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Royal Canadian Legion<\/p>\n
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De doelstelling van RCL Branch 005 is het vervullen van een actieve rol bij plechtigheden op Canadese en geallieerde militaire begraafplaatsen en bij ceremonies waar gesneuvelde militairen uit de Tweede Wereldoorlog worden herdacht.<\/p>\n
Wij bewaken het houden van herdenkingen.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][difl_dual_button btn_left_background_bgcolor=”gcid-635b8bd8-14de-4f51-9766-8afa2222b48c” use_left_button_icon=”off” btn_right_background_bgcolor=”#FFFFFF” use_right_button_icon=”off” left_button=”Aan de slag” right_button=”Neem contact op” right_button_url=”https:\/\/rcl005.nl\/contact-nl\/” left_button_margin=”||||false|false” left_button_padding=”12px|35px|12px|35px|true|true” right_button_margin=”|||20px|false|false” right_button_margin_tablet=”|||20px|false|false” right_button_margin_phone=”20px|||0px|false|false” right_button_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” right_button_padding=”12px|35px|12px|35px|true|true” alignment=”center” button_style_tablet=”” button_style_phone=”column” button_style_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” left_button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” left_button_font_size=”17px” right_button_text_color=”#000000″ right_button_font_size=”17px” border_color_all_left_button=”#FFFFFF” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-635b8bd8-14de-4f51-9766-8afa2222b48c%22:%91%22btn_left_background_bgcolor%22%93}” left_button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” left_button_text_color__hover=”#000000″ btn_left_background_bgcolor__hover_enabled=”on|hover” btn_left_background_bgcolor__hover=”#FFFFFF”][\/difl_dual_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rcl005.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/12463402_web1_Remembrance2016.webp” title_text=”12463402_web1_Remembrance2016″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rcl005.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/royal-canadian-legion-1500×630-1.jpg” title_text=”royal-canadian-legion-1500×630″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”8px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Over ons” image=”https:\/\/rcl005.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/legion_favicon.png” icon_placement=”left” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”gcid-635b8bd8-14de-4f51-9766-8afa2222b48c” header_font_size=”20px” image_icon_custom_margin=”-11px||||false|false” custom_margin=”||10px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-635b8bd8-14de-4f51-9766-8afa2222b48c%22:%91%22header_text_color%22%93}”][\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_heading title=”Over Branch 005″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h2″ title_font=”|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#000000″ title_font_size=”50px” title_letter_spacing=”-2px” title_line_height=”1.1em” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” title_font_size_tablet=”42px” title_font_size_phone=”32px” title_font_size_last_edited=”on|desktop” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”1.6em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 005, is de enige Canadese Branch in Nederland. Tot voor kort vormde zij samen met enkele Branches in Duitsland \u2018Zone Europe\u2019. Echter de Branches in Duitsland leidden sinds enkele jaren een min of meer slapend bestaan.<\/p>\n Onze leden komen uit alle delen van Nederland, Europa en Canada. Meestal hebben onze leden op een of andere manier een link met Canada en de Canadezen.<\/p>\n Het belangrijkste is: met elkaar het herdenken en gedenken in ere houden.<\/p>\n Wij herdenken en gedenken onze Canadese bevrijders, maar ook de overige geallieerden die het ultieme offer, hun leven, voor onze vrijheid hebben gegeven. Velen van hen zijn in Nederland begraven.<\/p>\n Door deelname van de RCL Colour Party en\/of RCL-delegatie aan herdenkingsbijeenkomsten dragen wij ertoe bij dat de herinnering aan de gevallenen voortleeft.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb title=”Enkele activiteiten” content_max_width=”100%” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#000000″ header_font_size=”22px” header_letter_spacing=”-1px” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.6em” custom_margin=”||5px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][difl_dual_button btn_left_background_bgcolor=”gcid-635b8bd8-14de-4f51-9766-8afa2222b48c” use_left_button_icon=”off” btn_right_background_bgcolor=”#FFFFFF” use_right_button_icon=”off” left_button=”Lees meer” left_button_url=”https:\/\/rcl005.nl\/over-branch-005\/” left_button_margin=”||||false|false” left_button_padding=”12px|35px|12px|35px|true|true” right_button_margin=”|||20px|false|false” right_button_margin_tablet=”|||20px|false|false” right_button_margin_phone=”20px|||0px|false|false” right_button_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” right_button_padding=”12px|35px|12px|35px|true|true” button_style=”column” alignment=”left” button_style_phone=”column” button_style_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” left_button_font=”|||on|||||” left_button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” left_button_font_size=”17px” right_button_text_color=”#000000″ right_button_font_size=”17px” border_color_all_left_button=”#FFFFFF” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-635b8bd8-14de-4f51-9766-8afa2222b48c%22:%91%22btn_left_background_bgcolor%22%93}” left_button_text_color__hover_enabled=”off|desktop” left_button_text_color__hover=”#000000″ btn_left_background_bgcolor__hover_enabled=”on|hover” btn_left_background_bgcolor__hover=”#000000″][\/difl_dual_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”40px||||false|false” custom_padding_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_padding_phone=”0px||0px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rcl005.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/maple_leaf.png” title_text=”maple_leaf” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” width=”90px” width_tablet=”85px” width_phone=”80px” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” module_alignment_tablet=”center” module_alignment_phone=”center” module_alignment_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_heading title=”They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. 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Onze organisatie heeft een ANBI-status en alle donaties en giften bieden fiscale voordelen. Zelfs een kleine donatie wordt zeer gewaardeerd. Daarnaast ontvangt u onze maandelijkse nieuwsbrief.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][difl_dual_button btn_left_background_bgcolor=”gcid-635b8bd8-14de-4f51-9766-8afa2222b48c” use_left_button_icon=”off” btn_right_background_bgcolor=”#FFFFFF” use_right_button_icon=”off” left_button=”Doneer nu” left_button_url=”https:\/\/rcl005.nl\/donation\/” right_button=”Neem contact met ons op” right_button_url=”https:\/\/rcl005.nl\/contact\/” left_button_margin=”||||false|false” left_button_padding=”12px|35px|12px|35px|true|true” right_button_margin=”20px||||false|false” right_button_margin_tablet=”20px||||false|false” right_button_margin_phone=”20px|||0px|false|false” right_button_margin_last_edited=”on|phone” right_button_padding=”12px|35px|12px|35px|true|true” button_style=”column” alignment=”left” button_style_phone=”column” button_style_last_edited=”off|desktop” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” left_button_text_color=”#FFFFFF” left_button_font_size=”17px” right_button_text_color=”#000000″ right_button_font_size=”17px” border_color_all_left_button=”#FFFFFF” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-635b8bd8-14de-4f51-9766-8afa2222b48c%22:%91%22btn_left_background_bgcolor%22%93}” left_button_text_color__hover_enabled=”on|hover” left_button_text_color__hover=”#000000″ btn_left_background_bgcolor__hover_enabled=”on|hover” btn_left_background_bgcolor__hover=”#FFFFFF”][\/difl_dual_button][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rcl005.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/sddefault.jpg” title_text=”sddefault” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ make_equal=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|phone” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding_tablet=”” custom_padding_phone=”0px||||false|false” custom_css_main_element=”display:flex;||align-items:center;” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_css_main_element_tablet=”Display:block;” custom_css_main_element_last_edited=”on|phone” custom_css_main_element_phone=”Display:block;”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/rcl005.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/board-12-Rmvdpoel-768×510-1.jpg” title_text=”board-12-Rmvdpoel-768×510″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_heading title=”Raad van beschermheren” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” title_level=”h2″ title_font=”|700|||||||” title_text_color=”#000000″ title_font_size=”45px” title_letter_spacing=”-2px” title_line_height=”1.1em” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” title_font_size_tablet=”35px” title_font_size_phone=”30px” title_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_text_color=”#000000″ text_font_size=”17px” text_line_height=”1.6em” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n De Raad van beschermheren bestaat uit leiders die de doelstellingen van de Royal Canadian Legion Liberation of the Netherlands Branch 005, haar organisatie en activiteiten onderschrijven. 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U hoeft geen militaire of Canadese achtergrond te hebben \u2014 het belangrijkste is dat u respect heeft voor herdenkingen en de herdenkingsactiviteiten wilt ondersteunen.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Welke soorten lidmaatschap zijn er beschikbaar?” open_toggle_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” closed_toggle_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” icon_color=”#000000″ toggle_icon=”||fa||900″ use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_color=”#000000″ open_toggle_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#000000″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”18px” title_line_height=”1.2em” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.6em” custom_margin=”||8px||false|false” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.29)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Er zijn drie soorten lidmaatschap: gewoon, associate en affiliate. In de praktijk is er geen zichtbaar verschil tussen deze vormen van lidmaatschap en kunnen alle leden gelijkwaardig deelnemen aan de activiteiten van de Legion.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Wat doet Branch 005?” open_toggle_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” closed_toggle_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” icon_color=”#000000″ toggle_icon=”||fa||900″ use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_color=”#000000″ open_toggle_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#000000″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”18px” title_line_height=”1.2em” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.6em” custom_margin=”||8px||false|false” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.29)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Branch 005 richt zich op herdenking, educatie en betrokkenheid bij de gemeenschap. De activiteiten omvatten de Klaprooscampagne, deelname aan de Kleurenwacht, educatieve programma\u2019s en initiatieven zoals Project Indigenous Legacy.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Waar is Branch 005 gevestigd?” open_toggle_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” closed_toggle_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” icon_color=”#000000″ toggle_icon=”||fa||900″ use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_color=”#000000″ open_toggle_icon=”||fa||900″ _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” title_text_color=”#000000″ title_font=”|600|||||||” title_font_size=”18px” title_line_height=”1.2em” body_text_color=”#000000″ body_font_size=”16px” body_line_height=”1.6em” custom_margin=”||8px||false|false” border_color_all=”rgba(0,0,0,0.29)” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Branch 005 is gevestigd in Nederland en is de enige Royal Canadian Legion Branch in het land. 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Wij bewaken het houden van herdenkingen.\n
Voormalig voorzitter van de Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal<\/p>\n