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The Cenotaph, erected in the St. Norbert Cemetery, was an over-grown, long forgotten homage to the thirteen men who fought and died in World War I and who were connected to the St. Norbert area.

In 2008, Art Bloomfield, long-time St. Norbert resident, took a closer look at the overgrown monument while walking his young grandson to preschool. Soon after, he and his family made it their personal mission to ensure that the cenotaph and those thirteen men whose names are etched in stone were forgotten no more.

Celebrate and honour these men at the 11^th hour, of the 11^th day, of the 11^th month.

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We love volunteers

Volunteer Graphic Everyone knows that organizations such as ours are nothing without a team of dedicated volunteers.

We are looking to expand our volunteer base. And, we hope, that's where you come in. For all of us, making the annual St. Norbert Remembrance Day service happen is a labour of love.

After a couple of years of doing virtual Remembrance Day services, we are back to an in-person event. We are looking for a number of day-of volunteers because what we do really matters. While the time requirements of some positions may limit your ability to help out in other areas, some positions allow volunteers to help out in more than one spot. We hope you can spare a little bit of your time to help us "Remember the Fallen".

Below is the list of opportunities that are available including time requirements and we encourage you to consider them all.

Information about the volunteer positions:

Wreath set up

Will need to spend approximately 1 hour, beginning at 9:15 AM the morning of November 11th
Two or three volunteers are required for this position

Marshalling wreath layers

Will need to attend a 1 to 1.5 hour training session the week prior - date/time to be determined
Will need to spend approximately 1.5 hours, beginning at 10:00 AM the morning of November 11th
Two or three volunteers are required for this position

Set up, assist at the reception at the Eagles Club on Pembina

We need two people to start approximately 10 AM to get the coffee ready etc. and be there for approximately 2 - 3 hours the morning of November 11th
We need an additional two people to start approximately 11:00 to help with the final arrangements for the folks attending the reception and be there for approximately 1 to 2 hours the morning of November 11th

Clean up at the reception at the Eagles Club on Pembina

All hands on deck for the clean up - "many hands makes light work". Depending on how many volunteers offer to help clean up, we hope this would take 30 minutes to an hour at most the afternoon of November 11th

skilled videographer with their own multi-camera equipment to live stream the service

Will need to meet with the organizing committee to gain a full understanding of what is required - date/time to be determined
Will need to set up approximately 9:30 AM the morning of November 11th spending approximately 2 to 2.5 hours at the Cenotaph
Will be given temporary access to our YouTube account to facilitate the live stream
Will need two volunteers to operate cameras and other equipment

Wreath take down at the Cenotaph

A few days after Remembrance Day, we will return to the Cenotaph to take down all the wreaths and package them up for storage which should take approximately 1 hour - exact date/time to be determined

Want to Volunteer?

Let us know at StNorbertRemembranceDay@gmail.com.