Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 288 Westbank

06/22/2026

06/22/2026

I am asking for your help/donation

In order to prepare the baskets for the silent auction, I find myself in need of some new or gently used medium to large size baskets. If you are in possession of these types of wanted articles, and want to donate them to the Legion, can you plse drop them off care of Necole.

Thank you so much for giving this consideration.

06/15/2026

WARNING - BE AWARE OF SCAMMERS TRYING TO SELL OUR EVENT TICKETS ONLINE.

Ladies and gentlemen; it appears as if there are people trying to scam us! When we sell tickets to our events, DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT purchase event tickets from people selling them on our FB page.

These people are pretending that they purchased tickets to an event and then can't use them so want to sell them online. If this happens or you see this, please report it to the Royal Canadian Legion - Branch 288 Westbank and we will contact these individuals to ask them to physically bring their tickets back to the legion and we will try to sell the tickets for them. If they are legitimate, we will then give you the opportunity to purchase them.

One of our members agreed to buy such tickets and then when they sent the money the scammers ghosted them. They lost their money and still had no ticket to come to the event.

06/15/2026

Well, that is a wrap on the Sunday Night Lasagna Dinner. I want to personally thank all of you for coming out and helping support our cause.

I also want to thank the lasagna makers, Stefan Pimenta, Petula Pettman, Anne Fox, Lynn Fontaine and myself. A shout out goes to Hanna Vorlicek for donating the ice cream from Paynter's Fruit Market, and a huge debt of gratitude to Mrs Joan Steeves, who volunteered to pay for all the ingredients so the Legion could capture 100% of the profits from the evening.

And, speaking of which, here is the breakdown of profit for the evening:

$1,440.00 amassed from the sale of the entry tickets, which is now pure profit thanks to Mrs. Joan Steeves' incredible generosity.

I also want to thank Heather Allison. Heather, who attended the 5pm dinner, stood up and issued a challenge to all the attendees to match her donation of $25.00 to the walk-in cooler fund. Several people answered the call and we were able to bank an additional $115.00 donation, plus the 50/50 draw for that seating, The 50/50 draw turned out to be $109.50.

7pm rolled around and with a new set of volunteers, the 2nd seating raised $158.00 for their 50/50 and they put $85.00 into the cooler fund via donations.

Thanks to all our volunteers. Without their willingness to step forward and help out, none of this would have been possible.

Over all, the event raised a whooping $1792.50.

06/13/2026

CONGRATULATIONS REESE WOODWORTH.

Reese is ten years old and attends Mar Jok. Her third place finish in the National Youth Reembrance contest for Junior grades 4,5,and 6, in the colour poster contest now hangs proudly in he Legion, just above our Fallen Comrades table.

06/13/2026

Looking for members who will become centenarians this year. If you know of anyone, please let the Legion know as we would like to honour them.,

06/13/2026

WE DID IT - WE SOLD OUT OUR LASAGNE DINNER!

Thank you to all who stepped up and purchased a ticket for this event. You won't be sorry as we have 5 different lasagne makers:
Stefan Pimenta
Petula Pettman
Ann Fox
Lynn Fontaine; and
Myself.

Therefore, it is quite possible, that you could get 5 different lasagnes at the same table. If you feel comfortable with the people at your table, try sharing.

06/13/2026

PERSONAL THANKS

I want to thank everyne who shared or commented on my request for someone who could etch glass. Terry Girard has stepped up to help us create two stunning 100th annivesary glasses for our Parking Lot Party Raffle Basket.

Terry, thank you Sir, for your talents and your generosity.