Remembrance Day: Honouring Our Canadian Heroes – Anderson Connect

We hope you and your loved ones are staying warm and relishing the wonderful fall weather.

In follow up to last month’s Thanksgiving campaign, we want to thank all of you for your overwhelming participation and support. We received hundreds of these heartfelt messages in gratitude for our faculty. As we discovered that we couldn’t possibly answer all the messages personally in a timely manner, our President Mihkel Ranniste created this video message to share his thoughts with you directly. As always, we are amazed by how our Anderson community responds and feel so fortunate to do the work we do and serve the people we do. Thank you!

As we welcome a new month, we would like to take the opportunity to recognize November 11th, Remembrance Day, a day that marks a significant time in Canada’s history. We all enjoy the peace that comes with living in this beautiful country, and we fully realize that this gift does not come without sacrifice. Each year, we pause to pay our respects to all those who have served, who have lost their lives or loved ones, to ensure our freedom. We would like you to join us in honouring our fellow Canadians.

In this month’s Anderson Connect, we will be sharing the following, hope you enjoy!

• Remembrance Day
• A Short Story
• 2 Video Stories – Presented by Anderson

Remembrance Day!

For over 100 years, Canada and other nations around the globe, commemorate the day the Armistice of the First World War was signed. On the 11th day of the 11th month (and at precisely the 11th hour with silence), we remember the bravery of the 1,500,000 Canadian men and women who have served and more than 100,000 who have been sacrificed, to foster peace in all international conflicts since the First World War. We thank you for your courage and for all you gave so that we may live as we do today.

Support the Cause

To experience the powerful stories of some of our great heroes, click here. To join us in honouring our men and women, brothers and sisters, please consider engaging in some or all of the following:

Distribute Poppies

The Royal British Legion, a charity established on 15th May 1921, took the poppy as their symbol, and began the Poppy Appeal that year. The sale of poppies was aimed towards raising money for veterans and their family members. The poppy flower has long been symbolic of those who lost their lives in conflict, after the imagery was first mentioned in First World War Poem ‘In Flanders Fields’, published by John McCrae in 1915. You can support the appeal by offering poppies to purchase or purchasing some to give to your loved ones to wear on Remembrance Day.

Volunteer

You can volunteer with the British Legion and even engage your family and friends to join you. The charity offers various roles for volunteers, including direct support to veterans, administrative support, support at the National Memorial Arboretum and so much more, along with direct involvement in the Poppy Appeal.

Fundraise

If you think you might be interested in fundraising for worthy causes aligned with Remembrance Day, you can promote activities such as a bake sale or other such events. Any money raised can be donated to the British Legion or another organization that directly supports veterans.
To learn more or lend your support visit: https://legion.ca/home
However you chose to commemorate those have served, we wish you peace, always.
For more facts about this day, please visit https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/history/a-day-of-remembranceay

A Short Story

Shark Bait
A marine biologist was involved in an experiment with a shark. He placed a shark in a tank along with other small bait fishes. As expected, the shark ate every single fish.

The marine biologist then inserted clear fiberglass to create two sections within the tank.  He placed the shark in one area and smaller fish in the other section.The shark quickly attacked, but then he bounced off the fiberglass. The shark kept on repeating this behavior. It just wouldn’t stop trying.

While the small fish in the other section remained unharmed and carefree, after about an hour, the shark finally gave up. This experiment was repeated several dozen times over the next few weeks. Each time, the shark got less aggressive. Eventually, the shark got tired and simply stopped attacking altogether.

The marine biologist then removed the fiberglass. The shark, however, didn’t attack. Instead, it was trained to believe in the existence of a barrier between it and the baitfish.

Moral: After experiencing setbacks and failures, many of us emotionally give up and stop trying. Like the shark, we choose to stay with past failures and believe that we will always be unsuccessful. We build a barrier in our heads, even when no ‘real’ barrier between where we are and where we want to go. Don’t give up. Keep trying because success may be just a try away.

Source: https://alltimeshortstories.com/short-stories-about-life/

Video Stories

Please enjoy these two inspiring video stories brought to you by Anderson this month.

The Battle of the Beetles

The Two Brothers