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Day Three: Newfoundland Memorial, Masnières, France
The Masnières Newfoundland Memorial is a Dominion of Newfoundland war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment during the First Battle of Cambrai, of World War I. Located at the north end of the town of Masnières, France, the memorial commemorates the participation of the Newfoundlanders in the taking and defense of the town during the First Battle of Cambrai between the 20th of November and 2 December 1917.
The First Battle of Cambrai
In November 1917 the The Royal Newfoundland Regiment was one of four battalions of the 88th Brigade, British 29th Division and the battle plans for the Regiment for the Battle of Cambrai was to follow up the initial tank-led attack on the heavily fortified Hindenburg Line and to capture a strategic section of the St. Quentin Canal and the town of Masnières. The town was a strategic strong-point that protected several crossings over the canal that needed to be captured to give the British cavalry a crossing en route to their objective, the city of Cambrai in a subsequent phase of the battle.
At First, the Royal Newfoundland Regiment (along with the rest of the 29th Division) were initially held in reserve and were sent forward to 'mop up' pockets of German resistance in the Hindenburg Line and Hindenburg Support Line that remained after the initial tank led attack saw positive results.
We Need your Help!
Our visit to the Newfoundland Memorial in Masnières does not yet have a sponsor! In return for your sponsorhip, we will take a picture (with your logo if you prefer) of our Scouts at the memorial, and we will also record a video of our youth thanking you by name from the site. In addition, you will be featured in our "Sponsor Hall of Fame", on our interactive map, and we will publically thank you through our social media channels encouraging the parents of our 100+ youth members to do the same.
All sponsors of our journey will also receive a certificate of thanks signed by all the youth who will be attending the trip.
We Work Hard for Our Donations!
Scouts are not looking for a hand-out, we are looking for the opportunity to work for our donations. As much as we appreciate donations, we also really appreciate the opportunity to provide a service in exachange for the donation. Our adult and youth members are insured by Scouts Canada for service projects, and the onus would NOT be on your business/organization in the unlikely event of injury. We can clean parking lots, shovel snow, rake leaves, clean windows, chop wood, complete light-moderate manual labour, data-processing, painting, customer service, trail maintenance, trash clean-up, web design, photography, graphic design and really anything else you can think of. You will not only be providing a donation to help the youth experience a trip that will literally change the way they look at their place in the world but you will also be providing these same youth with real work experience and life skills.
Sponsor our stop at the Newfoundland Memorial in Masnières
We are seeking a $250 donation to sponsor our trip to the Newfoundland Memorial in Masnières.
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