{"id":40759,"date":"2026-02-12T14:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nafr.dev.sparkadvocacy.dev\/branch\/colchester-east-hants\/2024-christmas-dinner\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T10:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T14:51:20","slug":"2024-christmas-dinner","status":"publish","type":"branch","link":"https:\/\/nafr.dev.sparkadvocacy.dev\/fr\/section\/colchester-east-hants\/2024-christmas-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Christmas dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our annual Christmas Dinner at the RCAF Association in Truro was on Dec. 11. There were 81 attendees: 48 associated with Federal Retirees, 31 with RCMP, and two musicians. Noel Lannon (vice president) and Cheryl Young (treasurer) did a great job co-hosting the event. Brenda Teed (Federal Retirees Atlantic district director) and Peter Kerr (Federal Retirees Nova Scotia branch services director) discussed our organization&rsquo;s current issues. Allan Wellwood (RCMP Vets director\/Federal Retirees member) recognized those members who passed away during the last twelve months. We observed a moment of silence for them. Allan also gave the blessing before the meal. Tim Bowers and Bruce White provided musical entertainment during and after the meal, which was prepared for us by the RCAF Association staff. We send all of them a special thank you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"align-left\" src=\"https:\/\/nafr.dev.sparkadvocacy.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-NAFR-Xmas-Noel-Lannon_0-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Noel Lannon.\" width=\"176\" height=\"235\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"b31b8f4e-db23-4139-ac5d-2f4e965b911d\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"align-left\" src=\"https:\/\/nafr.dev.sparkadvocacy.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3-NAFR-Xmas-Allan-Wellwood_1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Allan Wellwood.\" width=\"176\" height=\"235\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"e266f462-e3d5-4182-8111-cb27828d6f26\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"align-left\" src=\"https:\/\/nafr.dev.sparkadvocacy.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-NAFR-Xmas-Cheryl-Young_0-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Cheryl Young.\" width=\"176\" height=\"235\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"ca28c023-023f-466d-9e79-074ca6d043bb\" \/><\/p>\n<p><sup><span lang=\"en-CA\">Noel Lannon, Allan Wellwood, and Cheryl Young<\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"align-left\" src=\"https:\/\/nafr.dev.sparkadvocacy.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4-NAFR-Xmas-Brenda-Teed_0-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Brenda Teed.\" width=\"198\" height=\"264\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"7f4fb21b-8e41-4745-a751-241bc481b04d\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.35cm;\">Brenda discussed the upgrade to our national website and the strategic plan, which included an assessment of present branch boundaries.<span lang=\"en-CA\"> Peter<\/span> talked about seniors&rsquo; health and wellness issues, including aging in place and caregiver support. \u00a0More information can be found by visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/novascotia.ca\/seniors\/groupIX.asp\">Seniors\u2019 Advisory Council of Nova Scotia<\/a> online.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nafr.dev.sparkadvocacy.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5-NAFR-Xmas-Bruce-White-Tim-Bowers_0-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Bruce and Tom entertained.\" width=\"295\" height=\"221\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"2dc8490d-5bcd-40fc-b1dd-26e5d54fc9ee\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Bruce and Tom entertained<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nafr.dev.sparkadvocacy.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NS72_Christmas-Crowd.png\" alt=\"NS72 Christmas dinner.\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"d9ee80c4-fd5e-47c2-97f4-0c468ab1e375\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nafr.dev.sparkadvocacy.dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/NS72_Christmas-Reindeer-munching-lunch.png\" alt=\"NS72 Christmas meal\" width=\"250\" height=\"187\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"18b726ac-7820-4a26-956d-d608f5b82d43\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The crowd and Santa&rsquo;s reindeer enjoyed the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our annual Christmas Dinner at the RCAF Association in Truro was on Dec. 11. 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