Supporting our Troops

Red Fridays

Red Fridays is something everyone can participate in.  It is a sign of support for our troops home and abroad.  Encourage people you know to wear red every Friday.  Start a trend at work, home, school, and amongst you friends.  Show the troops that you support them by wearing your colors.
www.marriedtothecanadianforces.com
www.redfridays.ca

Buying official “Support Our Troops” merchandise

The only "Support Our Troops" merchandise sanctioned by the Canadian Forces, includes ball caps, t-shirts, car and fridge magnets, cling vinyl window decals, bracelets, lapel pins, and more. Order these and other items online at CANEX. All proceeds from the sales of CFPSA "Support Our Troops" items are reinvested directly into morale and welfare programs for CF members and their families.  

Yellow Ribbons

Wear a yellow ribbon as a sign that you wish the troops a safe return home.  Display yellow ribbons around trees, on lampposts, or on your home.  You can also display a support the troops magnet on your vehicle.

 

Invisible Ribbon

The Invisible Ribbon campaign supports Canadian military families who symbolically “wear an invisible uniform”.  Wearing a ribbon shows members of the military and their families that you support their contribution to our country and the world. For more information on invisible ribbons please visit The Camouflage Rose

Red Ribbon Forces Campaign
(Canadian Forces Hospital Fund for our wounded and disabled Troops)

As a pound Canadian, show support for our troops by displaying a Canadian red car magnet magnet ribbon.
For more information on the "Red Ribbon Forces Campaign" please visit www.supportcanadatroops.ca

Write to the Troops

The Canadian Forces members serving overseas appreciate receiving correspondence from individuals as well as from groups, schools and organizations from across Canada. Post cards and single cards in envelopes may be sent to soldiers serving overseas. For addresses and other information please visit write to the troops.


Donations

If you are interested in donating to the Support Your Troops campaign, we would encourage you to consider the following:

Donate money to CF Personnel Assistance Fund (CFPAF)
Donate money to the CF Hospital Comforts Program
Donate to Operation Santa Claus
Chief of Defence Staff Military Families Fund
Donate to Military Family Resource Centres
Canadian Forces Soldier On Fund

For more information on donating to these programs please visit http://www.cfpsa.com/en/psp/Donations/index.asp

To make a donation to the PMFRC please contact:

Theresa Sabourin
Executive Director, PMFRC
Phone: 613-687-1641 ext. 2222
Fax: 613-687-1858

Donations to help less fortunate countries

Those who wish to help less fortunate countries are encouraged to contact one of the following organizations:

Canadian Red Cross Society
International Services Department
1800 Alta Vista Drive
Ottawa, Ontario  K1G 4J5

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
401-280 Albert Street
Ottawa, Ontario   K1P 5G8  

UNICEF Canada
443 Mt Pleasant Road
Toronto, Ontario   M4S 2L8  

Care Canada
P.O. Box 9000
Ottawa, Ontario  K1G 4X6