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MISSION and OBJECTIVES
MISSION
The mission of the Friends of the Canadian War Museum is to promote and support the Canadian War Museum.
OBJECTIVES.
To achieve this mission, the FCWM will:
- undertake agreed-upon projects for the CWM;
- fundraise for, and provide volunteer services to, the CWM;
- advocate to government, the CWM/CMCC management and the public as appropriate;
- ensure that FCWM members are informed, involved, and extended opportunities to enhance the FCWM and CWM;
- enhance the understanding and appreciation of Canadian military history among the general public; and
- encourage the involvement of Canada's veterans' organizations, military historical societies, like-minded organizations, committed companies and other Canadians
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OUR VISION
Twenty five years ago, the Friends of the CWM was formed with the overall
goal
of obtaining a new museum facility and raising awareness of the military
historyof the country. Great progress was made and
the Friends can now
point to its
major role in obtaining
a magnificent new facility through an
unsurpassed fundraising campaign. However, 25 years later we now
need to
refocus our
efforts for the future to continue to make the FCWM relevant,
both to the CWM
and the general public and help advance the profile of the
Museum
By being the primary support organization of the museum, we should play a
leadership role in introducing or adopting
ideas that enhance the reputation
and
programs of the museum and continue to help it aspire to be a leader in
its field, both nationally and internationally.
To accomplish this, we should concentrate on a few broad
and inter-relatedare
asof endeavour that are focussed on achieving this goal. We should become
a full
partner with the museum in developing, promoting, and helping deliver its
programs, artefacts and displays, and its special
exhibitions through a variety
of means, be they financial,
knowledge and experience based or by volunteer
effort.
We should play a leadership role through a strong
working partnership
with the staff of the CWM in capturing the imagination of the general public,
especially students,
in the role of the military in Canada's development, and by
so doing engage these people in the work of the FCWM.
Finally, we should continue to build our advocacy role on
behalf of the CWM,
and other military history organizations
in Canada, through the development
of partnerships, to ensure that the legacy of our military in the development
of Canada is not forgotten, and is indeed enhanced.
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OUR ORGANIZATION
The day-to-day operations of the Friends,
between meetings
of the Board of Directors,
are conducted
by the Executive Committee
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Constitution and By-Laws
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Organization Chart
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OUR HISTORY
The FCWM came into being in 1985 in response to what many Canadians felt was an embarrassing neglect
by government to depict Canada's military experience and to commemorate the wartime sacrifices of Canadians.
A Canadian War Museum had been created in 1942 but was under-funded and housed in unsatisfactory premises
in Ottawa, with the collections split between a main exhibition building on Sussex Street and a former
street car repair depot in a west end industrial area.
The Friends was organized by concerned citizens to raise funds to assist the Museum and to focus the government's
attention on correcting the unsatisfactory situation.
The subsequent efforts of the FCWM and its activities over the past 25 years are documented in a publication entitled
the
that was published in
2011 to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the Friends.
An earlier Commemorative Publication, that is still available,
was issued on the opening of the new Canadian War Museum in May 2005.
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