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Legion donates $20,000 of Poppy Fund to Northern Cancer Foundation

The donation is part of a series made by the Royal Canadian Legion’s Dr. Fred Starr Branch 76
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Tannys Laughren, NCF executive director, accepts the cheque from Poppy Committee members Bernadette Lamirande and Adrienne Lemieux, while Branch 76 members look on

The Dr. Fred Starr Royal Canadian Legion Branch 76 continues to dole out funds from the Poppy Trust Fund, this time donating $20,000 to the Northern Cancer Foundation.  

Branch 76 has been donating thousands of dollars to eligible community groups through its poppy and bingo lottery accounts. Kicking off the donations was a $2,000 cheque to the Elgin Street Mission on Jan. 19 and donations have also been made to Genevra House. 

Since 1992, Branch 76 has donated $134,300 to the Northern Cancer Foundation.


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