CBF Membership
The Canadian Battlefields Foundation needs your help. Your
membership fees and donations will help us keep alive the memory of the
sacrifices made by young Canadians during the Second World War and other
conflicts of the 20th Century.
Our Memorial Garden at Caen HELPS Canadians and citizens
of other countries visiting Normandy to understand and appreciate
Canada’s role in the conflicts of the 20th Century.
Our electronic, print and video publications
complement these services for people everywhere.
Our bursary program provides the leaders and
teachers of tomorrow with the knowledge and experience to continue the
work we have started.
Even before our
initial task of creating the Memorial Garden was completed (at a cost of
$1.2 million), we began to build our bursary fund. From an initial
capitalization of less than $200, 000 in 1993, it has grown to more than
$900,000 (December 2006). However, travel costs of the tours increases each
year and the Bursary Fund will not be self-supporting until it totals $1
million. That’s our goal.
How much of our
money is spent on our programs? That’s a question you should ask EVERY
charitable organization. We have no full-time staff; only a number of very
dedicated volunteer directors and part-time contracted help. We don’t
advertise and we don’t conduct expensive fund-raising
campaigns.
That’s why only
under 5% of the money we receive each year through membership fees and
donations is spent on administration, and this includes two newsletters a
year that are distributed to all members and supporters. Everything else
goes directly to our programs. Not many charities can say that.