The Portraits of Honour National Tour arrived in North Bay on November 15, 2011. And the Kin Club of North Bay will held their Friends of the Fallen Gala Dinner on November 15th, 7:00pm at the North Bay Legion.
The Gala Dinner was hosted by Honorary Colonel Scott Clark and include special guest speakers Colonel Conrad Namiesniowski, Captain Tim Feick, Sargent Sara Surtees and Portraits of Honour artist, Dave Sopha .
The event was a real tribute to our lost brothers and sisters in the Canadian Forces.
The North Bay Kin Club is continuing their efforts to raise funds to support the families of the lost soldiers through sales of commemorative flags. Each flag has the name of one of the brave souls lost in the war in Afghanistan on it. All the profits from flag sales go directly to the Military Family Fund (MFF) in support of the families through the Military Families Resource Centres at Canadian Forces Bases across Canada.
POH Commemorative Flag
To purchase a flag contact:
North Bay Kin Club Members:
Mike Croghan H-705-713-0180 C-705-499-7026 or mcroghan@cogeco.ca
Cliff Bradshaw H-705-476-8807 baileyandmickey@sympatico.
Mark Goldade C-705-493-5742 mgoldade@northbaykinclub.com
The Portraits of Honour National Tour is centred on a 10′ x 40′ oil painted mural featuring the hand painted portraits of the 157 Canadian soldiers, sailors and aircrew who have lost their lives while serving in Afghanistan. The mural has taken Kinsmen and volunteer artist Dave Sopha over 6,500 hours so far to paint but admits that his work won’t be complete until our mission in Afghanistan comes to a close.
The Portraits of Honour National Tour was officially started with a special unveiling of the mural by His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Canada’s Governor General, in Kitchener, Ontario on May 29th, 2011.
Since then, it has been touring across Canada in a specialized mobile display trailer visiting the hometowns of our fallen heroes along with several other high profile events. During a specially requested stop in Calgary, AB, the mural captured the international spotlight when Their Royal Highnesses, Prince William and Catherine Middleton, took time to lay a special wreath at the foot of the mural in honour of our fallen troops.