On Monday 4 May, Esprit de Corps magazine coordinated a donation of some 200 ‘literature loot’ bags to the Perley Rideau Veterans Residence in Ottawa. For the past few weeks this facility has been in lockdown due to an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus among workers and residents. Each gift bag included 5 of the magazine’s most recent editions as well as a selection of four illustrated military history books. Transportation of the ‘loot bags’ was generously provided by the Multifaith Housing Initiative, a not-for-profit organization which is in the process of constructing Veterans’ House, a complex that will soon house 40 former soldiers. The actual re-usable cloth bags were sponsored by the Commissionaires. "I am sure the residents will appreciate greatly the loot” said Delphine Hasle, the Executive director of the Perley Rideau Foundation. “Our staff are working hard to keep the residents safe and maintain their quality of life. As social distancing rules increase in our home, the distraction of quality reading will be more than welcome.”
Esprit de Corps Looks to Lift Veterans’ Spirits
