Scholarship Recording
Learn about the Support our troops scholarships and many other great resources to help pay for post-secondary education. Read More …
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WR3 Race Director Needed
The eighth annual Wear Red Road Races (set for April 16) need a Race Director. The organizing committee includes former members with experience in previous years’ events, but someone is needed who can focus on the race organization itself. Read More …
2015 in Review
Well, it’s that time of year again … the beginning! New calendar, new resolutions (for some of us), new activities … and, with the change in weather, it’s very much a new season. Most “news” come with a touch of the old, and, so, while we welcome this new year and embrace the fresh opportunities it brings, we can’t help but reflect on the year that has just come to a close. Read More …
I heard a bird sing…
As I was pondering the days becoming shorter through December, I thought it was a bit like the ending of an old movie…you know, when it “fades to black.” Read More …
Happy Holidays to our PEI Military Families
We had such a great time last weekend at our holiday party, celebrating with our PEI military families and community. It was wonderful to see such a great turnout! Read More …
Virtual Session: Recordings
The PEI MFRC offers recordings of previous virtual sessions on family care plan, the Caregivers’ Brigade, and talking to children about stressful events. Read More …
Operation Wish Day at Sears: December 6
Sears celebrates Operation Wish Day for military members and families across Canada on December 6. Read More …
PEI Military Family Resource Centre Now Collecting Holiday Packages for Deployed Soldiers
It’s never easy for a soldier to be deployed overseas, far away from loved ones and familiar surroundings, but it is especially difficult over the holidays. Executive Director of the PEI branch of the Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC), Donna Earl, encourages Islanders to consider sending a card, letter, or care package to a Canadian soldier serving overseas this Christmas. Read More …
Explaining Remembrance Day to Children
Remembrance Day poppies are everywhere right now. As they should be. Assemblies are happening in schools, the Royal Canadian Legion has its poster and essay contest happening, and there is a theme of war and peace running through conversations, on the front page of newspapers, and on TV commercials. With all of this attention on Remembrance, often comes questions from children. Read More …
Resources for Canadians Living with PTSD
Last week, we were thrilled to host a virtual session on available resources for Canadians living with PTSD. We featured volunteers from the Caregivers’ Brigade (more about this lovely group in a moment), our very own social worker extraordinaire, Ed MacAulay, and a military spouse whose husband has PTSD. Read More …