Sunwing Foundation honours Canada’s veterans with special Remembrance Day collection.
On Remembrance Day, the Sunwing Foundation proudly honoured the country’s servicemen and women with a special collection onboard Sunwing Airlines; raising $5000 for the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund. The Sunwing Chief Operating Officer met with a local veteran, Leslie Lefeuvre, from the Royal Canadian Legion at the Sunwing offices in Toronto to pass on the donation on November 28th.
Local veteran, Leslie Lefeuvre, from the Royal Canadian Legion received the donation of $5000 at the Sunwing Offices on November 28th.
Sunwing explained that the funds had been raised via the Sunwing Airlines spare change program which invites customers to donate unused spare change in any currency at the end of their vacation to the Sunwing Foundation. (A charitable initiative established by the Hunter family to support youth development projects in destinations served by the travel company, the Sunwing Foundation passes on 100% of all donations raised to local charity projects, as well as matching funds with a donation equivalent to the total value of the funds raised each year.)
On November 11th, the Sunwing Foundation gave all donations made (and doubled the total amount raised by adding a donation of their own) to the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Fund. The money will support the Royal Canadian Legion in maintaining and improving services, as well as providing financial assistance to Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans, or their family members who are in financial distress.
About the Sunwing Foundation:
A charitable initiative established by the Hunter family, the Sunwing Foundation reflects the Sunwing Travel Group’s enduring commitment to the support and development of youth in the communities where it operates in the form of project funding or the transport of humanitarian aid. The Sunwing Foundation passes on 100% of the charitable donations it raises to the communities that need it the most, funding educational and skills development projects to provide a direct, impactful, and sustainable improvement to the quality of life for years to come.
About The Royal Canadian Legion:
Founded in 1925, the Legion is Canada’s largest Veteran support and community service organization. They are a non-profit organization with a national reach across Canada as well as branches in the U.S., Europe and Mexico. With more than 275,000 members, many of whom volunteer an extraordinary amount of time to their branches, their strength is in their numbers.
