Laura Secord sweetens up Canadian Forces stationed in Kandahar

Thousands of men and women of the Canadian Forces serving in Afghanistan are getting a special delivery from Laura Secord as the Canadian chocolate maker recently announced that it has donated 2,500 of its famous Secord Easter Cream Eggs to soldiers stationed in Kandahar.
   
"Laura Secord is proud of the important contribution and brave efforts being made by members of the Canadian Forces and our hope is to deliver a small but traditional taste of Easter to the Canadian personnel serving in Afghanistan," said company President Jamie Ardrey.
    
The Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency (CFPSA) welcomed the special delivery by Laura Secord.
    
"Receiving these Laura Secord Easter treats is great for the morale of our troops," says Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency Manager, Deployed Operations, Gordon Wells. "A touch of home around the holiday season means a great deal to all deployed Canadian Forces members who are away from their families."
    
A celebration of renewal and the promise of spring has been an important part of Laura Secord's heritage as one of Canada's premier chocolatiers. For 95 years, Laura Secord has been making memories sweeter, using the finest ingredients for the freshest chocolates. For more than 80 of those years, Laura Secord's famous Easter cream eggs have become known as true harbingers
of spring.
    
The Secord Easter Cream Egg was introduced in the 1920's as a sweet treat for Easter, and has since become a Canadian tradition for families. This egg with its fresh, mouthwatering buttercream centre, enrobed in dark chocolate, has become so popular that customers simply refer to it as the Secord Egg.