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MESSAGE
from the NATIONAL PRESIDENT 
29 December, 2011
Dear Fellow Members, Colleagues and Friends of the Canadian Association of Veterans in United Nations Peacekeeping (CAVUNP), I bring you greetings from the Executive of the Association. It has been a very busy year for your executive and I'm positive it will continue to be a busy year in 2012. Along with the Nova Scotia Provincial Director, Nelson Mullen our Association has been represented at well over 25 functions this year as well as attending our monthly meetings in Greenwood Nova Scotia. During 2011 our Association assisted and liaised with other Veterans organizations in the collective effort to work together to promote Veterans issues. In 2012, we will continue this activity of working together with many Associations including the Royal Canadian Legion, The Army, Navy and Air Force Veterans Association of Canada, The Air Force Association of Canada, The Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans Association and the Gulf War Veterans Association. We have supported and will continue to attend functions that are sponsored by various religious and community organizations. In the upcoming year, we will continue to attend various functions increasing the awareness of our United Nations Veterans Association with the public at large. On January 12th, 2012, our Association along with the Presidents of the Canadian Peacekeepers Veterans Association and the Gulf War Veterans Association have been invited to meet with the Chair of the Veterans Review and Appeal Board (VRAB), to discuss matters of mutual interest. The NATO Veterans Association, with their President living in the Ottawa area will meet with the chair of the VRAB at a later date. In 2012, two of the many important dates to remember will be Peacekeepers Day, August 9th and our Biennial General meeting which will take place in the Hamilton, Ontario area September 28th, 29th and 30th. With our large membership in Southern Ontario, I expect this will be a very substantial gathering. More information will flow as we approach the dates. In the spring of 2012 our Association representatives will once again meet in Ottawa as part of the "Veterans Affairs Canada Stakeholders Committee" where several Veterans Associations will meet to discuss matters of mutual interest. At the last meeting in October 2011, one of the many topics on the agenda was seeking suggestions on how to remember and honour the many Canadian Veterans who have participated in a United Nations Operation. I understand that subject will be addressed once again at the spring meeting under "old business". Your suggestions on how to accomplish this would be most welcome. As we enter the New Year, I would request that you consider recommending a colleague for the Minister of Veterans Affairs Commendation. As demonstrated in 2011 many of our Association members have received the aforementioned Commendation. I respectfully suggest that it is very easy to describe the volunteer activities of a fellow member and it goes without question that we, as an Association certainly contribute to our fellow Veterans and their communities. As I conclude this submission I look forward to continuing to represent our Association and working with our brother and sister organizations to further the quality of life of our Veterans and their families. In closing, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. Kindest regards, Ron Griffis National President CAVUNP 2246 Brow Mountain Road, R. R. #5, Berwick, N.S. B0P 1E0 Tel: 902-538-3399 e-mail: griffisgrove@xcountry.tv |
