydives.html" title="Click to view Gerard's post with photos!">2014-JUN-21 Rev. Oake tandem skydives for the Gander Park</a></li>
<li>2014.JUN.24 ... The Gander Beacon newspaper article titled <a href="http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/news/skydiving-senior-40281/" target="_blank" title="Click to read the Gander Beacon article!">SKYDIVING SENIOR</a></li>
<li>2014.JUN.22 ... CBC News article titled <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/92-year-old-war-veteran-skydives-for-charity-1.2683778" target="_blank" title="Click to read the CBC News article!">92-year-old war veteran skydives for charity</a></li>
<li>2014.JUN.18 ... CBC News article titled <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/92-year-old-veteran-to-parachute-from-plane-at-10-000-feet-1.2679952" target="_blank" title="Click to read the CBC News article!">92-year-old veteran to parachute from plane at 10,000 feet</a></li>
<li>2014.JUN.16 ... Post titled <a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/2014/06/rev-oake-press-release.html" title="Click to view the post!">Rev. Oake Press Release</a></li>
<li>2013.MAY.06 ... Post titled <a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/2013/05/announcing-honourary-patron-reverend.html" title="Click to view the post!">Announcing Honourary Patron Reverend Wesley Oake</a></li>
<li>2011.NOV.10 ... The Gander Beacon newspaper article titled <a href="http://www.ganderbeacon.ca/community/coffee-withwesley-oake-44643/" target="_blank" title="Click to read the Gander Beacon article!">Coffee With...Wesley Oake</a></li>
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Rev. Wesley Oake, Honourary Patron for the Gander Memorial Heritage Park</div>
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<i>Gerard McCarthy / November 13, 2014</i>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-12892367415222987212014-10-20T09:34:00.000-02:302014-10-20T09:34:38.189-02:30Bell Aliant Contributes To Park"Donations" page update as of October 19, 2014<hr />
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Pat Kearney, Area Manager of Bell Aliant presents a donation of $500 to Committee members, Maxine Smith and Carol Walsh. The contribution is to assist us in enhancing their utility unit which is located within the park. The objective is to improve the appearance of the outside of the unit with a graphic design that will illustrate Gander’s aviation history making it more attractive while blending in with the rest of the Park. Our sincere thanks to Bell Aliant for their approval of this project and their donation to make it possible.
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October 10 2014 <b>...</b> Pat Kearney, Area Manager of Bell Aliant presents a donation of $500 to Committee members, Maxine Smith (L) and Carol Walsh (R).
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We are very fortunate to have a local graphic artist currently working on the designs for the Bell Aliant utility unit. The next pictures you will see of this box will amaze you! Watch for it in early spring when the weather is more suitable.
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Bell Aliant utility box to be updated with a graphic design.
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<i>Maxine Smith, Committee Member / October 19, 2014</i>
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We now have an updated <b>Donations</b> page and an updated <b>Donations Progress Bar</b> with an updated <b>Ticker</b> on the right. As of October 19 2014 we have achieved <b>78.5%</b> of our target which amounts to $423,973 of our target total of $540,000. Thank you to all who have donated your time or financial aid <b>...</b> much appreciated! The progress bar now depicts the percentage based on the new budget target.
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On the <b>Donations</b> page I updated sections <b>Small Business Donors</b>, <b>Individual Donors</b> and <b>Plaza Stones Purchases</b>!
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<a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/p/donations.html#SmallBusinessDonors" title="Jump to the Small Business Donors section of the Donations Page"><img style="border-radius:10px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaLBQxtK6260K52ErM76kz8nFUs-p-HgbRd6GWxq_PcRBYNeqeKu3A7DSSfZFJqLA5FPkg6osd8Vw5-j1Km3qcVAsKx8_LrpjkCgibb-iOM2t8WG4NRg0DpjXl5S6VmGfPPC6kz6YY3o/h78/ClickHereBlack-138-30.JPG" width="92" height="20" /></a> to jump to the updated <b>Donations</b> page to view all updated sections.
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font><br />
We now acknowledge donations made <b>In memory of</b>. The committee is looking at a plaque of some type to be permanently mounted at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park site acknowledging these individual donations. Both PayPal and the Town of Gander have no means of recording the donation made <b>In memory of</b>. If you want your name to appear as a donor <b>In memory of</b> on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be recorded as such and will be shown as <b><i>In memory of</i></b>.
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font><br />
If you don't want your name to appear as a donor on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be shown as <b><i>anonymous</i></b>.
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font><br />
You may purchase <b>plaza stones</b> by simply making your donation in the same manner as detailed on this website and then send a short email to Maxine <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> denoting that the donation is for the "purchase of paving stone(s)". Receipts for income tax purposes will be issued by the Town of Gander.
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<i>Gerard McCarthy / October 19, 2014</i>
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<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178405213051563948.post-90065019240561908652014-09-16T22:12:00.000-02:302014-09-16T22:12:36.549-02:30Labatt Breweries of Canada Donates to the Park"Donations" page update as of September 12, 2014<hr />
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We are extremely grateful to Mr. Wade Keller, Director of Corporate Affairs for Atlantic Canada for Labatt Breweries for their generous donation.
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<div align="center"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC65iAPNRHPQEy-yhemW-6L-EJ2RI3f89eIOYsFcLD_1m6nr4dBkEsOZaoZVVqeGIpQqhNAUdMaXrhM_dtbBganrbGdSamWMEOgCkyGU0yIYFgaZd3B8KG_CA066TfTvzGX5m4xHbWwmI/s640/LabattDonation.jpg" title="Pat Brazil, Committee Member accepts a $1,000 donation from Justin Rogers, Labatt Representative for Gander. Thank you Labatts!" /><br />Pat Brazil, Committee Member accepts a $1,000 donation from Justin Rogers, Labatt Representative for Gander. Thank you Labatts!</div>
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<i>Maxine Smith, Committee Member / September 12, 2014</i>
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We now have an updated <b>Donations</b> page and an updated <b>Donations Progress Bar</b> with an updated <b>Ticker</b> on the right. As of September 12 2014 we have achieved <b>78.3%</b> of our target which amounts to $423,023 of our target total of $540,000. Thank you to all who have donated your time or financial aid <b>...</b> much appreciated! The progress bar now depicts the percentage based on the new budget target.
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On the <b>Donations</b> page I updated sections <b>Small Business Donors</b> and <b>Individual Donors</b>!
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<a href="http://gslproject.blogspot.ca/p/donations.html#SmallBusinessDonors" title="Jump to the Small Business Donors section of the Donations Page"><img style="border-radius:10px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFaLBQxtK6260K52ErM76kz8nFUs-p-HgbRd6GWxq_PcRBYNeqeKu3A7DSSfZFJqLA5FPkg6osd8Vw5-j1Km3qcVAsKx8_LrpjkCgibb-iOM2t8WG4NRg0DpjXl5S6VmGfPPC6kz6YY3o/h78/ClickHereBlack-138-30.JPG" width="92" height="20" /></a> to jump to the updated <b>Donations</b> page to view all updated sections.
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font><br />
We now acknowledge donations made <b>In memory of</b>. The committee is looking at a plaque of some type to be permanently mounted at the Gander Heritage Memorial Park site acknowledging these individual donations. Both PayPal and the Town of Gander have no means of recording the donation made <b>In memory of</b>. If you want your name to appear as a donor <b>In memory of</b> on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be recorded as such and will be shown as <b><i>In memory of</i></b>.
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font><br />
If you don't want your name to appear as a donor on this website please email our Site Administrator Gerard at <b>gerard.mccarthy.99@gmail.com</b> or Committee Member Maxine at <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> and your donation will be shown as <b><i>anonymous</i></b>.
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<font color="#FF0000"><b>PLEASE NOTE***</b></font><br />
You may purchase <b>plaza stones</b> by simply making your donation in the same manner as detailed on this website and then send a short email to Maxine <b>maxine@briggsaero.com</b> denoting that the donation is for the "purchase of paving stone(s)". Receipts for income tax purposes will be issued by the Town of Gander.
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<i>Gerard McCarthy / September 12, 2014</i>
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<font color="#FF0000">NOTE***</font> Your comments are welcomed!<br />
However, all comments will be queued for review before being published and name=anonymous will be deleted unless your name is included at the end of your comment! This is to prevent spam, etc.<br />
Before you click <b>Publish your Comment</b> please click on <b>Name/URL</b> and enter your full name. Don't forget the scrambled words - this is so automated spams cannot be dumped here! <br />
Thank you. Gerard
<hr />Gerard - Administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07944391648518187136noreply@blogger.com0