Cornwall Legion receives federal support December 23, 2020 at 13 h 02 min Reading time: 1 min 30 s
By Nick Seebruch Pictured from left-to-right are Marvin Plumadore, Dona McNish and MP Eric Duncan. Submitted photo.
CORNWALL, Ontario – Stormont, Dundas, South Glengarry MP Eric Duncan has announced that the Cornwall Legion Branch 297 will be receiving federal funding from the government to help cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The funding is coming from the federal Veterans Organizations Emergency Support Fund, which is available to non-profit charitable organizations that support Canadian veterans and their families.
The Cornwall Legion is set to receive $10,845.
“This funding is much needed as we have seen our revenues drastically impacted since the start of the pandemic, as all Legions have, yet our costs have not gone down” said Marvin Plumadore, President of Branch 297. “This funding will help as w